Police report 38 election violations across Thailand

[snoop1130]

Photo via BangkokBizNews

 

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) reported 38 violations of election regulations across Thailand yesterday with a record high of 75% of the eligible population, or over 39 million people, exercising their right to vote.

 

Pol. Lt. Gen. Nitthitorn Jintakanon – Director of the Security and Public Order of Election Management Centre – reported that violations included 26 cases of people tearing up their ballot papers, four cases of voters taking a photo of their ballot papers, one case of a voter removing their ballot paper from the polling station, and seven cases of people selling or distributing alcohol in the prohibited time, reports BangkokBizNews.

 

Police reported eight cases of vote buying in the run-up to the elections, four of whom have already been prosecuted and four are still under investigation. Aside from this, more than 1,000 campaign signs were destroyed before election day, said Pol. Lt. Gen. Nitthitorn.

 

The director said…

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/police-report-38-election-violations-across-thailand

 

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[dinsdale]

Nothing to see here. When it comes to important news at this time this article is around 0.5/10 for importance.

[KannikaP]

10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Aside from this, more than 1,000 campaign signs were destroyed before election day,

And I hope they will ALL be gone by tonight.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, KannikaP said:

And I hope they will ALL be gone by tonight.

Posters or Junta?

[KannikaP]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Posters or Junta?

Both! 

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Aside from this, more than 1,000 campaign signs were destroyed

Another million will be burned soon and the road casualty figures for obscured vision at crossroads will be totted up.