Sudarat Slams Corruption and Systemic Failure

Khaosod•Politics•57m ago

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Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan criticized the Thai checks and balances system for allowing powerful corrupt individuals to avoid legal consequences.

•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan posted a critique of the corruption oversight system on Facebook on September 16, 2026.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan asserted that the public, rather than politicians or the Election Commission, pays the price for corruption.
•The post cited examples of a ten-billion-baht local exam fraud and a 50,000-million-baht fuel hoarding case.

•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan posted a statement via Facebook on September 16, 2026.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan stated that the checks and balances system has been dominated, allowing powerful corrupt individuals to escape every case.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan claimed that corruption persists because those being audited are the ones who choose the auditors.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan argued that when corruption flourishes, the cost is paid by the people of the entire country rather than politicians, officials, or the Election Commission.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan cited a local examination fraud worth ten billion baht where only minor figures were caught while powerful beneficiaries remained free.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan mentioned a fuel hoarding case that robbed the public of over 50,000 million baht, stating that the powerful figures involved have not yet been caught.
•Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan warned that submitting to the power of the corrupt would result in handing over a decayed and corrupt country to future generations.

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Sudarat Keyuraphan(สุดารัตน์ เกยุราพันธุ์)ℹ️

A person who posted a critique regarding corruption and the checks and balances system on Facebook.

Election Commission(กกต.)

An organization mentioned by Sudarat Keyuraphan as not being the one who pays the price for corruption.