Thailand's constitutional court bans popular politician, dissolves party
Former Thai prime ministerial candidate and former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat leaves the Constitutional Court, after it ruled to ban him from politics for 10 years and dissolve his party over his attempt to reform Thailand 's royal defamation laws, in Bangkok on 7 August 2024.
The Constitutional Court in Bangkok voted"unanimously" to dissolve the Move Forward Party and ban its executive board, which includes its former leader Pita Limjaroenrat, for 10 years, judge Punya Udchachon said. Pita's popularity soared ahead of the election as he struck a chord with young and urban voters with his pledge to reform Thailand's strict royal defamation law, which rights groups say has been misused to stifle pro-democracy groups.His political career was further shaken in March when Thailand's election commission asked the country's top court to dissolve the MFP.
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