Wissanu: Charter 'clear' on Thepthai's MP statusDemocrat Party MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat Thepthai SenpongDemocrat Party politician Thepthai Senpong has lost his MP status because of his conviction for poll fraud, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday. Mr Wissanu, a legal expert, said that it was clearly spelled out in the charter that Mr Thepthai's circumstances warranted the loss of his MP status. Mr Wissanu explained that Mr Thepthai's case mainly concerns sections 96 and 98 of the constitution. Mr Wissanu said the stripping of Mr Thepthai's MP status was justified by Section 96. That said, Mr Wissanu added, Mr Thepthai would have lost his status as MP anyway, because according to the constitution imprisonment is grounds for loss of MP status.

Source: Bangkok Post August 31, 2020 12:45 UTC