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The charter court’s decision to suspend PM Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and surviving many censure debates during the past three years, the onerous eight-year-tenure issue will soon be resolved.
Former Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Uttama Savanayana has been spared from punishment for certifying Sira Jenjaka, a former PPRP MP for Bangkok, to run in the 2019 general election despite his previous conviction, said a source citing an Election Commission (EC) resolution yesterday.
Public prosecutors have returned a dossier of the case filed by police against Idsarin "Gatick'' Juthasuksawat, who has been charged with giving a false statement in relation to the death of TV actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong.
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to file a criminal suit against Sira Jenjaka, a former Palang Pracharath Party MP for Bangkok, in connection with a previous conviction of fraud, says a source in the EC.