This is another blow to a popular anti-establishment movement pushing major reforms in Thailand.
Move Forward pulled off a stunning feat in winning 2023’s election, but was blocked from forming a government by lawmakers allied with the royalist military.
The case came after a January ruling by the same court that found Move Forward’s plan to amend the law was unconstitutional and tantamount to an attempt to overthrow the system of government with the king as head of state.but was blocked from forming a government by lawmakers allied with the royalist military. It is the biggest party in the Lower House with about 30 per cent of seats.
Thailand’s monarchy is constitutionally enshrined to be held in a position of “revered worship” and many royalists see the law as sacrosanct. A similar complaint has been filed with a Thai anti-graft body seeking life bans for 44 of the party’s current and former lawmakers.
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