For each alleged attack or defamation against the prince, monarch, heir, and sovereign, Thailand’s der qualifications legislation carries penalties of up to 15 years in jail.
Some royalists regard the der majeste law as sacred, and the constitution of Thailand holds that position in a state of “revered worship.”
The Lese Majeste Law is usually not made public by the house.
Rights activists claim that conventional politicians have abused the law to smear democratic opponents and stifle institutional reforms.
Since 2020, more than 260 people have been charged under the law, including a person facing a document 50 years in prison for his Facebook posts criticizing the king.
Move Forward has argued that its effort to amend Article 112 was intended to advance the constitutional monarchy and stop the legislation from being abused.
With the king serving as the head of state, the king’s representative for Move Forward Parit Wacharasindhu told Reuters on Tuesday,” We have no intention of overthrow the democratic system.”
He declared,” We will present our ignorance to the Constitutional Court.”
In an interview last month, Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the party to its 2023 success, claimed that Move Forward had a dynasty plan if it was disbanded and that the group’s philosophy may continue to exist.
The anti-establishment system of Move Forward, which includes strategies to combat military censorship and to end business monopolies, is well-known among voters but has put the party in conflict with the party’s core values.
Future Forward, the group’s father, had advocated similar policies, and it was shut down in 2020 because of plan funding regulations.