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Lawyer petitions to gag Move Forward on lese majeste law

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, arrives to address supporters in Samut Prakan province. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

A lawyer has asked the Office of the Attorney General to forward a petition to the Constitutional Court requesting that it order Move Forward leader and aspirant prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat and his party to cease their campaign to change the lese majeste law.

Teerayut Suwankesorn filed his ptition request with the OAG on Tuesday, saying he was acting as an individual and a citizen.

Mr Teerayut said he wanted the Constitutional Court to order Mr Pita and the Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend or abolish Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law.

He also wanted the…

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