Abhisit questions EC's decision to prosecute only 77 Senate colluders

Thairath•Politics•22h ago

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Abhisit Vejjajiva and the Democrat Party legal team questioned the Election Commission's decision to prosecute only 77 individuals in a Senate collusion case.

•Abhisit Vejjajiva chaired a Democrat Party legal committee meeting on September 15, 2026.
•The Election Commission (EC) decided to prosecute 77 individuals out of 229 suspected of Senate collusion.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva highlighted irregularities regarding the recanted testimony of Ekarat Changlao.
•The Democrat Party called for the EC to disclose detailed individual rulings to the public.

Overview

•On September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM, Abhisit Vejjajiva chaired a large meeting of the Democrat Party legal committee.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva and the legal committee discussed the Election Commission's order to prosecute only 77 out of 229 individuals in the Senate collusion case.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva observed that the Election Commission's decision to prosecute 77 people is fewer than the 229 individuals proposed by the EC's 26th Inquiry Subcommittee.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva noted that the prosecution number is also lower than the opinion provided by Saeng Boonmee, Secretary-General of the Election Commission.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva questioned why the Election Commission did not investigate the identity of an anonymous man who allegedly threatened Ekarat Changlao, leading to the latter's recanted testimony.
•Ekarat Changlao, previously a witness, returned to the status of an accused person after recanting testimony, yet the Election Commission has not charged Ekarat Changlao with giving false testimony.
•Supachai Phosu, a former Bhumjaithai Party MP, was mentioned as having been the secretary to Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul during the Senate election period.
•The Democrat Party requested the Election Commission to open its detailed individual rulings for public transparency.

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Key Entities

Person

Abhisit Vejjajiva(อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ)ℹ️

Leader of the Democrat Party who questioned the Election Commission's prosecution decisions.

Nipit Intarasombat(นิพิฏฐ์ อินทรสมบัติ)

Former Minister of Culture and former head of the Democrat Party legal department.

Chanchai Issarasenarak(ชาญชัย อิสระเสนารักษ์)

Former MP for Nakhon Nayok who attended the Democrat Party legal meeting.

Rames Rattanashewang(ราเมศ รัตนะเชวง)

An individual who participated in the Democrat Party legal committee discussion.

Saeng Boonmee(แสวง บุญมี)

Secretary-General of the Election Commission.

Ekarat Changlao(เอกราช ช่างเหล่า)

Former Khon Kaen MP for Bhumjaithai Party who recanted testimony claiming threats from an anonymous man.

Supachai Phosu(ศุภชัย โพธิ์สุ)

Former Bhumjaithai Party MP and former secretary to the Minister of Interior.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Minister of Interior during the period Supachai Phosu served as secretary.

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)

A political party whose legal committee meeting discussed the Senate collusion case.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The body responsible for deciding the prosecution of individuals in the Senate collusion case.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

A political party previously affiliated with Ekarat Changlao and Supachai Phosu.

Kla Dharma Party(พรรคกล้าธรรม)

A political party that Ekarat Changlao moved to join.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry where Supachai Phosu held a secretary position.