Court clears Pita of iTV shares charges

The Constitutional Court has cleared the former leader of the Move Forward party, Pita Limjaroenrat, of the charge that he contested in last year’s election while holding shares in a media company.

The Court ruled that iTV is no longer a media business; therefore, Pita’s holding of shares in iTV did not violate the Constitution and the electoral law.

This means that Pita will retain his MP seat and the ruling paves the way for him to make a political comeback after he was suspended from performing his legislative duties since last July.

Speaking shortly before the ruling, Pita said if he was cleared from the charge he would consult with House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as to when he should resume his MP’s duties.

The political drama against Pita, who was the prime ministerial candidate of Move Forward Party, started in May last year when the Election Commission accused him…