Closet -to-be Member of Parliament from Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) was arrested for drink driving in Bangkok within the early hours of the morning. Today, she apologised for her behaviour and introduced her resignation from the party.
The drink driver held the twenty seventh spot on the MFP’s celebration listing, meaning she would have undoubtedly become an MP once MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat fashioned a coalition government following the opposition parties’ victory in Sunday’s elections – provided that the democratic process is not interrupted by the military because it has been up to now.
Last night time, site visitors police set up an alcohol measurement checkpoint to catch drink drivers alongside the Prasert-Manukit Road in Chorakhe subdistrict in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district.
At 2am, officers stopped a “suspicious” trying automobile with a Bangkok registration plate driven by Nateepat Kulsetthasith, a party list member belonging to the MFP – the opposition party that took Thailand’s elections by storm on Sunday.
For this election, the House of Representatives has 500 members – 400 elected from constituencies and one hundred from celebration lists. Yesterday, the Election Commission declared the MFP the winner of Sunday’s election – with 151 MPs, 112 from constituencies, and 39 from the celebration list.
Holding the 27th spot on MFP‘s party record, Nateepat was assured a seat as an MP as quickly as the new coalition authorities is fashioned. Now, get together listing member No.forty will take her seat in parliament.
At first, Nateepat refused to take a breathalyser test. Police stated she made some telephone calls to hunt recommendation and still wouldn’t cooperate or comply with the process.
At 3am, Nateepat’s companion arrived on the checkpoint and persuaded her to cooperate with the traffic police. At three.20am, Nateepat took the test and her alcohol content measured sixty six mg/dl – exceeding the legal limit of fifty mg/dl.
Nest egg arrested Nateepat and escorted her to Khok Kram Police Station in Bangkok to be prosecuted. In Thailand, drink driving is punishable by a jail term not exceeding one year, a nice of 5,000 – 20,000 bathtub, or both..