Democrats ready to defend Sukhumbhand in court
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The Democrat Party's legal team is ready to come to the defence of Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra after the Election Commission decided to ask the Court of Appeals to order a reelection for the governor's post.
The EC on Tuesday voted 3-2 for recommending a gubernatorial reelection after deciding that Sukhumbhand had won the poll on March 3 last year with the help of slanderous campaigns assisted by a fellow politician, which had given him an advantage over other candidates.
The EC decision would need to be endorsed by a Court of Appeals ruling before a new election could take place.
Democrat deputy leader Ongart Klampaiboon said the party was ready to defend Sukhumbhand in court, and was confident of his innocence.
He did not say who would represent the party in the event of a re-election.
The Nation
