Three Potential Outcomes for Senate Collusion Case

MGR Online•Politics•26m ago

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The Election Commission of Thailand is considering three scenarios regarding whether to send a Senate collusion case to the Supreme Court.

•The Election Commission of Thailand is expected to reach a final resolution by the end of this month or early next month.
•Three scenarios are being considered: sending all 229 accused individuals to court, sending only some, or sending none.
•Sending the case to the Supreme Court for some parties could potentially lead to political party dissolution if the act was done in the party's name.

Overview

•The Election Commission of Thailand is currently processing a Senate collusion case to determine if it should be forwarded to the Supreme Court.
•A final resolution is expected by the end of this month or the beginning of next month.
•Scenario one involves sending 229 accused individuals to the Supreme Court, a move requested by the opposition based on evidence of money trails, lists, and witnesses.
•Scenario two involves sending only a portion of the accused to the Supreme Court, specifically those with the strongest evidence.
•The opposition fears that scenario two may result in 'cutting off' the investigation before it reaches political networks or political parties.
•If the Election Commission of Thailand determines a political party acted as an organization in the collusion, it could lead to a party dissolution case.
•Sawaeng Boonmee states that sending a case to court requires complete elements of corruption, knowledge, and evidence of dishonest elections.
•Failure to send the case to court (Scenario three) could lead to a crisis of credibility for the Election Commission of Thailand and potential legal action under Section 157.

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Key Entities

Organization

Election Commission of Thailand(กกต.)ℹ️

The body responsible for investigating the Senate collusion case and deciding whether to send it to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️

The judicial body that would decide the guilt or innocence of those accused in the Senate collusion case.

Sub-committee No. 26(คณะอนุกรรมการชุดที่ 26)

The committee that resolved to take action against 229 accused individuals.

Person

Sawaeng Boonmee(แสวง บุญมี)

The Secretary-General of the Election Commission of Thailand who explained the criteria for sending cases to court.

Law

Section 157(มาตรา 157)

The legal provision mentioned as a potential risk for the Election Commission of Thailand if they fail to send the case to court.