Court convicts Wacharapol-Supah, warns independent bodies; Veera criticized for withdrawing cases.

"The court using its authority not to allow withdrawal is a strong warning to all independent organizations that, from now on, corruption or misconduct cases involving public interest will not be able to use behind-the-scenes political games to negotiate for plaintiffs to withdraw or have cases silenced."

"But when society learned that Veera had withdrawn lawsuits against almost all defendants, society became confused and questioned Veera's intentions, as society never knew or saw any documents from internal negotiations or admissions of guilt."

"Going back, why did you sue 12 people in the first place? Did you sue to find a reason to negotiate? This is what society observes, not me. So society asks, was there anything involved in the withdrawal negotiations, any exchange of benefits?"

"In any fight representing the people, the first and most important thing is transparency. We must prove every process. If we sue someone, negotiate, and withdraw cases, explaining to the public is necessary."

"He never told anyone beforehand. After the court's verdict, Veera even said it was the first achievement of the public sector. But only after the court stated there were withdrawal requests did he explain afterward."