Panida reveals patterns of Senate election fraud

MGR Online•Politics•17d ago

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MP Panida Mongkolsawat presents evidence of repeating voting patterns in the national Senate election to suggest organized fraud.

•On August 9, Panida Mongkolsawat presented evidence of voting patterns during a session held by the opposition whip at the Parliament.
•The evidence shows identical sequences of numbers on ballots across different professional groups.
•Panida Mongkolsawat claims that certain candidates received high scores in the morning but saw a sharp decrease in the afternoon.
•The analysis suggests an organized effort to ensure 6-7 candidates per group passed the cross-voting round.

Overview

•On August 9 at 09:00, the opposition whip led by Parit Wacharasindhu organized the 4th deep-dive session on Senate collusion evidence at the Parliament.
•Panida Mongkolsawat stated that in the administration and security group, 18 ballots had identical number sequences, with the top 7 becoming actual Senators.
•Mongkol Surasajja received 34 points in the morning and 67 points in the afternoon, while Kriangkrai Srirak received 40 points in the morning and 74 points in the afternoon.
•Panida Mongkolsawat identified similar patterns in the gardening, forestry, livestock, and fisheries group, where 16 ballots shared the same sequence.
•In the gardening group, Yakoh Heemala received 38 morning points and 59 afternoon points, and Maria Phaoprathan received 31 morning points and 61 afternoon points.
•Panida Mongkolsawat hypothesized that voting teams were established to secure 6-7 Senators per group by controlling the cross-voting round results.
•Panida Mongkolsawat calculated that to secure 6-7 Senators per group across 20 groups, approximately 1,100 people would need to be controllable voters in the national round.
•Panida Mongkolsawat questioned the Election Commission if this scientific evidence is sufficient to prove fraud and urged the commission to send the matter to court.

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Key Entities

Person

Panida Mongkolsawat(พนิดา มงคลสวัสดิ์)

MP for Samut Prakan from the People's Party who presented evidence of Senate election patterns.

Parit Wacharasindhu(พริษฐ์ วัชรสินธุ)ℹ️

List MP of the People's Party and leader of the opposition whip.

Yingcheep Atchanont(ยิ่งชีพ อัชฌานนท์)

Director of the Internet Law Program (iLaw).

Bunyanuch Matthujak(บุณยนุช มัทธุจักร)

An individual who participated in the exchange of opinions regarding Senate election evidence.

Mongkol Surasajja(มงคล สุระสัจจะ)ℹ️

President of the Senate.

Kriangkrai Srirak(เกรียงไกร ศรีรักษ์)ℹ️

First Vice President of the Senate.

Yakoh Heemala(ยะโก๊ะ หีมละ)

A Senator from Songkhla Province.

Maria Phaoprathan(มาเรีย เผ่าประทาน)

A Senator from Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.

Wuttichat Kallayanamit(วุฒิชาติ กัลยาณมิตร)

A candidate from Nong Bua Lamphu Province in the large business/SME group.

Pisist Apiwattana pong(พิสิษฐ์ อภิวัฒนาพงศ์)

A candidate from Krabi Province in the large business/SME group.

Sorachat Suwannaprom(สรชาติ สุวรรณพรหม)

A candidate in the education group.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Panida Mongkolsawat and Parit Wacharasindhu belong.

Opposition Whip(คณะกรรมการประสานงานพรรคร่วมฝ่ายค้านในสภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️

The coordinating body of opposition parties in the House of Representatives.

Internet Law Program (iLaw)(โครงการอินเทอร์เน็ตเพื่อกฎหมายประชาชน)

An organization focused on law and public internet rights led by Yingcheep Atchanont.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสืบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

The agency that sent a list of names to the Attorney General.

Attorney General(อัยการสูงสุด)ℹ️

The office that received names of suspects from the Department of Special Investigation.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The agency responsible for overseeing the Senate election and deciding on fraud cases.

Place

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The venue where the evidence presentation took place.

Samut Prakan(สมุทรปราการ)ℹ️

The province Panida Mongkolsawat represents as an MP.

Songkhla(สงขลา)ℹ️

The home province of Senator Yakoh Heemala.

Prachuap Khiri Khan(ประจวบคีรีขันธ์)ℹ️

The home province of Senator Maria Phaoprathan.

Nonthaburi(นนทบุรี)ℹ️

A province mentioned as having candidates whose scores dropped in the afternoon.

Ang Thong(อ่างทอง)ℹ️

A province mentioned as having candidates whose scores dropped in the afternoon.

Loei(เลย)ℹ️

A province mentioned as having candidates whose scores dropped in the afternoon.

Nong Bua Lamphu(หนองบัวลำภู)ℹ️

The home province of Wuttichat Kallayanamit.

Krabi(กระบี่)ℹ️

The home province of Pisist Apiwattana pong.