Bhumjaithai party proposes death penalty for vote buying and selling

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Bhumjaithai party proposes death penalty for vote buying and selling



BANGKOK: -- A core member of the Bhumjaithai party has proposed that buying and selling votes should get death sentence.

In voicing his opinion to the problems of vote buying and selling that has undermined the Thai democracy for several decades, the former Nakhon Ratchasimna MP said the existing laws must be amended to increase maximum penalties on vote buying and selling.

Boonchong Wongtrasirat, also a former deputy interior minister in the Samak Sundravej governmen, said politician who is ruled guilty of buying votes not only must be banned for life in politics, but also must get the maximum penalty for the crime, while the party involved be dissolved and also banned forever in politics.

Convicted politician must either get life imprisonment sentence or death penalty for the crime, he said.

For people who sell their votes to crooked politicians, they also should get either life imprisonment or death sentence, he said.

Such maximum penalty will effectively stamp out vote buying and selling from this country once and for all, he said.

Bhumjaithai or Thai Pride Party, was founded on November 5, 2008.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bhumjaithai-party-proposes-death-penalty-vote-buying-selling/


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[BigBadGeordie]

Oh Please enough Bull***t

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[mrtoad]

Well prepare for a mass execution of most politicians.

[Cuchulainn]

Yeah. And Newin Chitchob's party is whiter than white?

[Payboy]

For people who sell their votes to crooked politicians.....

Crooked politicians? Not applicable to Thailand then.

[Cuchulainn]

Well prepare for a mass execution of most politicians.

Well prepare for a mass execution of most all politicians.

[JoePai]

Hehe that's the ticket, string the rascals up

[Thai at Heart]

I think he was probably being sarcastic.....

[Old Man River]

Actually, it was the populist policies that bought the votes.

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[mrtoad]

Well prepare for a mass execution of most politicians.

Well prepare for a mass execution of most all politicians.

Surely their must be one honest politician?

[LuckyLew]

me thinks a little over the top

a life time political ban will do

[londonthai]

That's nevin's party, the most corrupt of all political parties, whoes the only purpose is getting into ministries and being bribed to switch sides. For joining the abhisit government they were paid up to 50mln per head.

[smutcakes]

I am sure there are few sniggers coming from politicians of PTP and the Dems on this comment, given this is from someone in Newin's party who are widely seen as the most open vote buyers of everyone!

[Thailand]

A bit drastic!

Removal of limbs sure,starting with the head.

if that doesn't work and the offence is repeated then other appendages should be severed.

[Nayet]

On a side note, why do they spell the party's name with a B? is pronounced "P".

Edited July 14, 2014 by metisdead
Thai language edited out of post. This is an English language forum, English is the only acceptable language, except in the Thai language forum where Thai language is allowed.

[Gus5]

Boonchong Wongtrasirat, also a former deputy interior minister in the Samak Sundravej government

Thaksin proxy, the brilliant Samak, filled his cabinet with geniuses.

[kmj]

Well that cheered up my Monday afternoon in the office.

[kannot]

dont stop there though go right down to "head of village " level

[dominique355]

On a side note, why do they spell the party's name with a B? is pronounced "P".

Maybe they should rather delete the " h"

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[EnzoRippo]

Please understand that the mass killing will not affect only the politicians but also millions innocents from the populace. We can trust the honest thai justice system to supress all the opponents. You'll just have to pretend your neighbor sold his vote

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[JeremyBowskill]

This guy has been at the crack pipe right?

[mrtoad]

It is quite hilarious, that one of the most corrupt parties is now making such a statement. Really couldn't make it up

[h90]

That's nevin's party, the most corrupt of all political parties, whoes the only purpose is getting into ministries and being bribed to switch sides. For joining the abhisit government they were paid up to 50mln per head.

And they had to lock them together into hotel rooms without mobile phones, because Pojaman, wanted to pay them more and they knew themself that when she buy a few out of it the others don't get anything.

[Chris Lawrence]

Nothing to do with the coups or the constitutions? Blind eye to people trafficking, armed services sitting on company boards, armed service auditing their own purchases, lack of transparency, a poor judicial system that buys outcomes?

Nakhon Ratchasimna was a member of parliament? So what do you get for being ineradicably stupid? Life in goal?

[Hawk]

Thailand, the hub of madness.

[prakhonchai nick]

Things need to change, and who better to instigate change than the worst offenders.

Death penalty a bit over the top, but if you don't sell or buy, then nothing to worry about.

But with the next election more than a year away, perhaps harsh penalties should first be introduced for motoring offences to reduce the 50+ deaths a day on Thai roads.and for rape where some 85 offences allegedly occur every day.

[bubblegum]

Like all politicians, when they open their mouth BS comes out or lies.

[mikemac]

Relax, Boonchong Wongtrasirat is only trolling, trying to get a bite out of PTP fans, (which seems to be working.) Guilty conscience, perhaps ?

Anyway, I have heard much more wacko ideas come from that gibbering mess Chalerm, the Lord of Ear Medication.

[monkeycountry]

The problem with many laws in Thailand is that they are not thought through, but just knee jerk reactions by incompetent politicians to a given problem. No research will be done before implementing a law, and no research will be done after it has been implemented.

He is right though, the death penalty will likely stop vote buying, so by that logic I propose the death penalty is also introduced for shoplifting, littering and driving a bike without a helmet.

Edited July 14, 2014 by monkeycountry

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

The problem with many laws in Thailand is that they are not thought through, but just knee jerk reactions by incompetent politicians to a given problem. No research will be done before implementing a law, and no research will be done after it has been implemented.

And most of the laws here seems to be valid forever, many of the laws used here are outdated and should be scrapped.