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Charter court disqualifies govt MP Sira Jenjaka

Charter court disqualifies govt MP Sira Jenjaka

By-election to follow in Bangkok’s constituency 4

Palang Pracharath Party MP Sira Jenjaka in parliament during the censure debate on Feb 19, 2021. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

Government MP Sira Jenjaka, Palang Pracharath member for Bangkok’s constituency 4, lost his seat when the Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled him unsuited for the House of Representatives because he had been convicted of fraud in a criminal case.

The court ruled on a petition filed by Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, in January this year with Parliament President Chuan Leekpai, who forwarded it to the Constitutional Court for a decision.

The court accepted the petition for consideration under…

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