The Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted petitions against 32 government MPs who are accused by the opposition of breaching the charter's rule on shareholdings in media firms, but did not suspend the MPs.
The court said it has accepted the cases against 32 MPs. It rejected cases involving nine others, saying the judges found no grounds for the accusations.
On June 12, House Speaker Chuan Leekpai forwarded petitions initiated by MPs of the Future Forward Party (FFP) against the 41 government MPs to the court.
Of the 41 MPs facing eligibility reviews by the court, 26 are from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), 11 from the Democrats and one each from the Bhumjaithai Party, the Action Coalition for Thailand Party, Chartpattana, and the Prachaphiwat Party.
The court on Wednesday did not order the 32 MPs to suspend their duties, saying that their cases were different from that of Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. Mr Thanathorn was suspended from office after the Election Commission found grounds for the accusation that he held shares in V-Luck Media Co, a media firm.