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EC Skips Hearing on Election Schedule Due to Bangkok-Pattaya Elections

EC Skips Hearing on Election Schedule Due to Bangkok-Pattaya Elections

Matichon•Politics•4d ago

Reader Briefing

The Election Commission (EC) failed to send representatives to a parliamentary committee meeting to discuss election management, citing urgent missions related to the Bangkok and Pattaya elections, prompting the committee to consider using a summons law.

  • •The EC did not send any representatives to a parliamentary committee meeting discussing election management.
  • •The EC cited urgent missions for the Bangkok and Pattaya elections as the reason for their absence.
  • •A committee member questioned if this was an attempt to evade scrutiny.
  • •The committee plans to use the 'Summons Act' to compel EC attendance at the next meeting.

Overview

  • •On June 4, the Committee on Justice, Independent Organizations, Prosecutors, State Enterprises, and Public Organizations convened for a meeting.
  • •The meeting's agenda included the operational support of the EC for election management.
  • •Representatives from the EC did not attend the parliamentary committee meeting to explain election management.
  • •The EC cited urgent missions regarding the elections in Bangkok and Pattaya as the justification for non-attendance.
  • •A Member of Parliament questioned if the EC's absence indicated an intention to evade scrutiny.
  • •The committee resolved to use the 'Summons Act' to ensure EC representatives attend the next meeting.
  • •A Member of Parliament advocated for Thailand's justice process to adopt Machine Readable formats for all legal information.
  • •The adoption of Machine Readable data aims to create a comprehensive legal Big Data, develop AI for analysis, and foster national consciousness.

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Key Quotes

Panida Mongkolsawat
"The EC did not send even one representative to clarify in the Committee on Justice, Independent Organizations meeting regarding 'election management agenda', citing urgent missions in the Bangkok and Pattaya elections."
กกต.ไม่ส่งตัวแทนแม้สักคนมาชี้แจงในห้อง กมธ.กิจการศาล องค์กรอิสระฯ ”วาระการจัดการเลือกตั้ง“ ให้เหตุผลว่ามีภารกิจเร่งด่วนในการจัดการเลือกตั้ง กรุงเทพฯและพัทยา
Thao Phop Limjitragon
"The EC did not come, but the future of Thailand's justice process must move forward!"
กกต. ไม่มาแต่อนาคตกระบวนการยุติธรรมไทยต้องเดินหน้า!
Committee member
"The question is, is this an intention to evade scrutiny from the people's representatives?"
คำถามคือ นี่คือเจตนาหลบเลี่ยงการตรวจสอบจากผู้แทนราษฎรหรือไม่?
Committee member
"Our duty to scrutinize will certainly not falter."
หน้าที่ตรวจสอบเราไม่แผ่วแน่นอน
Thao Phop Limjitragon
"Thailand's justice process must go further; everything must be in a Machine Readable format."
กระบวนการยุติธรรมไทยต้องก้าวไปไกลกว่านั้น ทุกอย่างต้องอยู่ในรูปแบบที่ Machine Readable

Key Entities

Organization

Election Commission (EC)(กกต.)ℹ️
The Thai organization responsible for managing elections, which failed to send representatives to a parliamentary committee hearing.
Committee on Justice, Independent Organizations, Prosecutors, State Enterprises, Public Organizations, and Funds(คณะกรรมาธิการศาล องค์กรอิสระ องค์กรอัยการ รัฐวิสาหกิจ องค์การมหาชน และ กองทุน)
A parliamentary committee that convened to discuss the EC's election management, and which plans to summon EC representatives.
Phak Prachachon Party(พรรคประชาชน)
A political party whose Members of Parliament, including Panida Mongkolsawat and Thao Phop Limjitragon, commented on the EC's absence.

Person

Panida Mongkolsawat(นางสาวพนิดา มงคลสวัสดิ์)
Member of Parliament for the Phak Prachachon party from Samut Prakan who posted on Facebook criticizing the EC's absence.
Thao Phop Limjitragon(นายเท่าพิภพ ลิ้มจิตรกร)
Member of Parliament for Bangkok from the Phak Prachachon party who also commented on the EC's absence and proposed advancements in the justice system.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️
The capital city of Thailand, where an election is being urgently managed by the EC, leading to their absence from a committee meeting.
Pattaya(พัทยา)ℹ️
A city in Thailand where an election is being urgently managed by the EC, contributing to their absence from a parliamentary committee meeting.

Law

Summons Act(พ.ร.บ.คำสั่งเรียก)
The proposed legal mechanism the parliamentary committee intends to use to compel the EC to attend future meetings.