THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court |yesterday agreed to hear the Election Commission (EC)’s plea to disqualify Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit from the House of Representatives over his alleged shareholding in media company V-Luck. Thanathorn has 15 days after receiving the court notice to provide his defence against the allegation. The EC petition claimed that Thanathorn held shares in V-Luck, which publishes celebrity magazine Who?, even after he had applied to contest in the general election. Critics see the possibility of Thanathorn being disqualified, as a first step to disband the highly popular Future Forward Party and weaken the anti-junta bloc. He said the EC agreed to take the case to the court even before a subcommittee had completed its investigation.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2019 21:45 UTC