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Election Commission defends decision to ‘rush’ Pita case

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaks to reporters after he failed to win a majority vote from parliament for his premiership on Thursday.(Photo: Pornprom Sarttarpai)

The Election Commission (EC) insisted on Thursday it had strictly followed the law when deciding to forward Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s ineligibility case to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

The poll regulator was responding to criticism by Mr Pita and other critics that the EC had failed to allow him to defend himself against the allegation before it submitted the case to the court and wrapped up the investigation in haste.

In a statement, the EC said the case deals with Mr Pita’s MP status, which is believed and…

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