Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, greets supporters at its headquarters in Bangkok after the Constitutional Court decided to try his case on Thursday. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit can attend the opening ceremonies of Parliament and take an oath as an MP but cannot vote for the parliament president. Mr Thanathorn became an MP so he could attend the opening of Parliament on Friday and be sworn in, Mr Wissanu said. Mr Thanathorn denied the charges and said that he and his wife transferred their shares to his mother on Jan 8, immediately after returning from Buri Ram province to Bangkok following a campaign rally. Since MP candidacy applications were held between Feb 4-8, if Mr Thanathorn was still a shareholder on March 21, then he was not qualified to apply as a candidate.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2019 04:41 UTC