EC failed to follow its own rules in Pita investigation, Move Forward says

Move Forward said in the statement that the probes of Future Forward and Pita were conducted under different laws.

Moreover, the party said, the investigative panel in the Future Forward case decided not to pursue the charges against the party so that the full EC could seek a ruling from the Constitutional Court right away.

But in the case of Pita, the investigative panel found grounds to disqualify Pita as an MP, so the panel should have summoned Pita to defend himself before submitting its report to the full EC, Move Forward said.

“This case shows that the EC followed only parts of its regulations and intended not to follow the regulations as they had been enacted. This may constitute a violation of Article 157 of the Criminal Code,” the Move Forward said.