22 disqualified MPs demanded to return salaries

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22 disqualified MPs demanded to return salaries

Published on Jan 31 , 2006 The Nation

 

 

 

The secretary-general of the House of Representatives disclosed on Tuesday that 22 former MPs have yet to return their salaries worth totally Bt26.88 million after they were disqualified by the Election Commission on alleged vote buying or election frauds.

 

Pithoon Pumhiran, the secretary-general, said his office had filed lawsuits with the Civil Court demanding the former MPs to return their salaries. The court is scheduled to consider the cases in October this year, he said.

 

Pithoon said Article 97 of the Constitution required those who are removed from office because of election cheating to return their salaries to the state.

 

He said former Chat Thai MP Chuwit Kamolvisit, who was disqualified on lacking 90-day membership before election day, did not have to return his salary because he had not cheated in the election. "But if Chuwit insists to return his salary, I will willingly accept it," Pithoon said.

 

According to Pithoon the former 22 MPs are:

 

1 Kannikar Thammakesorn (Bangkok-Thai Rak Thai)

 

2 Wicharn Minchaiyanan (Bangkok-Thai Rak Thai)

 

3 Oradee Sutthasri (Kalasin-Chat Thai)

 

4 Thawatchai Anapong (Chathaburi-Chat Pattana)

 

5 Mongkol Bupsiri (Nakhon Phanom-New Aspiration)

 

6 Pimpha Chanthaprasong (Nonthaburi-Thai Rak Thai)

 

7 Narongkorn Chawalsanti (Phetchabun-Thai Rak Thai)

 

8 Chaiwat Tinarat (Mahasarakham-Thai Rak Thai)

 

9 Lawal Tantikulapong (Mukdahan-Thai Rak Thai)

 

10 Kamol Jiraphanwanit (Lop Buri-Chat Thai)

 

11 Danairit Watcharaporn (Si Sa Ket-Thai Rak Thai)

 

12 Phayup Punket (Sing Buri-Thai Rak Thai)

 

13 Theeraphan Weerayuthwattana (Uthai Thani-Chat Thai)

 

14 Pracha Phothipipit (Kanchanaburi-Democrat)

 

15 Sirichai Chatchaipolrat (Khon Kaen-New Aspiration)

 

16 Wuthichai Kittithanesuan (Nakhon Nayok-Thai Rak Thai)

 

17 Punnawat Liangpongphan (Buri Ram-Democrat)

 

18 Prapas Weerasathian (Surin-New Aspiration)

 

19 Kriang Kaltinan (Ubol Ratchathani-New Aspiration)

 

20 Sakchai Jintavej (Ubol Ratchathani-Chat Thai)

 

21 Withaya Nanthupa (Ubol Ratchathani-Rassadorn)

 

22 Boonchong Veesommai (Si Sa Ket-Thai Rak Thai)

 

 

The secretary-general said since Boonchong had died, his office was demanding Boonchong's wife, Krongkan Veesommai, to return the salary on part of him.