Civil Society Groups March to Pressure Election Commission on Vote Fraud Case

At 9:50 a.m. on September 12, 2569, iLaw, a civil society organization, held its final demonstration before the Election Commission votes on whether to prosecute 229 suspects in the Senate election fraud case. The march was led by iLaw Executive Director Yingchip Atjananont and included Democrat Party leader Nat Reung-pannya, Democrat MP Pricha Vatchrasingh, and former Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn. Participants walked, ran, and cycled 11 kilometers from iLaw's office in Ladprao Soi 25 to the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center.

Yingchip stated that today is the final day because tomorrow the Election Commission will decide whether to prosecute or drop the case involving alleged vote fraud with suspicious origins and networks connected to the scheme, including Bhumjaithai party executives, MPs, and government ministers. He emphasized that the Election Commission is not independent, as four of its seven members were selected by the current Senate, which includes the accused. He called for the Election Commission to refer all 229 suspects to the Supreme Court without exception.

"We believe that if the public speaks up and expresses their views together, the Election Commission will act. If they ignore public sentiment and fail to order prosecution, we have substantial documents in this case and will release the evidence," Yingchip said. He added that if the case is dismissed entirely, all documents will be disclosed. He declined to reveal details about traveling to the Election Commission the next day or security concerns.

Democrat MP Nat Reung-pannya stated that he participated as an ordinary citizen and felt obligated to voice demands loudly, calling the case potentially the largest fraud in Thai political history and saying it would be impossible to remain silent.