Somchai urges ECT to reveal Nattawut's nominator by Sept 15

Matichon•Politics•5d ago

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Former ECT member Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn demanded the Election Commission reveal the person who nominated Nattawut Wongniem to a diagnostic subcommittee in 2019.

•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn and Thamthee Sukchotirat submitted a letter to the Election Commission on August 31.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn set a deadline of September 15 for the Election Commission to provide public clarifications on three issues.
•The demands include identifying the nominator of Nattawut Wongniem and progress on criminal and ethical investigations.

Overview

•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn and Thamthee Sukchotirat visited the Election Commission office on August 31 to submit a letter tracking three specific issues.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn requested the Election Commission to disclose which member nominated Nattawut Wongniem to be a member of the 12th Diagnostic Subcommittee in 2019.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn questioned whether a thorough background and qualification check was conducted before the appointment of Nattawut Wongniem.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn is tracking the progress of a criminal case against Nattawut Wongniem regarding eligibility to run for Member of Parliament under Section 42 (10) of the Organic Act on MP Elections.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn requested progress on an ethical standards investigation into an Election Commission member involving two complaints at the NACC and a CCTV image of Thitichet Nutchanart giving 300,000 Baht to the Auditor General.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn threatened to file charges under Section 157 of the Criminal Code against 13 people across two Election Commission sets if laws are not enforced regarding the criminal case or ethical probes.
•Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn requested that the Election Commission provide answers to the public by September 15.

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Key Entities

Person

Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn(สมชัย ศรีสุทธิยากร)

A former member of the Election Commission.

Thamthee Sukchotirat(ธรรม์ธีร์ สุกโชติรัตน์)

Director of D-Vote at Sripatum University.

Nattawut Wongniem(ณัฐวุฒิ วงศ์เนียม)

A person nominated for the 12th Diagnostic Subcommittee in 2019 and subject to a criminal case regarding MP election eligibility.

Thitichet Nutchanart(ฐิติเชฏฐ์ นุชนาฏ)

A member of the Election Commission mentioned in a CCTV image involving a 300,000 Baht payment to the Auditor General.

Organization

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The body responsible for overseeing elections and appointing diagnostic subcommittees.

Sripatum University(มหาวิทยาลัยศรีปทุม)ℹ️

The university where Thamthee Sukchotirat serves as Director of D-Vote.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

The body where complaints regarding the ethical standards of an Election Commission member are pending.

Law

Organic Act on MP Elections(พ.ร.ป.ว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้ง ส.ส.)

The law containing Section 42 (10) regarding prohibited characteristics for MP candidates.

Section 157 of the Criminal Code(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 157)

The legal provision under which Somchai Srisutthi Yakorn threatened to take action against Election Commission members.