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Defence in Move Forward ethics case to open on Nov 3
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The Supreme Court will begin hearing testimony on Nov 3 from defence witnesses in the ethics case brought against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs.
Key facts
- The Supreme Court will begin hearing testimony on Nov 3 from defence witnesses in the ethics case brought against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs.
- The five-judge panel on Tuesday finished hearing testimony from witnesses called by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
- Move Forward was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in August 2024 on grounds that its proposal to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law, represented a threat to national security.
- He said academic debate over problems with Section 112 and its enforcement had existed long before the proposal was submitted, disputing claims that the initiative originated during the 2020 protests.
Summary
The five-judge panel on Tuesday finished hearing testimony from witnesses called by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
The 44 defendants are accused of serious ethical violations over the party’s proposal to amend the lese-majeste law. They face a lifetime ban from politics if the court upholds the complaint brought by the anti-graft body.