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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe

Thai court rules Move Forward party must end bid to reform lese-majesty law

The Move Forward party leader, Pita Limjaroenrat
The Move Forward party leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, said Thailand had lost the opportunity to use parliament to discuss reform with maturity. Photograph: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty

Thailand’s constitutional court has ruled that the opposition party’s pledge to reform the country’s lese-majesty law is unlawful and that it must cease such efforts.

The court ordered the Move Forward party and its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, to stop all forms of communication aimed at bringing reforms to the law, under which criticism of the powerful royal family can lead to up to 15 years in prison on a single charge.

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