Naree Tantasathien: Thailand’s top lawyer weighing Move Forward, Pita’s future

Thailand’s Attorney-General Naree Tantasathien has another important decision to make in a case with serious political ramifications.

On her agenda is a petition lodged against the liberal Move Forward Party and its leader and PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat over their policy to amend the lese majeste law.

The petitioner, lawyer Theerayut Suwankesorn, believes this policy violates Article 49 of the Constitution, which prohibits the public from exercising its rights and liberties to overthrow the country’s constitutional monarchy.

The clause also states that any person who learns of such an act can call on the attorney-general to request a Constitutional Court order for an end to such acts. If the attorney-general rejects or fails to act on the petition within 15 days, the petitioner can take the complaint directly to the Constitutional Court.

Theerayut took the matter to court…