ECT to Rule on Senate Vote-Rigging Case August 28

MGR Online•Politics•2d ago

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The Election Commission of Thailand is scheduled to vote on individual guilt regarding senate vote-rigging allegations on August 28.

•The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) closed the investigation file on August 18.
•The ECT will hold a meeting on August 28 at 13:00 to vote on the cases of individuals.
•Investigation Committee No. 26 proposed indicting 229 people, including 138 current senators.
•A previous subcommittee resolution on March 12, 2026, suggested dropping the case due to lack of evidence.

•The Election Commission of Thailand finished considering the senate vote-rigging case file during a meeting on August 18.
•Election Commission of Thailand members are currently reviewing case reports, inquiries, and legal points to write their individual resolutions.
•The Election Commission of Thailand is scheduled to meet and call for votes on individual accused persons on August 28 at 13:00.
•The Election Commission of Thailand has established 7 specific charges related to the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators.
•Investigation Committee No. 26 proposed the prosecution of 229 individuals, consisting of 138 current senators and 91 political party executives and networks.
•Mr. Kanchit Charoen-in, Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission of Thailand, expressed a view aligning with the resolution of Investigation Committee No. 26.
•Subcommittee No. 36 previously reached a 5-to-2 resolution on March 12, 2026, suggesting the case be terminated as the allegations against the 229 accused lacked merit.

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Election Commission of Thailand(กกต.)ℹ️

The body responsible for considering the senate vote-rigging case and issuing resolutions on the accused.

Investigation Committee No. 26(คณะไต่สวนชุดที่ 26)

The committee appointed on March 19, 2025, which proposed indicting 229 people in the senate vote-rigging case.

Department of Special Investigation(DSI)ℹ️

An organization whose officials served as members of Investigation Committee No. 26.

Subcommittee for the Decision of Problems or Disputes(คณะอนุกรรมการวินิจฉัยชี้ขาดปัญหาหรือข้อโต้แย้ง)

The body under which Subcommittee No. 36 was established to consider the senate vote-rigging case.

Subcommittee No. 36(อนุฯชุดที่ 36)

A specific subcommittee that resolved on March 12, 2026, that the allegations against 229 people lacked merit.

Pol. Capt. Chanin Noilek(ร.ต.อ.ชนินทร์ น้อยเล็ก)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission of Thailand and chairman of Investigation Committee No. 26.

Kanchit Charoen-in(ครรชิต เจริญอินทร์)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission of Thailand who supported the resolution of Investigation Committee No. 26.

Ittiporn Boonprakhong(อิทธิพรบุญประคอง)

The then-chairman of the Election Commission of Thailand who established Subcommittee No. 36 on September 25, 2025.

Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators(พ.ร.ป.ว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสว.)

The law under which the 7 charges in the senate vote-rigging case were established.

ECT Regulations on Self-Introduction in the Senate Election 2024(ระเบียบกกต.ว่าด้วยการแนะนำตัวในการเลือกสมาชิกวุฒิสภา 2567)

The regulation issued under Section 70 and Section 36 regarding the self-introduction of senate candidates.