Thai court orders dissolution of opposition Move Forward Party


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Aug 2024

FILE PHOTO: Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters, ahead of an August 7 court verdict in a case seeking the dissolution of the opposition group, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Patipat Janthong/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the popular opposition Move Forward party over its campaign to amend a royal insults law that protects the monarchy from criticism.

The court was ruling on a case that sought the party's disbandment following the same court's decision in January that Move Forward's campaign, which was subsequently dropped, was unconstitutional and tantamount to undermining Thailand's governance system with the king as head of state.

(Reporting by Martin Petty)

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