Another activist lobbies Election Commission to rule out Pita PM bid

[webfact]

The campaign to prevent Pita Limjaroenrat becoming Thailand’s next PM continues, with another activist petitioning the Election Commission. Nopparuj Worachitwutthikul has called on the EC to request a ruling from the Constitutional Court on whether or not the Move Forward leader was qualified to run in the May 14 general election.

 

Nopparuj is the former leader of the White Pigeons, an anti-2006 coup group, according to a Nation Thailand report. The activist says he’s giving the EC until June 28 to send the matter of Pita’s eligibility to the Constitutional Court. Nopparuj says if the issue of Pita’s alleged holding of shares in a media company has not been referred to the court by then, he will petition MPs and senators to demand a ruling.

 

The activist insists Pita was not eligible to run in the recent election due to his shareholding in ITV media, which Nopparuj says is still an actively operating firm, despite reports to the contrary. His claims echo those of fellow conservative activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, who has petitioned the EC to disqualify Pita for the same reason.

 

By Peter Roche

PHOTO: Facebook/Pita Limjaroenrat - พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์

 

Full story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/another-activist-lobbies-election-commission-to-rule-out-pita-pm-bid/

 

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[keith101]

The never ending saga from sore losers and sour grapes

[Joseph98765]

so...they don't have anything else than iTV shares against him? ohh shut up!! go to cry under your mom skirt....

[ChrisY1]

Prawit et al, trying everything they can!

[Robin]

Desperate measures to prevent any change for the better.  Bad losers?

[Eleftheros]

It's for actions like this that someone invented the political term "astroturfing".

[ThailandRyan]

I have to wonder who is in the background pushing these trolls forward to destroy the election the countries citizens voted in. My guess would be the current caretaker government.  Enough is enough, no pun intended but it is time to Move Forward into todays world and stop living in the past.  How does ownership shares in a media company, which is defunct, had anything to do with the election.  Was he on-air getting free airtime and abusing the media to obtain a advantage over others.  

[Sir Dude]

All of these annoying petition-waving activists should be investigated themselves... bet they have skeletons in the closet too.

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

I have to wonder who is in the background pushing these trolls forward to destroy the election the countries citizens voted in. My guess would be the current caretaker government.  Enough is enough, no pun intended but it is time to Move Forward into todays world and stop living in the past.  How does ownership shares in a media company, which is defunct, had anything to do with the election.  Was he on-air getting free airtime and abusing the media to obtain a advantage over others.  

That is obvious who is behind it all.... who will be most affected with the plans of Move Forward?? It is not the army but the other one

[malibukid]

please keep it up i need to buy more baht. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The campaign to prevent Pita Limjaroenrat becoming Thailand’s next PM continues,

Some people just don't want change.

[madmitch]

3 hours ago, Joseph98765 said:

so...they don't have anything else than iTV shares against him? ohh shut up!! go to cry under your mom skirt....

I must admit I was expecting a different allegation.

[Purdey]

If there is a "stupid"  law that says don't cross the road except at a junction, then running across between junctions is illegal. It's not something the UK worries about and the British believe it would be ludicrous to make crossing the road wherever you want an offence, however minor. 

 

But it's most certainly illegal in the USA, where it is not seen as ludicrous by the police. They don't count how many feet you were from the corner. 

 

Thailand has its own laws and specifically about owning media shares when standing for office. All politicians know this before standing for office. Superficially reasonable when you look at how the media in the West affects politics.

 

The fact that two leaders of the same Thai party knew they had media shares and expected to be made exceptions to the law in the face of their political competitors seeking any excuse to get rid of them is concerning. I mean how daft can they be?

 

If they were negligent in this simple matter, what sort of leaders would they become? 

[tomacht8]

It is difficult for this theater to find an analogy at all.

 

The father dies, the children inherit a car without an engine. The law says children are not allowed to drive a car. Now there's trouble because the children have a car in the garden, .....but they can't drive it, because there is no engine in it. It's kind of idiotic that some people now want to punish the children for driving this car, although the children can never have driven this car, because it is impossible that they could drive with this car at all.

 

 

Edited June 23, 2023 by tomacht8

[kidneyw]

Jesus, the White Pigeons. These loonies, they just love to make noise, pose and get their picture flaunted.

[Dr B]

3 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

It is difficult for this theater to find an analogy at all.

 

The father dies, the children inherit a car without an engine. The law says children are not allowed to drive a car. Now there's trouble because the children have a car in the garden, .....but they can't drive it, because there is no engine in it. It's kind of idiotic that some people now want to punish the children for driving this car, although the children can never have driven this car, because it is impossible that they could drive with this car at all.

 

 

Not a bad analogy at all tomacht8, and actually a very good response to the previous comment from Purdey, who must have only read about 10% of the information on this issue. Might I just add to your analogy by suggesting that the father didn't actually leave the engine-less car to anyone, it was just part of his estate. One child was appointed BY THE COURT to be the executor of the estate. As the executor he has a duty to maximise the return on the unallocated assets of the estate and distribute it between the beneficiaries. Trouble is, it just isn't that easy to sell an engineless car sitting in your back garden.

[zzaa09]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I have to wonder who is in the background pushing these trolls forward to destroy the election the countries citizens voted in. My guess would be the current caretaker government.  Enough is enough, no pun intended but it is time to Move Forward into todays world and stop living in the past.  How does ownership shares in a media company, which is defunct, had anything to do with the election.  Was he on-air getting free airtime and abusing the media to obtain a advantage over others.  

A long history of arbitrary accusations and dirt slinging has been their call. Even manufactured items of a trivial nature will do.....and the abiding Thai msm, by their very controlled nature, does everything/anything to perpetuate such nonsense. Never mind real journalistic integrity of the so called Fifth Estate to critique, challenge and question....but instead, are beholding to the traditional ruling classes and cycle about the false and non sequitur matters of the day. 

 

It's not so much that the dinosaur gang engages in this stimulous and actions [that's what they'll always do], but the msm that assist in promoting and attention getting in the subtle and prejudicial manner. 

Edited June 23, 2023 by zzaa09

[tomacht8]

1 hour ago, Dr B said:

Not a bad analogy at all tomacht8, and actually a very good response to the previous comment from Purdey, who must have only read about 10% of the information on this issue. Might I just add to your analogy by suggesting that the father didn't actually leave the engine-less car to anyone, it was just part of his estate. One child was appointed BY THE COURT to be the executor of the estate. As the executor he has a duty to maximise the return on the unallocated assets of the estate and distribute it between the beneficiaries. Trouble is, it just isn't that easy to sell an engineless car sitting in your back garden.

Another detail is that the iTV shares were suspended from trading years ago by the stock exchange. Even if Pita had donated these shares to someone as executor - notarized -, his name would still remain on the list of shareholders because the company was frozen by the stock exchange regulator.

 

All the manoeuvres, the accusations and the legal understanding of the election losers are so outrageous that one is surprised that they are not demanding the death penalty for illegal car parking.

[dinsdale]

I guess if you could have elections in a kindergarten playground it would look something like this. Nah! Little kids are little kids. I'm wrong. What we're seeing is adults in the kindergarten playground. 

Edited June 23, 2023 by dinsdale

[Toolong]

I feel bound to say this straight: a great & tragically consequential crime against the Thai nation is about to be committed, in accord with how it was 'constitutionally' (ya gotta laugh ????) designed to operate, by they who most ironically purport to 'love' the nation and its people. 

My goodness....nearly 10 years after the criminal coup, it's worrying to think that the real, long fight for progressive change, hasn't really even begun. 

Ain't looking good. Feeling sad as heck. (Forgive my self-indulgent catharsis.)

[swm59nj]

I guess some are afraid the new regime will “ clean house”.  And for the better 

[zzaa09]

5 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

It is difficult for this theater to find an analogy at all.

 

The father dies, the children inherit a car without an engine. The law says children are not allowed to drive a car. Now there's trouble because the children have a car in the garden, .....but they can't drive it, because there is no engine in it. It's kind of idiotic that some people now want to punish the children for driving this car, although the children can never have driven this car, because it is impossible that they could drive with this car at all.

 

 

......and then integrate a seemingly Thai logic into such a scenario.

[tomacht8]

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

......and then integrate a seemingly Thai logic into such a scenario.

Easy.

" The kids have a car. Sue them"

 

End of the narrow-minded thought process

[anchadian]

Today the B.P. are reporting that the Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat may face more hurdles in his bid to become the next prime minister as a Senate panel is now looking into issues related to his assets and debts declaration.

 

No link provided

[cleopatra2]

20 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

It is difficult for this theater to find an analogy at all.

 

The father dies, the children inherit a car without an engine. The law says children are not allowed to drive a car. Now there's trouble because the children have a car in the garden, .....but they can't drive it, because there is no engine in it. It's kind of idiotic that some people now want to punish the children for driving this car, although the children can never have driven this car, because it is impossible that they could drive with this car at all.

 

 

This analogy does not hold.

In your analogy there is no law prohibiting the child to own the car, only to drive it. It would only become an issue if the child drove the car.

The issue of the shareholding in this case,  is the law states that holding of media shares is not allowed.

[cleopatra2]

15 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

Another detail is that the iTV shares were suspended from trading years ago by the stock exchange. Even if Pita had donated these shares to someone as executor - notarized -, his name would still remain on the list of shareholders because the company was frozen by the stock exchange regulator.

 

All the manoeuvres, the accusations and the legal understanding of the election losers are so outrageous that one is surprised that they are not demanding the death penalty for illegal car parking.

Obviously events after the election proves this incorrect. Pita has since transferred the  shares out of his name .

[h90]

16 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

Another detail is that the iTV shares were suspended from trading years ago by the stock exchange. Even if Pita had donated these shares to someone as executor - notarized -, his name would still remain on the list of shareholders because the company was frozen by the stock exchange regulator.

 

All the manoeuvres, the accusations and the legal understanding of the election losers are so outrageous that one is surprised that they are not demanding the death penalty for illegal car parking.

Of course you can sell shares that are not at the stock exchange....and actually he did so.

 

[h90]

It is a legit concern...put it at court, to clarify it shouldn't need month. That case should be real simple. Either yes and he is out, or no and he is in...why dragging it out?

[ThailandRyan]

Were the share's ever really in his name or the name of the trust with he as the Trustee. What does it matter, the company as a media company is defunct as far as broadcasting and he gained no advantage over others.  Moot point in my book. My fathers Trust, for which I am the trustee, has shares listed which are in a company that has gone out of business completely and they are worth nothing.  The beneficiaries get nothing.  Sounds similar to the IPTV shares, worth nothing and have no value as far as Pita getting a advantage over others.

[fondue zoo]

 

if a certain event takes place prior to everything being settled will it mean another 12 months of delay out of respect?