Tribunal rules suit against Democrat legitimate
The Constitution Tribunal ruled Wednesday that the Democrat Party had not breached the MPs and Senatorial Election Act because the act had lapsed after the coup.
The ruling was the first of four points of legal considerations related to the case of the Democrat.
Reading the legal interpretations before the verdict, Judge Somchai said the organic election had not been exempted by any coup order so it was annulled by the coup.
But the Democrat lost in the second, third and fourth points of legal disputes.
In the second point of judicial reviews, the tribunal ruled that the suit against the Democrat was legitimate because the party was not given enough time and the election commission did not rush to file charges against the party as claimed by the Democrat.
In the third point of review, the tribunal ruled that EC chairman had filed the suit against the Democrat in line with the party law.
In the fourth point of disputes, the tribunal ruled that the suit was still legitimate although the election was annulled because the alleged crime had already committed.
The tribunal is still reading other verdicts.
The Nation
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