Parit accuses Anutin and Bhumjaithai of Senator selection collusion

Thairath•Politics•29m ago

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Parit Wacharasindhu accused Anutin Charnvirakul and the Bhumjaithai Party of involvement in Senator selection collusion during a parliamentary session.

•Parit Wacharasindhu criticized the Election Commission for not prosecuting Bhumjaithai Party leaders in a Senator collusion case.
•The session took place on September 16, 2026, at the Parliament.
•Parit claimed evidence links Bhumjaithai Party officials to the coordination of Senator candidates.
•The House Speaker, Sophon Saram, ordered Parit to stop making accusations against the Deputy Prime Minister.

Overview

•On September 16, 2026, at 10:30 AM, the House of Representatives held a meeting chaired by Sophon Saram to acknowledge the 2024 and 2025 operational results of the Election Commission.
•Parit Wacharasindhu stated that the Election Commission's majority decision to prosecute only 77 people in the Senator collusion case contradicts legal principles and constitutes malfeasance.
•Parit Wacharasindhu alleged the Election Commission ignored evidence of a systemic cheating network, including a shared instructor and an orientation meeting at the Pullman Hotel on July 21, 2024.
•Parit Wacharasindhu cited phone records showing Rattana Bo-tham, an expert for Charat Ratchakitprakan, spoke with 19 Senators 62 times during the Senator election period.
•Supachai Jaisimut protested Parit Wacharasindhu's use of confidential government investigation files during the debate.
•Parit Wacharasindhu claimed that either Anutin Charnvirakul is incompetent in managing party members or Anutin Charnvirakul and the Bhumjaithai Party jointly cheated in the Senator election.
•Sophon Saram requested Parit Wacharasindhu to withdraw the comments regarding the Deputy Prime Minister and warned that further such statements would lead to the loss of debating rights.
•Parit Wacharasindhu demanded the Election Commission disclose individual voting records, send investigation files to the Supreme Court, and reopen cases if more than 77 people are found linked to the cheating.

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Key Entities

Person

Parit Wacharasindhu(พริษฐ์ วัชรสินธุ)ℹ️

A list MP from the People's Party who debated the Election Commission's performance.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Leader of the Bhumjaithai Party and Deputy Prime Minister.

Sophon Saram(โสภณ ซารัมย์)ℹ️

Speaker of the House of Representatives presiding over the meeting.

Rattana Bo-tham(รัตนา บ่อถ้ำ)

An expert for Charat Ratchakitprakan and Bhumjaithai Party official.

Charat Ratchakitprakan(ชรัฐ รัชกิจประการ)

A list MP from the Bhumjaithai Party.

Supachai Jaisimut(ศุภชัย ใจสมุทร)

A list MP from the Bhumjaithai Party who protested Parit Wacharasindhu's debate.

Ekarat Changlao(เอกราช ช่างเหลา)

A witness in the Senator collusion case whose testimony was dismissed by the Election Commission.

Khanchit Charoen-in(ครรชิต เจริญอินทร์)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Parit Wacharasindhu belongs.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The body responsible for overseeing elections and investigating Senator collusion.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

A political party accused by Parit Wacharasindhu of colluding in the Senator election.

Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️

The court where investigation files regarding Senator collusion should be sent.

Place

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The location where the House of Representatives meeting was held.

Pullman Hotel(โรงแรมพูลแมน)

The site where a Senator orientation meeting allegedly took place on July 21, 2024.