Thai court rules Move Forward's lese-majeste reform violated constitution

Largest opposition party faces threat of dissolution, leadership ban

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Move Forward Party lawmakers react at the parliament in Bangkok on July 4. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Wednesday ordered the progressive Move Forward Party to stop communicating its signature policy, ruling that it violated the country's highest law and setting off a process that could lead to the group's dissolution.

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