Constitutional Court accepts petition on Kongkiat's qualifications

Thairath•Politics•19d ago

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The Constitutional Court unanimously accepted a petition from the Election Commission to revoke the election candidacy rights of Kongkiat Ketsombat.

•The Constitutional Court unanimously accepted the petition on September 2, 2026.
•The petition was filed by the Election Commission regarding Kongkiat Ketsombat, a former MP candidate for Nakhon Si Thammarat District 7 from the Kla Dharma Party.
•Kongkiat Ketsombat is accused of concealing a final court judgment for theft under Section 335, paragraph one (1) of the Criminal Code.
•Kongkiat Ketsombat must submit a clarification to the Constitutional Court within 15 days of receiving the petition copy.

•On September 2, 2026, the Constitutional Court considered a petition filed by the Election Commission.
•The Constitutional Court voted unanimously to accept the petition for consideration.
•The Election Commission alleges Kongkiat Ketsombat applied for election while knowing he lacked qualifications and concealed a final conviction for theft under the Criminal Code.
•The petition seeks the revocation of election candidacy rights for Kongkiat Ketsombat, a former MP candidate for Nakhon Si Thammarat District 7 from the Kla Dharma Party.
•The court's decision to accept the case follows criteria set by the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives 2018 and the Organic Act on Procedures of the Constitutional Court 2018.
•Kongkiat Ketsombat is required to submit a clarification to the Constitutional Court within 15 days after receiving a copy of the petition.

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Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)ℹ️

The judicial body that unanimously accepted the petition regarding Kongkiat Ketsombat's qualifications.

Election Commission(กกต.)

The body that filed the petition to revoke the election candidacy rights of Kongkiat Ketsombat.

Kla Dharma Party(พรรคกล้าธรรม)

The political party that Kongkiat Ketsombat represented as a candidate for Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Kongkiat Ketsombat(ก้องเกียรติ เกตุสมบัติ)

A former MP candidate for Nakhon Si Thammarat District 7 from the Kla Dharma Party accused of concealing a theft conviction.

Nakhon Si Thammarat(นครศรีธรรมราช)ℹ️

The province where Kongkiat Ketsombat was a candidate for MP.

Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives 2018(พ.ร.ป.ว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร พ.ศ. 2561)

The law whose Section 54 served as a criterion for the Constitutional Court to accept the petition.

Organic Act on Procedures of the Constitutional Court 2018(พ.ร.ป.ว่าด้วยวิธีพิจารณาของศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ พ.ศ. 2561)

The law whose Section 7 (13) and Section 54 govern the court's procedures and the timeline for clarification.

Criminal Code(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา)ℹ️

The law under which Section 335, paragraph one (1) relates to the theft conviction of Kongkiat Ketsombat.