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Election Commission gives Chureeporn a red card for illegal campaigning during the Roi Et Provincial Administrative Organization Election

BANGKOK, April 7 - The Election Commission gave a red card for "Churiporn" illegally campaigning for the election of Roi Et Provincial Administrative Administrative Administrative Administrative Administrative Administrative Organization's (Election Commission) Act. Recently found candidates for Roi Et MPs, Thai Sang Thai Party

Election Commission of Thailand today (April 7), reporters reported that The Election Commission of Thailand (EC) issued a ruling 54/2566 dated 27 February 2023 on the election of the President of the Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) Roi Et by revoking the right to apply for election. Or revoke the right to vote for Mrs. Jureeporn Sinthuprai, candidate for the President of the Roi Et Provincial Administrative Organization, in the case of allegations that Offer or promise to give property or any other benefits that may be calculated in money for anyone to incentivize voters to vote for themselves

In such cases, before announcing the results of the presidential election, the Roi Et Provincial Administrative Administrative Organization, the Election Commission of Thailand received a complaint that Mrs. Jureeporn had committed an act that violated Local Member Election Act, B.E. 2562, Section 65 (1), alleging that Offer or promise to give property or any other benefits that may be calculated in money for anyone To incentivize voters to vote for themselves, with the Election Commission considering the reports of the inquiry as well as other relevant evidence. The facts from the investigation can be heard that the 1st and 2nd witnesses of the petitioner gave similar statements that on September 3, 2022, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., they listened to the respondent (Mrs. Jureeporn ) Election campaign speech at Chaturaphakphiman Ratchadapisek School, Hua Chang Subdistrict, Chaturaphakphiman District, Province Roi Et where the respondent said, "Hotel head, whoever goes to Pattaya, don't forget to stay at the hotel for free." Ordinary people would understand that The defendant operates a hotel business in Pattaya. and inviting voters to listen to the election speech on that day in Pattaya to stay at the hotel of the defendant without any expenses, which is considered or in the nature of offering property or any other benefit that may be calculated in monetary terms to anyone. to induce voters to vote for the respondent

Such claims of the respondent that is an introduction to their history And he has no policy to allow anyone who visits Pattaya to stay at the hotel for free. because it is not the owner or has the authority to manage the hotel in any way Which he resigned from being a director of The Tamnan Hotels and Resorts Group Co., Ltd. since August 6, 2022, therefore has no power to allow voters to stay at the hotel without expenses still cannot refute the weight of the evidence obtained from the investigation In this case, it appears that there is convincing evidence that Such words of the respondent It is an offer or promise to give property. or any other benefits that may be calculated in money for anyone to incentivize voters to vote for themselves in violation The Local Election Act 2019, Section 65 (1), caused the election of the President of the Roi Et Provincial Administrative Organization in relation to the respondent. not in good faith or with fairness Local Election Act B.E.

The Election Commission therefore ordered that the petition be filed with the Court of Appeal or the Regional Court of Appeal. to revoke the right to stand for election Or revoke Ms. Jureeporn's voting rights according to the Local Elections Act 2019, Section 108, paragraph two, and to take criminal proceedings against Ms. Jureephon according to the Local Election Act 2019 Section 65 (1) in conjunction with Section 126

For Mrs. Jureeporn Sinthuprai, she is the sister of Mr. Nisit Sinthuprai, a former UDD leader. Previously, Mrs. Jureeporn was affiliated with the Palang Pracharat Party (DPP) and became involved with Mr. Sek Sakon Atthawong. In the case of the government lottery quota before resigning to run for president of the Roi Et Provincial Administrative Organization, but lost to Mr. Seksit Waiyaniyomphong, currently Mrs. Jureeporn Has applied for the Roi Et MP election, District 8 on behalf of the Thai Sang Thai Party (TAT).-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency