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Democrat MPs wear '7-157' shirts during EC report debate

Democrat MPs wear '7-157' shirts during EC report debate

Matichon•Politics•1h ago

Reader Briefing

Two Democrat Party MPs wore shirts featuring the number '7-157' during a parliamentary debate regarding the Election Commission's performance report.

  • •The event took place on September 16 at the Parliament.
  • •MPs Radklao Inthawong Suwannakhiri and Karndee Liaopairote wore white T-shirts with '7-157' printed on them.
  • •The symbols refer to Criminal Code Section 157 and the seven Election Commission members who voted on a Senator collusion case.
  • •The Election Commission had a majority resolution not to file a lawsuit against Bhumjaithai Party leaders in the Supreme Court.

Overview

  • •On September 16, a meeting of the House of Representatives was held at the Parliament.
  • •The meeting was presided over by Mallika Jiraphunvanich, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  • •Sawaeng Boonmee, Secretary-General of the Election Commission, and his team provided clarifications to the Parliament regarding the Election Commission's performance reports for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
  • •Democrat Party MPs Radklao Inthawong Suwannakhiri and Karndee Liaopairote attended the meeting and debated the Election Commission's work while wearing white T-shirts with the text '7-157'.
  • •The number 157 on the shirts refers to Section 157 of the Criminal Code.
  • •The number 7 on the shirts refers to the number of Election Commission members entitled to vote on the Senator collusion case.
  • •The protest follows the Election Commission's majority resolution not to send a lawsuit against Bhumjaithai Party leaders to the Supreme Court.

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Key Entities

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)
A political party whose members debated the Election Commission's performance.
Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)
The body responsible for election oversight whose performance report was debated in Parliament.
Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️
The party whose leaders were not sued by the Election Commission in the Senator collusion case.

Person

Radklao Inthawong Suwannakhiri(รัดเกล้า อินทวงศ์ สุวรรณคีรี)
A list-proportional MP and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party.
Karndee Liaopairote(การดี เลียวไพโรจน์)
A list-proportional MP and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party.
Sawaeng Boonmee(แสวง บุญมี)
The Secretary-General of the Election Commission.
Mallika Jiraphunvanich(มัลลิกา จิระพันธุ์วาณิช)
The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives who presided over the meeting.

Place

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️
The location where the House of Representatives meeting took place.

Law

Criminal Code Section 157(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 157)
The legal section referenced by the number 157 on the MPs' shirts.