Thai Election Commission to Ask Court to Dissolve Move Forward Party

BANGKOK, March 12 (TNA) – The Election Commission meeting on Tuesday agrees to ask the Constitutional Court to dissolve the Move Forward Party.

My next destination is Government House: Pita Limjaroenrat

The decision came after the court’s ruling that found the party and its former leader Pita Limjaroenrat guilty for campaigning to amend the royal insult law.

The Constitutional Court on Jan 31 ruled that the Move Forward party’s plan to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code or the lese majeste law was tantamount to overthrow the democratic regime of the government with the King as the head of state. Thhe party’s campaign promise to amend the royal insult law was unconstitutional.

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