Thailand: Popular reformist party Move Forward could be dissolved after court loss
==========
Thailand's popular reformist party Move Forward could face dissolution after a court ruled its key policy of amending royal defamation laws to be illegal. The court's ruling stated that Move Forward's campaign promise to amend the lese majeste law amounted to an attempt to overthrow the political system. The party's leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, could also be banned from politics. The verdict is expected to be used to justify dissolving Move Forward and banning its leaders from politics for several years. The lese majeste law has been widely criticized for stifling freedom of expression in Thailand. Move Forward's previous incarnation, Future Forward, was dissolved in 2020, sparking student-led protests for changes to the monarchy. Many leaders of those protests now face charges under the lese majeste law.
#Thailand #MoveForward #ReformistParty #Dissolution #CourtRuling #LeseMajesteLaw #PitaLimjaroenrat #Monarchy #PoliticalSystem #FreedomOfExpression #FutureForward #Student-ledProtests