As anticipated, political petitioner Ruangkrai Leekitwattana lodged a petition with the Election Commission (EC) today, to seek the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward party. This follows the Constitutional Court’s decision yesterday that the party’s campaign to amend the lèse majesté law (Article 112 of the Criminal Code) constitutes an attempt to topple the constitutional monarchy.

 

Meanwhile, a similar petition was submitted to the EC by Thirayut Suwankhesorn, the lawyer who initiated the original petition to the Constitutional Court, which resulted to the ruling yesterday. In his petition, however, he only asked the court to stop the Move Forward party from undertaking activities related to amending the lèse majesté law.

 

Ruangkrai, a solo petitioner like Srisuwan Janya, claims that, based on the court’s ruling, the Move Forward party has violated Article 92 of the Political Parties Act which, on conviction, can result in the dissolution of the party and the withdrawal of the party executives’ right to contest elections.

 

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4 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

As anticipated, political petitioner Ruangkrai Leekitwattana lodged a petition with the Election Commission (EC) today, to seek the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward party. This follows the Constitutional Court’s decision yesterday that the party’s campaign to amend the lèse majesté law (Article 112 of the Criminal Code) constitutes an attempt to topple the constitutional monarchy.

 

Meanwhile, a similar petition was submitted to the EC by Thirayut Suwankhesorn, the lawyer who initiated the original petition to the Constitutional Court, which resulted to the ruling yesterday. In his petition, however, he only asked the court to stop the Move Forward party from undertaking activities related to amending the lèse majesté law.

 

Ruangkrai, a solo petitioner like Srisuwan Janya, claims that, based on the court’s ruling, the Move Forward party has violated Article 92 of the Political Parties Act which, on conviction, can result in the dissolution of the party and the withdrawal of the party executives’ right to contest elections.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-01

 

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The dinosaurs just can't help themselves in disenfranching the will of the people as we continually see from arrogant Muppets like the Army and unelected senate who have only their warped lives to continue to prosper at the expense of the ordinary citizens.

Don't you just want to give this a guy a noogie, the rascal.

Good idea, that will promote good will and create harmony in the country won't it? 

Oops a Harley rider I just saw it.

Well, any international investment from the West will probably be tempered and cutback some knowing the Junta/Elite have refused Democracy, and still control the country.  If Pita had secured the PM position, reigned in the military/police, and stopped the ridiculous use of the 112 law to attack political rivals, then I am pretty sure the West would've flooded in with investments. Oh well...

Will this man never stop?? Who start to investigate him and surely they find things how he get his wealth or is paid for all this crap

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

As anticipated, political petitioner Ruangkrai Leekitwattana lodged a petition with the Election Commission (EC) today, to seek the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward party. This follows the Constitutional Court’s decision yesterday that the party’s campaign to amend the lèse majesté law (Article 112 of the Criminal Code) constitutes an attempt to topple the constitutional monarchy.

If MFP is found guilty and the dissolution goes ahead I hope the country rises this time.. 

14 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Well, any international investment from the West will probably be tempered and cutback some knowing the Junta/Elite have refused Democracy, and still control the country.  If Pita had secured the PM position, reigned in the military/police, and stopped the ridiculous use of the 112 law to attack political rivals, then I am pretty sure the West would've flooded in with investments. Oh well...

The Thai elite are blinkered.... 

22 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Will this man never stop?? Who start to investigate him and surely they find things how he get his wealth or is paid for all this crap

 

If it wasn't him, they'd have just set someone else to do it, so this odious character gets to do it again...

Total nonsense.  The court should throw out both petitions.

On 2/1/2024 at 9:43 PM, lordgrinz said:

Well, any international investment from the West will probably be tempered and cutback some knowing the Junta/Elite have refused Democracy, and still control the country.  If Pita had secured the PM position, reigned in the military/police, and stopped the ridiculous use of the 112 law to attack political rivals, then I am pretty sure the West would've flooded in with investments. Oh well...

Thailand can survive perfectly well without the meddling west.

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

If MFP is found guilty and the dissolution goes ahead I hope the country rises this time.. 

Won't make any difference. Never has.

On 2/1/2024 at 8:36 PM, Andycoops said:

The dinosaurs just can't help themselves

Gerontophobic statement that. People who have been around longer have more life experience than young folk, who know nothing about anything.