Special cases board wants to hear from Election Commission about collusion concerns
PUBLISHED : 25 Feb 2025 at 20: 56
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (right) chairs the special cases board at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday. Looking on is Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong (second from right). (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) needs more information from the Election Commission before deciding whether it should investigate allegations of collusion and bloc voting in last year’s Senate election, senior officials said on Tuesday.
The issue was widely debated at a meeting of the agency’s special cases board but it could not reach a firm conclusion, said Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who chairs the board.
It instructed a DSI subcommittee to gather more details in seven days. The EC will also be invited to give information on March 5, Mr Phumtham said, adding that the board would meet again on March 6 to decide whether to accept the case.
The complaints related to vote-fixing were made by a group of unsuccessful candidates, including some reserve list candidates, who claimed the EC has been too slow to act.
The allegations are believed to be directed against “blue bloc” senators, a reference to a group known to favour the Bhumjaithai Pa
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