Move Forward Stands at the Brink of Dissolution

[webfact]

Political tensions in Thailand have escalated following a court ruling that could potentially lead to the dissolution of the Move Forward Party over charges stemming from its campaign to amend the country’s lèse majesté law.

 

Political uncertainty in Thailand has heightened again. The Constitutional Court has ruled that the party’s actions to reform the country’s lèse majesté law amounted to an exercise to overthrow the constitutional monarchy. This has sent the Move Forward Party (MFP) — the top vote-getter in the 2023 general election with support from over 14 million voters — into a potential death spiral.

 

At the core of this judicialised intervention is the ongoing struggle between the movement advocating for reform and the countermovement opposing changes to the kingdom’s lèse majesté law, Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code. This law carries a sentence of three to fifteen years of imprisonment per count of defamation, insult, or threat to the king, queen, heir-apparent, or regent. The MFP had won the 2023 general election on a platform which included a proposal to amend the law.

 

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[flyingtlger]

All good things must come to an end.....

[ikke1959]

The witchhunt  of section 112 will cost much more than the dissolution of MFP. The law is too strict and nothing can't be done or said anymore, as almost everything is section 112. No wonder people will get more against it..Dissolution of MFP will do more harm than good

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the party’s actions to reform the country’s lèse majesté law amounted to an exercise to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

Pure fantasy, amend the law not overthrow the Monarchy.

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the party’s actions to reform the country’s lèse majesté law amounted to an exercise to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

It's not about the monarchy, it's about reform. The CC is scared that they themselves would be reformed next. And then what? The military? There goes an entrenched way of life, an avalanche destroying government, society, culture. Nip it in the bud. 

[jippytum]

The wichhunt continues.  The force of the attacks show how scared the old timer politcos are of the MFP threat and the charisma of Pita. 

[hotchilli]

27 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

It's not about the monarchy, it's about reform. The CC is scared that they themselves would be reformed next. And then what? The military? There goes an entrenched way of life, an avalanche destroying government, society, culture. Nip it in the bud. 

Thailand needs reform, but the old guard want it as it is... 

[sammieuk1]

A jail for 14 million is now being built next to the constitutional court the end of the yellow brick road 🤔

[smedly]

parliament can't function with half the MP's kicked out, an election must take place 

 

this country is a farce

[Enoon]

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

All good things must come to an end.....

 

MF were perfectly aware of where this was likely to go.

 

It knew full well the likely pathway to the objective and have always been prepared to move to the next level.

 

This from Parit Wacharasindhu last week:

 

“If parliament cannot be an effective arena for settling differences of opinion and finding consensus among parties and people of different ideologies, then of course, people will have little choice but to go to extra-parliamentary means to voice their opinions and to push for changes,”

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/move-forward-to-press-ahead-with-amending-article-112-but-within-limits-imposed-by-court/

 

They also know that they will likely have to go even further ....until the "end" is achieved.

 

This is not the same game as it was pre-'16.

 

 

Edited February 12 by Enoon

[newnative]

'Move forward stands at the brink of dissolution' . . . to be reborn, if that happens, just as Future Forward was.  They'll find they can't kill a movement.

[john donson]

i think i read somewhere previous king would stop this law...