Move comes after court found that efforts to amend lese majeste laws by Move Forward party were unconstitutional
Thailand’s election commission has said it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party – which won last year’s general election – after a court ruled that the party’s proposal to amend a royal anti-defamation law was unconstitutional.
The commission said that after studying a constitutional court’s ruling from January, its members unanimously agreed to file a case with the court seeking the party’s dissolution because they believe the proposal was an attempt to overthrow Thailand’s constitutional monarchy.
It was unclear whether the court will accept the petition.
