The Attorney General's Office will meet Friday to decide whether to bring the case before the Constitutional Court, Attorney General's Office Spokesman Attapon Yaisawaung said.

"The Election Commission ruled that Thai Rak Thai broke two laws governing political parties. The EC said TRT had acted against democratic rule, and that the party's actions were a threat to national security," Attapon said.

If the court finds the party guilty, TRT could be dissolved and its founders -- including Thaksin -- barred from politics for five years.

Meanwhile Party spokesman Pimuk Simaroj told AFP, "The party is concerned about the legal action taken by the EC but since the process is already underway, all that TRT can do is cooperate."

"We will make available any party members needed to provide additional testimony, including the party leader (Thaksin)," he added.

The charges against TRT stem from claims that it hired small parties to contest in the April election in a bid to circumvent minimum vote requirements.

The Nation and Agence France Presse