Supreme Court accepts 44-MP case but lets 10 MPs stay on duty
Ten sitting MPs avoid suspension as the Section 112 ethics petition against former Move Forward lawmakers proceeds in court
Thailand’s Supreme Court on Friday (April 24, 2026) accepted for consideration a petition against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs accused of serious ethical misconduct over their support for a bill to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code.
However, the court did not order the 10 sitting MPs from the People’s Party to stop performing their duties, allowing them to continue working while the case proceeds.
The case was filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which accused the former Move Forward MPs of jointly signing and proposing the amendment bill in a manner that may have violated serious ethical standards.
The Supreme Court’s panel of judges began deliberating the petition at around 10.30am. At about 10.55am, the court issued an order accepting the petition for consideration, but declined to suspend the 10 MPs who still hold seats in the current House of Representatives.
NACC officials arrived at the Supreme Court at Sanam Luang at around 9.15am to attend the hearing but did not give interviews.
The People’s Party sent its legal team, led by lawyer Nithi La-iaddee, to hear the court’s order. No party executives, MPs or former Move Forward MPs accused in the case attended, as the People’s Party was holding its annual general meeting at Maple Hotel Bangna on the same day.
Before entering the court, Nithi said the party had prepared for several possible outcomes, including the court accepting the petition, ordering amendments to the petition, rejecting it, suspending the MPs, or allowing them to continue working.
People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut was scheduled to hold a press conference on the 44-MP case at noon at Maple Hotel Bangna.
The 10 sitting MPs involved are:
- Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, party-list MP and People’s Party leader
- Sirikanya Tansakun, party-list MP
- Rangsiman Rome, party-list MP
- Wayo Assawarungruang, party-list MP
- Pakornwut Udompipatskul, party-list MP
- Nattawut Buaprathum, party-list MP
- Surachet Pravinvongvuth, party-list MP
- Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat, party-list MP
- Theeratchai Phanthumas, Bangkok MP
- Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, Bangkok MP
