ECT Secretary-General clarifies 3 conditions for Senate fraud cases

Post Today•Politics•3d ago

Reader Briefing

ECT Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee clarifies the three legal requirements for petitioning the Supreme Court to revoke the rights of selected senators.

•ECT Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee explained the criteria for penalizing Senate election fraud under Section 226 of the Constitution.
•The explanation follows demands from opposition parties and the public to take action against 229 individuals suspected of cheating.
•Action requires three elements: it must be the candidate's act, it must be fraudulent, and there must be credible evidence of dishonesty.

Overview

•Opposition parties and the public requested the ECT to petition the Supreme Court against 229 individuals for alleged fraud in the Senate election.
•Sawaeng Boonmee provided this clarification during a visit to observe voting in Kalasin Subdistrict, Mueang Kalasin District.
•Sawaeng Boonmee stated that for the ECT to petition the Supreme Court to revoke rights, three elements of the offense must be met.
•The first element requires that the fraudulent act must be committed by the "candidate" or the candidate must be complicit in others' actions.
•The second element defines "fraud" as acts such as hiring candidates, hiring voters, collusion, trading votes, or providing other benefits to ensure election.
•The third element requires "credible evidence" that the election was not conducted honestly and fairly.
•Sawaeng Boonmee noted that whether a case falls under Section 226 depends on the facts proven by gathered evidence.
•Sawaeng Boonmee confirmed that if all three elements are fulfilled, the ECT must submit the case to the Supreme Court under Section 226 of the Constitution.

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Key Quotes

Sawaeng Boonmee

"If the candidate did not commit fraud or was not complicit in the actions of others, there is a question of whether it falls under Section 226."

หากผู้สมัครรับเลือกไม่ได้กระทำการทุจริต หรือไม่ได้รู้เห็นเป็นใจในการกระทำของบุคลอื่นก็มีประเด็นว่า อยู่ในบังคับมาตรา 226 หรือไม่

Sawaeng Boonmee

"If all three elements of the offense are met, the ECT must submit the case to the Supreme Court according to Section 226 of the Constitution."

ถ้าครบองค์ประกอบความผิดทั้ง 3 องค์ประกอบความผิดดังกล่าว กกต. ต้องส่งให้ศาลฎีกา ตามมาตรา 226 ของรัฐธรรมนูญ

Key Entities

Person

Sawaeng Boonmee(แสวง บุญมี)

The Secretary-General of the ECT.

Organization

ECT(กกต.)

The organization responsible for overseeing elections and petitioning the Supreme Court for rights revocation.

Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️

The court to which the ECT must submit petitions to revoke the rights of selected senators.

Place

Kalasin Subdistrict, Mueang Kalasin District(ตำบลกาฬสินธุ์ อำเภอเมืองกาฬสินธุ์)

The area where Sawaeng Boonmee visited to observe voting.

Law

Section 226 of the Constitution(รัฐธรรมนูญมาตรา 226)

The legal provision governing the revocation of rights for candidates who commit election fraud.