Thai Court Says Progressive Party Violated Constitution in Promise to Reform Monarchy Insult Laws

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat reacts during a presser after Thailand's Constitutional Court delivered its verdict on the election winner's bid to amend a law against insulting the monarchy, in Bangkok, Jan. 31, 2024.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the country’s most popular political party violated the constitution with its pledge to amend the nation’s strict lese majeste laws.