Thai party Future Forward faces dissolution over $8.6 million loan from leader

Thai party Future Forward faces dissolution over $8.6 million loan from leader

The Straits Times - Asia·2019-12-11 17:15

BANGKOK - Thai opposition party Future Forward is facing dissolution as the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday (Dec 11) agreed to file a motion at the Constitutional Court to dissolve the party over a loan from its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.

Mr Thanathorn's 191-million-baht (S$8.6 million) loan to his party earlier this year for political activities was deemed a donation from an illegal source, the EC said.

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