EC says it disqualified Jatuporn because he was in jail
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The Election Commission decided to ask the Constitution Court to disqualify Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan because he has been detained in a prison, an EC commissioner explained Thursday.
EC commissioner Somchai Juengprasert said the EC decided to take the action not because Jatuporn has not cast his vote but because he was jailed.
Somchai said the five EC commissioners had consulted academics and all sides and believed that Jatuporn’s detention caused him to be disqualified as a political party member as stated in the election organic law. So, the EC decided that he was not qualified as an MP.
Somchai said since the case was unprecedented, the EC had to disqualify Jatuporn and sent the case to the Constitution Court have its decision affirmed by court.
The Nation
