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Bangkok Post – MFP ordered to drop plans to amend lese-majeste law

The Constitutional Court judges deliver their ruling against the Move Forward Party on Wednesday. (Screen capture from Constitutional Court YouTube channel)

The Constitutional Court has ordered the Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the lese-majeste law, saying that campaigning on the issue is considered an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

The unanimous ruling on Wednesday against the party that won the most votes — 14.4 million — in the May 2023 election could set a precedent for any future review of one of the world’s strictest royal defamation laws.

It was not clear whether the…

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