Ask the Election Commission to oppose “Niphon” to join the party list.

Bangkok, April 7 – “Ruangkrai” urges the Election Commission to oppose “Niphon” to run for the Democrat-list MP. The reason for having prohibited characteristics according to the constitution, examining whether the NACC is guilty or whether it is in the scope of dissolution of the party

Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a member of the Palang Pracharat Party Submit a petition to the Chairman of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) and the political party registrar. Oppose Mr. Niphon Boonyamanee, the 5th party-list MP candidate of the Democrat Party. Whether he is a person prohibited from exercising the right to stand for election under section 98 (8) of the Constitution or not, and request that the Democrat Party act in violation of the Organic Act Regarding political parties, 2017, Section 50, Section 51, Section 55, Section 117?

Mr. Ruangkrai stated in the complaint letter that According to section 98 (8) of the Constitution, a person who is prohibited from exercising the right to stand for election as a member of the House of Representatives had been ordered to be discharged from government service government agency or state enterprises because of malpractice Sections 50, 51 and 55 of the 2017 Organic Act on Political Parties stipulate that the party executive committee considers and approves a person to be nominated as a candidate. Including prohibiting representatives of provincial political parties head of a political party or executive director of a political party Any person who allows any person who is not a member of a political party to express opinions at the meeting or give approval disapproved of the process of recruiting candidates for election

“While Article 117 states that the leader of a political party Political party executive committee head of a political party or representative of the provincial political party Any person who fails to comply with Section 52 or Section 55 shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months and a fine not exceeding 10,000 baht, and the court may order the revocation of voting rights for 5 years. therefore objected to Mr. Niphon, the Democrat Party's No. 5 party-list MP candidate. whether he is a person who is prohibited from exercising the right to stand for election under the provisions of Section 98 (8) of the Constitution; Verify that the Interior Ministry's order No. 1528/2564 is still valid and has not been revoked by the Administrative Court in the black case No. 1314/2564 or not, ”said Ruangkrai.

Mr. Ruangkrai also asked to verify that Mr. Niphon was released from the Democrat Party. Since the date of the Ministry of Interior's order No. 1528/2564, dated June 25, 2021 or not, and the Democrat Party Leader and Executive Director of the Democrat Party Including Mr. Niphon's violation. Political Parties Act 2017, Section 28, Section 29 or not, does it fall within the scope of having to submit a petition to the Constitutional Court to order the dissolution of the Democrat Party? Whether to revoke the right to run for election of the Democrat Party executive committee or not, and ask the Election Commission to consider whether criminal proceedings under Section 108 are required.

“Please verify that the list of prime ministers List of candidates for the election of MPs, both constituencies and the list of the Democrat Party Whether there was Mr. Niphon who was an outsider attending the meeting and having a resolution in the meeting of the Democrat Party or not. and is in conflict Political Parties Act 2017, Section 13, Section 43, Section 56 and is in conflict with 2560 or Section 50 or Section 51 of the Political Parties Act, ”said Ruangkrai.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency