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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Popular opposition Thai MP survives election law court challenge

Pita Limjaroenrat (centre) speaks to reporters after a hearing at the constitutional court in Bangkok, Thailand.
Pita Limjaroenrat (centre) speaks to reporters after a hearing at the constitutional court in Bangkok, Thailand. Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Thailand’s constitutional court has ruled that a pro-reform opposition figure whose party was blocked from taking power last year did not violate election law and can be reinstated as an MP.

The court rejected a complaint brought against Pita Limjaroenrat by conservative politicians that he had violated election law by owning shares in a media company.

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