Thailand’s Future Forward Party not guilty of opposing monarchy after being accused of Illuminati links
- Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has emerged as the most prominent opponent to the government and former junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha
- The case, accepted by the Constitutional Court in July, included the allegation that the party’s triangular logo signifies association with the Illuminati
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday acquitted the country’s third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country’s constitutional monarchy.
The court ruled the Future Forward Party showed no intention of committing the offence, and that the complaint had not been filed according to the correct legal procedure.
The party still faces the threat of dissolution under another pending charge of breaking election laws by taking a large loan from its leader, auto-parts billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
“We believe those cases are politically motivated,” Thanathorn said to cheers at a press conference after the ruling.
He vowed to push for amendments to the 2017 army-scripted constitution, which analysts say tilted last year’s election in the favour of military-backed parties.
Founded almost two years ago by Thanathorn, the Future Forward Party came third in last year’s general election.