Thai Court Accepts Case Against Opposition Lawmakers Over Royal Insult Law

Thailand’s Supreme Court accepted a case accusing a group of opposition lawmakers of violating ethical standards over their failed bid to amend the country’s royal insult law, underscoring the continued challenges facing progressive politicians.

The court decision on Friday, which stopped short of suspending the parliamentarians from the legislature, was another blow to the People’s Party, the third iteration of a reformist movement that’s seen its parties disbanded twice since 2020. People’s Party had been widely tipped to win February’s general election but came a distant second after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s conservative Bhumjaithai Party.