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Voter arrested for tearing his ballot

A 59-year-old man was arrested at a polling station in Bang Kholaem district yesterday after tearing a ballot paper, police said.

Somdech Tiansuwan cast his vote on the ballot paper, tore it into two and was about to drop the torn papers in a ballot box at polling unit No 13 in Soi Matanusorn when election staff approached him.

Mr Somdech was taken to Wat Phraya Krai police station for questioning.

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  • Merlin

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    Discussion 1 : 04 Mar 2013 at 04.241

    "damaging a ballot paper _ an offence carrying a maximum penalty of one year in jail and/or a fine of 20,000 baht, and a five-year ban from exercising his political rights" this is a harder sentence than those given to murderers!

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