Pita ordered to suspend doing his duties as an MP

[webfact]

 

Pita ordered to suspend doing his duties as an MP temporarily, as Charter Court accepts Election Commission’s petition seeking verification of Pita’s status vis a vis his iTV shareholding.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/breaking-news/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-07-19

 

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[proton]

Absolute disgrace, shameful Thailand spitting in the face of the voters.

[LennyW]

Disgraceful, try anything not to allow the will of the people, utterly shameful!

[MrMojoRisin]

The best outcome for Future Forward (and Thailand) is for them to move to the opposition benches and let Pheu Thai reveal their true colours by joining with junta lackeys such as Anutin and the Democrats.

 

FF will utterly destroy all these clowns in the next election and will be able to reform Thailand unhindered.

 

Rome wasn’t built in a day. 

[webfact]

PITA SUSPENDED
By Erich Parpart

 

Move Forward Party Leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, has been suspended from his duties as an MP.

 

The Constitutional Court unanimously made this decision in light of an ongoing investigation into his eligibility to hold office. The investigation stems from his ownership of 42,000 iTV shares.

 

The Election Commission (EC) has stated that Pita may not meet the requirements for holding office due to his ownership of media shares, which is prohibited by the charter for political officeholders. As a result, the EC has requested the court to rule on Pita’s eligibility in this matter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/50223/pita-suspended/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2023-07-19

 

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[bob smith]

what an absolute disgrace. 

 

the orange revolution is coming. dont say you werent warned!!!

[webfact]

Court Suspends Pita from Serving as MP

 

 

BANGKOK, July 19 (TNA) – The Constitutional Court has decided to proceed with the petition filed by the Election Commission (EC), seeking disqualification of PM hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat over the alleged media shareholding case.

 

The court has temporarily suspended him from serving as an MP from today (July 19) until the court issues the ruling.

 

The court's decision to hear the case has been announced as the parliament is debating whether Pita's renomination for a fresh prime ministerial vote is submitting a repeat motion which is prohibited under the parliament's regulation.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1209535

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2023-07-19

 

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[rtco]

Total bunch of to$$ers

[Caldera]

What a shameful state of affairs. 

[2baht]

Just now, Caldera said:

What a shameful state of affairs. 

This is a lesson in Thai Culture!

[Mavideol]

and the US was concerned about Thailand legal system, does Thailand give a damn about what the world thinks, their  main concern is about what China and the other "crocodiles/elite" here think,  the rest it's just hot air for them.... banana republic at it's best, let's see what the people does

[webfact]

Forward no more: MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat suspended from Parliament duty by Constitutional Court

Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of Move Forward Party, centre. Picture courtesy of AP.

 

Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP) and a candidate for the prime ministerial position, has been suspended from his role as an elected member of the House of Representatives by the Constitutional Court.

 

The court’s decision came after accepting a complaint regarding Pita’s ownership of shares in the now-defunct media company, iTV Plc. According to the constitution, Parliamentarians are prohibited from holding stocks in media organizations.

 

The 42 year old MFP leader argued that the 42,000 shares were part of his late father’s estate, which he managed as the executor. He claimed that the ownership had been transferred to relatives since then.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/politics/forward-no-more-mfp-leader-pita-limjaroenrat-suspended-from-parliament-duty-by-constitutional-court-video

 

-- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-07-19

 

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[SpanishExpat]

Corrupt and disgusting 3rd world banana republic. That’s exactly what Thailand is and always will be!!

[Tom H]

42.000 shares less than 45k Baht.

Why he just did not sell before to be on safe side?

He knew about the existing law and not the „future“ law.

 

[Snig27]

This will get really ugly now. My assistant said she would love to protest but "The army shoots Thai people". 

[frankie11]

Don't mention the c word 

[Mavideol]

I, once I saw that the court accepted the EC petition, was not expecting any other outcome, this being a normal state of affairs here, all has being prepared/worked out in the backstage

[d2b2]

This is the reason the “Constitutional Court” was created. To undertake the dirty work the Junta wants to be seen as legitimate. 
Sad day for Thailand happy day for corruption and juntas.

[spidermike007]

If they are not even going to allow a second vote, this means the people have to rise up. This is a call for a revolution, by the governing bodies, who appear to be hellbent on stealing this election, no matter the cost. They were never prepared for an election, and due to their hubris, I guess they never expected to lose in such a commanding manner.

 

The people will not tolerate these goons much longer. My theory is that the army brass already knows this, and are now forming an escape plan. Hopefully into exile, but far better, into prison. They can fight a few tens of thousands. They cannot possibly beat many millions. And that is what we will see when this army created debacle is over with. 

They are utterly desperate to hang onto power, and access to the trillions of baht that likely generates for them. Using the LM and sedition laws shows how utterly intolerant of criticism these very small, very weak men are, that they need to hide behind and utilize these laws, to attempt crush the will of the people. The fact that they are not even willing to discuss any sort of reform says it all.
 

[Bangkok Barry]

Ah, if only he hadn't broken the rules by holding shares. Anyone naive enough to do that and think it would be ignored hasn't got the brain matter to be an MP, let alone PM. Sad but true.

 

Right, let's have a bet on when the tanks will roll.

[kingstonkid]

Now we know why the EC waited until the last minute.  If I was a conspiracy person I would think this was set in stone a long time ago.

 

This is why a party should have 2 names at least that it can move forward with although neither would have been acceptable.

 

This means that the Senate now has to deal with Seretha this should be interesting.  Do the bounce him because he is in a coalition with the MFP.

 

I can see this vote tomorrow being a no-show again.

 

The bad news is for anyone trying to get anywhere near MBK or Siam paragon.  It is going to get busy and noisy there real soon.

 

[hotchilli]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pita ordered to suspend doing his duties as an MP temporarily, as Charter Court accepts Election Commission’s petition seeking verification of Pita’s status vis a vis his iTV shareholding.

Utterly disgusting...

 

[AussieinThaiJim]

5 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

Corrupt and disgusting 3rd world banana republic. That’s exactly what Thailand is and always will be!!

Wait until the USA says fix it up or else!

[Jack Cook]

Bwaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaa, what a rort. Then again, it is Thai politics. The future would have been fixed by the cronies even before the so called election was held. 

[Jackbenimble]

5 minutes ago, Snig27 said:

This will get really ugly now. My assistant said she would love to protest but "The army shoots Thai people". 

she needs to take her meds

[Homburg]

I see trouble ahead.  It may be wise for those that can to leave The Kingdom until matters are resolved.

[JayBird]

I missed the explanation of why he did not get rid of those shares before running.

 

Could someone clue me in there

[DjSilver]

Who is surprised about the corrupt courts in Thailand? If the military saya jump, they jump without even asking how high. They judges are so corrupt.

 

Let's see some good demonstrations now on the streets of Bangkok. The largest ever. Please...

[2baht]

1 minute ago, Homburg said:

I see trouble ahead.  It may be wise for those that can to leave The Kingdom until matters are resolved.

Would tonight be too late???

[Mavideol]

once again Thailand lost any bit credibility left with the international community and would become the laughing stock