Senator Viwat denies involvement in Senate vote-rigging case
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Key Quotes
"I feel discouraged that good people find it difficult to live in this country."
รู้สึกน้อยใจที่คนดีอยู่ยากในประเทศนี้
Key Entities
Person
Viwat Kraipisithkul(วิวรรธน์ ไกรพิสิทธิ์กุล)
A Senator for Chiang Mai and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce who is facing a vote-rigging case.
Wichian Chaisathaporn(วิเชียร ชัยสถาพร)
The brother of Viwat Kraipisithkul and a former Senator for Lamphun who left office due to false qualification reports.
Atorn(อาทร)
A witness whose testimony claimed that Viwat Kraipisithkul and his brother paid for vote lobbying.
Organization
Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)
The organization that resolved to send the vote-rigging case of 26 senators to the Supreme Court.
The court to which the Election Commission referred the vote-rigging case.
Second Investigation Subcommittee 26(คณะอนุกรรมการไต่สวนชุดที่ 26)
The subcommittee that attempted to link Viwat Kraipisithkul to financial transactions involving his brother.
Senate Committee on Commerce(กมธ.พาณิชย์ วุฒิสภา)
The committee chaired by Viwat Kraipisithkul.