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	Nikom has become acting Senate speaker pending the election after the Criminal Court found Thiradet and two other former ombudsmen guilty of malfeasance for giving themselves salary increase.</div>
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	Nikom said Article 124 (4) states that the Senate speaker must be disqualified once he gives a jail term no matter whether the imprisonment is suspended or not.</div>
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