Alternate Senators Challenge Election Commission Ruling
Alternate senators leader General Kamrop Panyakaew challenged the Election Commission's ruling on September 14, calling it illogical and announcing plans to appeal to the Supreme Court over the handling of witness testimony and vote-buying
At the Election Commission office on September 14, General Kamrop Panyakaew, a leader of the alternate senators group, criticized the Election Commission's ruling in the Senate case as unreasonable and lacking logical basis. He objected particularly to the weight given to witness number 16 out of 26, which was deemed unreliable—a position contradicting the original Election Commission's earlier approval of including that witness's testimony in the case file of the 26th Investigation and Inquiry Subcommittee. He characterized this reversal as an arbitrary and illogical decision, arguing instead that the Election Commission should have referred the case to the Supreme Court for final adjudication.
Regarding the 26 senators accused in the third charge, Panyakaew contended that all 138 individuals should have been prosecuted, as they were involved in vote-buying and influence operations. However, the Election Commission proceeded with charges against only 26 people. He announced that he and the alternate senators group would file an appeal against the Election Commission's ruling with the Supreme Court on September 16.
