EC finds Yongyuth guilty of electoral fraud charge
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(BangkokPost.com) - Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday found House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat guilty of electoral fraud charge in the Dec 23 election

The five-member panel voted 3-2 to red-card him, according to Election Commissioner Somchai Juengprasert.

"The majority voters decided to forward the case to the Supreme Court within 15 days," he said. "If the court agrees to hear the case, Mr Yongyuth must stop performing his duties in parliament."

He added that the Supreme Court will decide on the case, and Mr Yongyuth will be banned from politics for five years if the court upholds the EC's ruling.

If convicted Mr Yongyuth could be stripped of his seat in parliament.

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Investors panic over Yongyuth red-card
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(BangkokPost.com) – The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) shed 10 points after the Election Commission (EC) voted 3-2 in favour of red-carding House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat for electoral fraud.

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PM Samak calls emergency PPP meeting
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(BangkokPost.com) – The leader of the People Power party (PPP) and Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has called an emergency meeting with the PPP’s executives to discuss the Election Commission (EC)'s decision to red-card House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat.

Mr Samak told reporters he plans to hold emergency talks this afternoon as, according to the prime minister, no plans have been made in the case that Mr Yongyuth was found guilty by the EC.

Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Choosak Sirinil, also the PPP’s legal consultant, said there is still hope for Mr Yongyuth as the ECs 3-2 vote in favour of red-carding him was not a unanimous decision.

“There is still a chance for Mr Yongyuth to defend himself. It’s all up to the Supreme Court . The PPP will also set up its own legal team to help Mr Yongyuth fight the case,” he said.

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