Premiere -to-be Member of Parliament from Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) was arrested for drink driving in Bangkok in the early hours of the morning. Today, she apologised for her behaviour and announced her resignation from the get together.
The drink driver held the twenty seventh spot on the MFP’s celebration list, which means she would have undoubtedly turn out to be an MP once MFP chief Pita Limjaroenrat formed a coalition authorities following the opposition parties’ victory in Sunday’s elections – given that the democratic process is not interrupted by the military as it has been up to now.
Last evening, traffic police set up an alcohol measurement checkpoint to catch drink drivers along the Prasert-Manukit Road in Chorakhe subdistrict in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district.
At 2am, officers stopped a “suspicious” looking car with a Bangkok registration plate driven by Nateepat Kulsetthasith, a party record member belonging to the MFP – the opposition get together 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 get together lists. Yesterday, the Election Commission declared the MFP the winner of Sunday’s election – with 151 MPs, 112 from constituencies, and 39 from the party record.
Holding the twenty seventh spot on MFP‘s get together list, Nateepat was guaranteed a seat as an MP as soon as the model new coalition government is fashioned. Now, get together listing member No.40 will take her seat in parliament.
At first, Nateepat refused to take a breathalyser take a look at. Police mentioned she made some telephone calls to hunt recommendation and nonetheless wouldn’t cooperate or follow the procedure.
At 3am, Nateepat’s companion arrived at the checkpoint and persuaded her to cooperate with the traffic police. At 3.20am, Nateepat took the test and her alcohol content measured sixty six mg/dl – exceeding the legal limit of fifty mg/dl.
Police arrested Nateepat and escorted her to Khok Kram Police Station in Bangkok to be prosecuted. In Thailand, drink driving is punishable by a jail time period not exceeding one yr, a fine of 5,000 – 20,000 bath, or each..