After 17 years in politics, four-time MP Pareena Kraikupt from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party has been dealt a political death blow by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders. Last Thursday, she was stripped of her MP status and banned for life from running for political office.

 

The sentence came after the court found her guilty of severe ethical misconduct for encroaching on over 1,700 rai of state land in her home province of Ratchaburi.

 

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Her offense was ruled a conflict of interest and damaging to MPs’ integrity — together considered ethical violations as per the Constitution.

 

Unlikely support from enemy

 

The outspoken Pareena, 45, described the court verdict as a “political death sentence” and urged her supporters to “meet again soon outside Parliament”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pareena-kraikupt-ruling-party-firebrand-who-burned-bright-before-being-banished/

 

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Her offense was ruled a conflict of interest and damaging to MPs’ integrity

Unlike being a convicted drug dealer who served a prison sentence.......how odd??

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

damaging to MPs’ integrity

Oh that must be a new thing.    MPs' having integrity ??

 

Anyway , a lot of people will be glad to be rid of her caustic tongue.  Now she'll be able to spend more time with her husband , poor bloke. A really devastating outcome for him.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Kraikupt

Sound like ... CORRUPT

6 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Unlike being a convicted drug dealer who served a prison sentence.......how odd??

Ahhh yes but.... 

6 hours ago, Denim said:

Oh that must be a new thing.    MPs' having integrity ??

Something lost in translation, MP's think it means ingenuity