Thai Court Orders Opposition Party to Halt Royal Reform Push
- Court bans party from pursuing changes to lese majeste law
- Verdict leaves party vulnerable to further legal challenges
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A top court in Thailand ordered the country’s main opposition Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the country’s stringent royal insult law, a centerpiece of its reformist agenda that helped it win last year’s election.
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the party’s campaign to loosen Article 112, known as lese majeste law, violated the charter. The nine-member court said in a unanimous ruling that Move Forward’s push for changes amounted to an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.