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AI In-brief 14 Sept 18:02
Senate poll fraud petition to court names 26 current senators, leaves out PM Anutin and Bhumjaithai
- The Election Commission (EC) has advanced an alleged Senate election collusion case to the Supreme Court, implicating 77 individuals, including 26 sitting senators and 36 failed candidates.
- Significantly, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other Bhumjaithai politicians were omitted from the petition, despite earlier accusations by an EC sub-committee linking them to the scandal.
- EC Chairman Narong Klanwarin explained the exclusions, stating that witness accounts against the Bhumjaithai politicians lacked credibility and affirming the EC's independent criteria for evidence.
- The case originates from the June 2024 senatorial election, which faced allegations of voting coercion, vote buying, and money laundering.
- Accused senators risk immediate suspension if the court accepts the petition and will be barred from future office if found guilty, as the EC faces scrutiny over its independence and potential public protests.
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