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Electoral Crime of the Century

 
Nov. 27 2009 - 10:00 am
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The Bangkok Post reports that the pro-Thaksin Puea Thai will lose one seat for a truly heinous act:

According to the petition, on Jan. 2 Mr Kachit went up on the stage for a northeastern-style singing and musical show, which is considered a form of entertainment.  On the stage, Mr Khachit's candidacy was announced to constituents by Suthin Klangsaeng, a former executive of the dissolved People Power Party.

The EC found Mr Khachit to have violated Article 53 of the Election Act which prohibits use of any form of entertainment for campaigning, and proposed the Supreme Court's Election Division nullify the Jan 11 by-election and order a new election.

BP: The audacity of it all. Does it even count as campaigning to introduce someone?



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by StanG
on 11/27/2009 10:25 am
http://siampolitics.wordpress.com/

Didn't they disqualify Bangkok Governor candidate Leena in 2005 for using some dancers? That made the news then but no one proposed scratching this rule off the books.

Too late to complain now.


by Ricefield Radio
on 11/27/2009 03:04 pm
http://ricefieldradio.com

He made the dastardly mistake of not giving out cash with his business card which apparently the EC found quite within the rules.


by parrot
on 11/27/2009 07:34 pm

"The audacity of it all. "
I thought it audacious that Samak was sacked for hosting a cooking show.


by Veharachan
on 11/28/2009 02:18 am

BP: The introduction was followed by candidacy announcement. Yes, it is an electoral campaign, regardless of the wisdom of the law.




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