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However PAP is still better than Thais. Why?
For PAP imprisoned candidate disqualified from election, however dead man can still occupy MP's seat for years = Ong Chit Choon - Bukit Batok.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/201...-could-still-be-an-MP-election--30159034.html
Red leader Jatuporn could still be an MP: election commissioner
By Prapasri Osathanon
The Nation
Published on June 30, 2011
Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, who is candidate No 7 on Pheu Thai's party list, might still be able to sit as an MP if elected, Election Commission member Prapun Naigowit said yesterday.
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Prapun's comments conflicted with those made on Tuesday by EC member Sodsri Satayathum, who said Jatuporn might be disqualified from becoming an MP for not voting in Sunday's election.
Meanwhile, Natthawut Saikua, another red-shirt leader and No 8 on Pheu Thai's party list, said he would soon resubmit a bail request for Jatuporn.
He added that Sodsri should not pre-judge an incident that had not happened yet by saying Jatuporn would not be endorsed as an MP.
Prapun, the EC member in charge of election administration, said yesterday that Jatuporn would not have intentionally failed to vote and that he could inform the EC of his reason for not voting in Sunday's election.
Jatuporn, now in detention, on Tuesday failed to get court permission to come out and vote.
The law prohibits people detained by court order from voting. Those who fail to vote without a sound reason are disqualified from being MP candidates.
Prapun raised the example of a man who went into the monkhood during an election, saying he could still later apply for a political post.
However, Prapun said, the EC would discuss the issue again at a meeting.
EC member Wisut Phothitaen said that whether someone who had failed to vote could retain political rights should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Legal expert Komsan Phokong, former deputy secretary-general of the Constitution Drafting Committee, said that Jatuporn would qualify as an MP candidate and that he could inform the EC of his reason for not voting. "If Sodsri or the EC does not endorse Jatuporn, I believe they could be impeached just like former EC chairman Vasana Puemlarp was before," Komsan said.
Meanwhile Sodsri, in charge of political party affairs, said the EC was tomorrow scheduled to consider whether to disqualify an MP candidate in Si Sa Ket. The EC had received the complaint weeks ago.
The only evidence the agency has received from investigators is a video clip previously broadcast on television.
In another case, an EC source who asked not to be named said the EC had yesterday resolved to let the case of a provincial governor and police commander accused of biased behaviour be considered by their superiors.
Surin Governor Serm Chainarong and provincial police commander Maj-General Ronnapong Sapkaew have been accused of partisan behaviour after photos emerged showing the pair having dinner with Bhum Jai Thai MP candidates and Chai Chidchob, the father of Bhum Jai Thai's de-facto leader Newin Chidchob.
Between Thursday and yesterday, 119 election complaints were submitted, the source said.
For PAP imprisoned candidate disqualified from election, however dead man can still occupy MP's seat for years = Ong Chit Choon - Bukit Batok.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/201...-could-still-be-an-MP-election--30159034.html
Red leader Jatuporn could still be an MP: election commissioner
By Prapasri Osathanon
The Nation
Published on June 30, 2011
Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, who is candidate No 7 on Pheu Thai's party list, might still be able to sit as an MP if elected, Election Commission member Prapun Naigowit said yesterday.
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Prapun's comments conflicted with those made on Tuesday by EC member Sodsri Satayathum, who said Jatuporn might be disqualified from becoming an MP for not voting in Sunday's election.
Meanwhile, Natthawut Saikua, another red-shirt leader and No 8 on Pheu Thai's party list, said he would soon resubmit a bail request for Jatuporn.
He added that Sodsri should not pre-judge an incident that had not happened yet by saying Jatuporn would not be endorsed as an MP.
Prapun, the EC member in charge of election administration, said yesterday that Jatuporn would not have intentionally failed to vote and that he could inform the EC of his reason for not voting in Sunday's election.
Jatuporn, now in detention, on Tuesday failed to get court permission to come out and vote.
The law prohibits people detained by court order from voting. Those who fail to vote without a sound reason are disqualified from being MP candidates.
Prapun raised the example of a man who went into the monkhood during an election, saying he could still later apply for a political post.
However, Prapun said, the EC would discuss the issue again at a meeting.
EC member Wisut Phothitaen said that whether someone who had failed to vote could retain political rights should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Legal expert Komsan Phokong, former deputy secretary-general of the Constitution Drafting Committee, said that Jatuporn would qualify as an MP candidate and that he could inform the EC of his reason for not voting. "If Sodsri or the EC does not endorse Jatuporn, I believe they could be impeached just like former EC chairman Vasana Puemlarp was before," Komsan said.
Meanwhile Sodsri, in charge of political party affairs, said the EC was tomorrow scheduled to consider whether to disqualify an MP candidate in Si Sa Ket. The EC had received the complaint weeks ago.
The only evidence the agency has received from investigators is a video clip previously broadcast on television.
In another case, an EC source who asked not to be named said the EC had yesterday resolved to let the case of a provincial governor and police commander accused of biased behaviour be considered by their superiors.
Surin Governor Serm Chainarong and provincial police commander Maj-General Ronnapong Sapkaew have been accused of partisan behaviour after photos emerged showing the pair having dinner with Bhum Jai Thai MP candidates and Chai Chidchob, the father of Bhum Jai Thai's de-facto leader Newin Chidchob.
Between Thursday and yesterday, 119 election complaints were submitted, the source said.
