DSI denies political pressure over leaked Senate collusion case

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

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The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has filed a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division regarding the leak of official documents from a Senate election collusion case.

•DSI spokesperson Police Major Woranan Srilam stated that DSI has requested the Crime Suppression Division to investigate the leak of case file 24/2025.
•The case involves allegations of organized crime (Ang-yi) and money laundering related to the acquisition of Senate members.
•DSI denies that the legal action was prompted by political pressure or intended to discredit any party.
•The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to consider legal action against offenders in the Senate collusion case on August 28, 2026.

Overview

•Police Major Woranan Srilam, spokesperson for the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), announced that the DSI legal division has filed a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division to investigate the leak of official documents from case 24/2025.
•The leaked documents pertain to a special case involving organized crime (Ang-yi) and money laundering allegations concerning the illegal acquisition of Senate members.
•Police Major Woranan Srilam stated that the DSI is treating the leak as a criminal matter to ensure transparency and protect the integrity of the justice process.
•The DSI case was previously sent to special prosecutors, who returned the file for additional investigation and integration with the Election Commission (EC) file.
•Police Major Woranan Srilam denied that the complaint was influenced by political pressure or intended to discredit others ahead of the Election Commission's August 28, 2026 deadline.
•Mr. Paradorn Pradprisananantakul, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, has submitted a request to verify the source and legality of personal data disclosed by iLaw.
•The DSI will integrate the request from Mr. Paradorn Pradprisananantakul into the existing complaint filed with the Crime Suppression Division once the document is received.
•The DSI will coordinate with the Election Commission (EC) to obtain the board's resolution regarding the Senate collusion case on August 28, 2026, to include in the DSI case file.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

The government agency investigating organized crime and money laundering in the Senate case.

Crime Suppression Division(กองบังคับการปราบปราม)ℹ️

The police unit tasked by DSI to investigate the leak of official documents.

iLaw

An entity that published evidence and information related to the Senate case.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of Mr. Parit Wacharasindhu.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The body responsible for considering legal action against offenders in the Senate collusion case.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party of Mr. Paradorn Pradprisananantakul.

Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล)

An agency receiving a request from Mr. Paradorn Pradprisananantakul regarding personal data leaks.

Person

Police Major Woranan Srilam(พ.ต.ต.วรณัน ศรีล้ำ)

The spokesperson for the Department of Special Investigation.

Police Major Yuttana Praedum(พ.ต.ต.ยุทธนา แพรดำ)

The Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation.

Parit Wacharasindhu(พริษฐ์ วัชรสินธุ)ℹ️

A party-list MP and Deputy Leader of the People's Party who published evidence.

Mr. Paradorn Pradprisananantakul(นายภราดร ปรปริศนานันทกุล)

Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and Ang Thong MP from the Bhumjaithai Party.

Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong(พ.ต.อ.ทวี สอดส่อง)

Former Minister of Justice mentioned in the context of past government involvement.