Somchai to petition EC over appointment of Natthawut Wongniam

Matichon•Politics•4d ago

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Somchai Srisutthiyakorn questions the appointment of Natthawut Wongniam, a former prosecutor with a history of bribery, to an Election Commission subcommittee.

•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn revealed that Thitichete Nutchanat and Natthawut Wongniam were classmates in a law doctoral program in 2014.
•Natthawut Wongniam served as a member of the 12th case adjudication subcommittee from 2019 to 2021.
•Natthawut Wongniam was previously dismissed from government service in 2015 for receiving 1.5 million baht to influence a local election case.
•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn plans to submit a letter to the Election Commission to identify which member proposed Natthawut Wongniam's appointment.

Overview

•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn posted on Facebook regarding the relationship between Thitichete Nutchanat and Natthawut Wongniam.
•Thitichete Nutchanat completed a doctoral degree in law from Pathum Thani University in 2014, where Natthawut Wongniam was a classmate.
•Thitichete Nutchanat was royally appointed as an Election Commission member on December 4, 2018.
•Natthawut Wongniam served as a member of the case adjudication subcommittee set 12 between 2019 and 2021.
•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn expressed concern that the Election Commission failed to screen Natthawut Wongniam, who was dismissed from office in 2015 for taking 1.5 million baht to influence a local election case.
•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn suggested that the appointment of an individual with such a record could be a channel for seeking benefits from election cases.
•Somchai Srisutthiyakorn will submit a letter to the Election Commission next week to request the name of the person who proposed Natthawut Wongniam.

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Key Quotes

Somchai Srisutthiyakorn

"Next week, I will submit a letter to the EC to request the name of the EC member who proposed Natthawut as a subcommittee member and to prove whether the EC's slogan of transparency is actually true."

สัปดาห์หน้า ผมจะไปยื่นหนังสือถึงกกต.เพื่อขอทราบชื่อ กกต. คนที่เสนอชื่อ ณัฐวุฒิ เป็น อนุวินิจฉัย และพิสูจน์คำขวัญ กกต. ที่เพิ่มคำว่าโปร่งใสเข้าไป ว่า จะโปร่งใสจริงหรือไม่

Key Entities

Person

Somchai Srisutthiyakorn(สมชัย ศรีสุทธิยากร)

A former member of the Election Commission.

Thitichete Nutchanat(ฐิติเชฏฐ์ นุชนาฏ)

A member of the Election Commission who was royally appointed on December 4, 2018.

Natthawut Wongniam(ณัฐวุฒิ วงศ์เนียม)

A former prosecutor dismissed from government service in 2015 and a member of the 12th case adjudication subcommittee from 2019 to 2021.

Organization

Election Commission(กกต.)

The agency responsible for organizing elections and adjudicating election cases.

Pathum Thani University(ม.ปทุมธานี)

The educational institution where Thitichete Nutchanat and Natthawut Wongniam studied law.