Thailand court dissolves opposition Future Forward

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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Future Forward's leader, speaks to reporters in Bangkok on Feb. 21. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the disbandment of the Future Forward Party, the country's second-largest opposition group, ruling that it illegally accepted funds from its founder.

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