Minority ECT Member reveals non-unanimous vote on Senator collusion

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

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ECT member Sittichot Intharawiset reveals that the commission's decision regarding Senator collusion allegations was not unanimous.

•ECT member Sittichot Intharawiset announced on September 15, 2026, that a 4:3 majority vote decided against further investigating certain financial trails.
•The minority vote consisted of Sittichot Intharawiset and Chai Nakhonchai, who believe existing evidence is sufficient for punishment.
•Evidence includes 12 lists of 'Senator selection slips' found in provinces including Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phuket, and Sukhothai.
•The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will now investigate financial trails for potential money laundering charges.

•Sittichot Intharawiset stated on September 15, 2026, that the ECT resolutions on allegations 1 and 2 were not unanimous.
•Sittichot Intharawiset and Chai Nakhonchai argue that evidence of misconduct was widespread across the country and sufficient to punish the accused.
•The ECT majority voted 4 to 3 to stop investigating certain financial trails, which Sittichot Intharawiset claims prevented the investigation from reaching the source of the transfers.
•Evidence cited by the minority includes 12 'Senator selection slips' identifying candidates ranked 1-7 in various provinces.
•A meeting of new Senators was held at a hotel in Bangkok on July 21, 2024, where participants' mobile phones were collected.
•Sittichot Intharawiset noted that witnesses who retracted statements in late October 2025 are not credible because they are influential Members of Parliament or related to a major party leader.
•The ECT investigation case is now concluded based on available evidence.
•The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will use financial trail data to pursue legal action under money laundering laws.

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Sittichot Intharawiset

"I feel more relieved; some people called me last night, so I explained until I was exhausted that there really were majority and minority votes."

ก็สบายใจขึ้น เมื่อคืนก็มีคนโทรศัพท์มาหาบ้าง จึงชี้แจงจนเหนื่อยว่า จริงๆ แล้วก็มีเสียงมากข้างน้อยกันอยู่

Sittichot Intharawiset(สิทธิโชติ อินทรวิเศษ)

A minority member of the Election Commission of Thailand.

Chai Nakhonchai(ชาย นครชัย)

An Election Commission member who voted with the minority.

Direk Pornsima(ดิเรก พรสีมา)

A witness who gave testimony consistent with witness code 16.

Election Commission of Thailand (ECT)(กกต.)

The body responsible for investigating election collusion and issuing resolutions on candidate eligibility.

Department of Special Investigation (DSI)(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)

The agency that will investigate financial trails for money laundering offenses.