Panida reveals patterns in Senator selection cheat sheets

Matichon•Politics•17d ago

Reader Briefing

MP Panida Mongkolsawat presents evidence of voting patterns and 'cheat sheets' suggesting irregularities in the national Senator selection process.

•MP Panida Mongkolsawat and the Opposition Whip held an event on August 9 at the Parliament to analyze evidence of Senator selection collusion.
•Panida Mongkolsawat identified matching patterns of voting sequences (cheat sheets) across multiple professional groups.
•Certain candidates showed a pattern of high scores in the morning session followed by a significant drop in the afternoon session.
•Panida Mongkolsawat questioned whether the Election Commission has sufficient scientific evidence to investigate fraud.

Overview

•On August 9 at 09:00, the Opposition Whip, led by Parit Wacharasinthu, organized the 4th session to analyze evidence of Senator collusion at the Parliament.
•Panida Mongkolsawat reported that in the Public Administration and Security group, 18 ballots had identical sequences of numbers.
•Mongkol Surasajja received 34 votes in the morning and 67 votes in the afternoon, while Kriangkrai Srirak received 40 morning votes and 74 afternoon votes.
•In the Gardening, Forestry, Livestock, and Fisheries group, 16 ballots followed an identical sequence, with the first 7 candidates becoming actual Senators.
•Yakoh Heemala received 38 morning votes and 59 afternoon votes, while Maria Phaoprathan received 31 morning votes and 61 afternoon votes.
•Panida Mongkolsawat noted a recurring pattern where candidates from provinces with few districts, such as Nonthaburi, Ang Thong, and Loei, saw scores plunge in the afternoon.
•Panida Mongkolsawat called for the Election Commission to explain how it can refute this scientific evidence if it does not refer the matter to the court.

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Key Entities

Person

Panida Mongkolsawat(พนิดา มงคลสวัสดิ์)

MP for Samut Prakan from the People's Party who presented evidence on Senator selection patterns.

Parit Wacharasinthu(พริษฐ์ วัชรสินธุ)

List MP from the People's Party who led the Opposition Whip activity.

Yingcheep Atchanon(ยิ่งชีพ อัชฌานนท์)

Director of the Internet Law Reform Project (iLaw).

Bunyanut Matthujak(บุณยนุช มัทธุจักร)

An individual who participated in the exchange of views regarding Senator selection evidence.

Mongkol Surasajja(มงคล สุระสัจจะ)ℹ️

President of the Senate.

Kriangkrai Srirak(เกรียงไกร ศรีรักษ์)ℹ️

First Deputy President of the Senate.

Yakoh Heemala(ยะโก๊ะ หีมละ)

A Senator from Songkhla province.

Maria Phaoprathan(มาเรีย เผ่าประทาน)

A Senator from Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Wuttichart Kallayanamit(วุฒิชาติ กัลยาณมิตร)

A candidate from Nong Bua Lamphu province.

Pisith Apiwattnapong(พิสิษฐ์ อภิวัฒนาพงศ์)

A candidate from Krabi province.

Sorachat Suwannaprom(สรชาติ สุวรรณพรหม)

A candidate in the Education group.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

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

Internet Law Reform Project (iLaw)(โครงการอินเทอร์เน็ตเพื่อกฎหมายประชาชน (ไอลอว์))

The organization directed by Yingcheep Atchanon.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง (กกต.))

The body responsible for overseeing elections and addressing fraud allegations.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

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

Attorney General(อัยการสูงสุด (อสส.))ℹ️

The legal authority that received names from the Department of Special Investigation.

Place

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The location where the evidence analysis activity took place.

Songkhla(สงขลา)ℹ️

The province of origin for Yakoh Heemala.

Prachuap Khiri Khan(ประจวบคีรีขันธ์)ℹ️

The province of origin for Maria Phaoprathan.

Nonthaburi(นนทบุรี)ℹ️

A province mentioned as part of a voting pattern.

Ang Thong(อ่างทอง)ℹ️

A province mentioned as part of a voting pattern.

Loei(เลย)ℹ️

A province mentioned as part of a voting pattern.

Nong Bua Lamphu(หนองบัวลำภู)ℹ️

The province of origin for Wuttichart Kallayanamit.

Krabi(กระบี่)ℹ️

The province of origin for Pisith Apiwattnapong.