Thai opposition leader disqualified as MP over election law breach
Future Forward’s Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit violated rules on media ownership
The maverick leader of a new Thai political party that finished third in the general election has been stripped of his seat in parliament for violating election law.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Future Forward party and a fierce critic of the Thai government and military, was found guilty of holding shares in a media firm when he applied to be an electoral candidate this year.