Former poll director claims that the ex-premier’s statement may have violated regional election laws.
PUBLISHED: 14 Nov 2024 at 16: 53
According to a previous election director, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may have violated a regional election laws by encouraging residents of Udon Thani to “vote for Thaksin” while supporting a statewide candidate for the Pheu Thai Party it.
Making a false or misleading assertion that causes confusion about a candidate’s popularity violates Part 65(5 ) of the Local Council and Regional Directors Act, according to Somchai Srisutthiyakorn.
Violators may face a prison term of 1-10 years and/or a great of 20, 000 to 200, 000 baht, and reduce their political rights for 20 years, Mr Somchai wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Mr. Somchai made comments about Thaksin’s visit to the northeast province’s Kumphawapi district. The former prime minister told a crowd of supporters that that they only needed to remember Thaksin if they could not recall the candidate’s name from the Pheu Thai Party.
” If (you ) forget about number two, vote for Thaksin number two then”, he said.
The former prime minister campaigned in Udon Thani on Wednesday and Thursday for member No. Sarawut Petphanomporn, whose child Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the current prime minister and leader of Pheu Thai. In the November 24 election, the municipal operational organization received a 2 for head.
Thaksin stated during his campaign stops that he wanted to aid in the release of locals from hunger and narcotics. Udon Thani citizens may give a landslide get to the Pheu Thai Party, he said, then, he would be “embarrassed”.
Pheu Thai, according to experts, is determined to regain its standing in Udon Thani, where it has traditionally won a majority of standard elections seats. Last season, it was defeated in three of the 10 districts in the state.
The Thai Sang Thai Party won two seats, the principal opposition’s Women’s Party.
The People’s Party’s Kanisorn Khurirang and Mr. Sarawut may contest the election on November 24.
Four petitions by Thaksin are currently being reviewed by the Election Commission (EC ), all of which claim that he has unchecked his Pheu Thai Party influence. The party’s breakdown is feasible if the issues are accepted and the committee sends them to the Constitutional Court.
The four issues have been merged into one, according to EC president Ittiporn Boonpracong, who recently stated that they are related in nature. He said evidence-gathering may take some time and he promised a good analysis.
The Move Forward Party’s attorney, Therayut Suwankesorn, has requested that the Constitutional Court stop Thaksin from influencing Pheu Thai and threaten the constitutional king in a separate event.