Phiphat Denies Bhumjaithai Link to Senate Election Collusion Cases

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan denies Bhumjaithai Party involvement in Senate election collusion cases.

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan addressed reporters at the Government House on September 15.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan denied personal or party links to 77 individuals facing Senate election collusion charges.
•The Election Commission decided not to prosecute the executive board of the Bhumjaithai Party.

•On September 15, Phiphat Ratchakitprakan arrived at the Government House to chair a Cabinet meeting.
•Reporters questioned Phiphat Ratchakitprakan regarding the Election Commission's decision not to prosecute the Bhumjaithai Party's executive board in a Senate election collusion case.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan stated that the Prime Minister has consistently informed that the Bhumjaithai Party is not involved and cannot interfere with Senators as they do not belong to political parties.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan acknowledged having friends in politics but denied providing support or assistance to those facing charges.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan reported not yet having spoken with Worasit Liangprasit or Anutin Charnvirakul regarding the cases.
•Somkiat Liangprasit, the father of Worasit Liangprasit, is among those the Election Commission has sent for prosecution.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan stated he is not concerned that the opposition intends to bring up the Senate election fraud cases in a no-confidence debate.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan noted that Anutin Charnvirakul was unavailable for discussion due to duties as an honorary minister in Vietnam.

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Phiphat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport.

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior and son of Somkiat Liangprasit.

Somkiat Liangprasit(สมเกียรติ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Father of Worasit Liangprasit who was sent for prosecution by the Election Commission.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

A political party whose executive board was not prosecuted by the Election Commission in a Senate collusion case.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The body that decided not to prosecute the Bhumjaithai Party's executive board and sent other individuals for prosecution.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Phiphat Ratchakitprakan chaired the Cabinet meeting.

Vietnam(เวียดนาม)ℹ️

The country where Anutin Charnvirakul performed duties as an honorary minister.