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 accepted the petition for consideration under Section 88 of the constitution, but rejected a request at the time to suspend Mr Sira from the House. The petition said Mr Sira was convicted of fraud by Pathumwan District Court in 1995. On Wednesday, the court ruled that Mr Sira was unqualified to serve as an MP, citing Section 98 (10) of the constitution which prohibits a person convicted in a criminal case from standing for election to the House of Representatives.

Source: Bangkok Post December 22, 2021 21:01 UTC