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Court Accepts Case on Kongkiat Ket Sombat's MP Qualifications

Court Accepts Case on Kongkiat Ket Sombat's MP Qualifications

Thansettakij•Politics•1h ago

Reader Briefing

The Constitutional Court unanimously accepted a petition to revoke the election rights of Kongkiat Ket Sombat over hidden criminal convictions.

  • •The Constitutional Court accepted a petition from the Election Commission on September 2, 2026.
  • •Kongkiat Ket Sombat is accused of concealing a final court judgment for theft when applying to be an MP.
  • •The case involves the Nakhon Si Thammarat Constituency 8 election.

Overview

  • •The Constitutional Court unanimously voted to accept the petition filed by the Election Commission to revoke the election rights of Kongkiat Ket Sombat.
  • •The Election Commission alleges Kongkiat Ket Sombat applied for election knowing he lacked qualifications by concealing a final conviction for theft under Section 335 paragraph one (1) of the Criminal Code.
  • •The issue arose during the Nakhon Si Thammarat Constituency 8 election to replace Mukdawan Lueangsrinil, a former Bhumjaithai Party MP whose rights were revoked for 10 years by the Supreme Court.
  • •On April 4, 2025, Kongkiat Ket Sombat signed a certification stating he possessed the required qualifications and had no prohibited characteristics.
  • •Kongkiat Ket Sombat was previously sentenced by the Surat Thani Provincial Court in 1999 to 1 year in prison and a fine for theft, later reduced to 6 months with a 2-year suspended sentence.
  • •The Constitutional Court ordered Kongkiat Ket Sombat to submit a written clarification to contest the allegations within 15 days of receiving a copy of the petition.

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Key Entities

Organization

Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)ℹ️
The court that unanimously accepted the petition to investigate the qualifications of Kongkiat Ket Sombat.
Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)
The body that filed the petition to revoke the election rights of Kongkiat Ket Sombat.
Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️
The political party of former MP Mukdawan Lueangsrinil.
Surat Thani Provincial Court(ศาลจังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี)
The court that issued the final judgment against Kongkiat Ket Sombat in 1999.

Person

Kongkiat Ket Sombat(ก้องเกียรติ เกตุสมบัติ)
An elected MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat accused of concealing a prior criminal conviction for theft.
Mukdawan Lueangsrinil(มุกดาวรรณ เลื่องศรีนิล)
A former Bhumjaithai Party MP whose election rights were revoked for 10 years by the Supreme Court.

Place

Nakhon Si Thammarat(นครศรีธรรมราช)ℹ️
The province where the contested Constituency 8 MP election took place.

Law

Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives 2018(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร พ.ศ. 2561)
The law under which the petition to revoke election rights was filed.
Organic Act on Procedures of the Constitutional Court 2018(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยวิธีพิจารณาของศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ พ.ศ. 2561)
The law governing the proceedings and acceptance of petitions by the Constitutional Court.
Criminal Code(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา)ℹ️
The law under which Kongkiat Ket Sombat was convicted of theft and accused of providing false information.