Parliamentary Elections Act says that RCs under PA treating residents to attend PAP election meetings constitutes a corrupt practice?
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT: (CHAPTER 218)
CORRUPT PRACTICES:
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Treating
58.—(1) A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving, any meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any money or ticket or other means or device to enable the procuring of any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing, to or for any person —
(a) for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting;
(b) for the purpose of inducing that person to attend or remain at any election meeting;
(c) on account of any such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting or being about to vote or refrain from voting at the election; or
(d) on account of any such person having attended an election meeting.
(2) A person shall also be guilty of treating if he corruptly accepts or takes any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any such money or ticket or who adopts any other means or device to enable the procuring of such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing.
Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice
61.—(1) Every person who —
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(b) commits the offence of treating, undue influence or bribery;
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shall be guilty of a corrupt practice and shall on conviction by a District Court be liable —
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(ii) in the case referred to in paragraph (b), to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both;
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So does the following constitute 'treating'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9fHdAi6rQ
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Then again, it seems that double standards for the incumbent vs others is usual:...
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT: (CHAPTER 218)
CORRUPT PRACTICES:
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Treating
58.—(1) A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving, any meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any money or ticket or other means or device to enable the procuring of any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing, to or for any person —
(a) for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting;
(b) for the purpose of inducing that person to attend or remain at any election meeting;
(c) on account of any such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting or being about to vote or refrain from voting at the election; or
(d) on account of any such person having attended an election meeting.
(2) A person shall also be guilty of treating if he corruptly accepts or takes any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any such money or ticket or who adopts any other means or device to enable the procuring of such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing.
Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice
61.—(1) Every person who —
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(b) commits the offence of treating, undue influence or bribery;
..
shall be guilty of a corrupt practice and shall on conviction by a District Court be liable —
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(ii) in the case referred to in paragraph (b), to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both;
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So does the following constitute 'treating'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9fHdAi6rQ
...
Then again, it seems that double standards for the incumbent vs others is usual:...
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