Lawyer On reveals LINE chat evidence of plot to rig senator selection, believes attempt to derail case
Lawyer Pattrapong Suphakson submitted LINE chat evidence to Thailand's Election Commission alleging a coordinated plot to rig the 2567 senator selection by locking votes for medical professionals, warning the case faces attempts at obstruct
On May 21, 2569, at the Election Commission (EC) office, lawyer and political activist Pattrapong Suphakson, known as 'Lawyer On' from Buriram, along with 20 alternate senators, submitted evidence of LINE application conversations and financial trails to the EC and filed a letter demanding justice and updates on the senator selection rigging case.
Pattrapong stated that the evidence demonstrates a coordinated plan during the 2567 senator selection to lock voting and handpick candidates from Group 4, representing medical professionals, with approximately 10 members who communicated and planned through LINE before the selection. The scheme allegedly involved a key figure—a doctor from the Ministry of Public Health—and notably, nearly all group members were subsequently elected as senators as planned.
"The reason I came today to submit evidence and letters to the EC is because I personally believe there are efforts to derail this case, preventing the perpetrators from facing punishment within the next approximately four weeks," Pattrapong said.
Former senate candidate Komet Kerdsamwat stated that he believes the senator selection rigging genuinely occurred, citing financial trail evidence beginning from the district-level registration process in Surat Thani Province. He noted irregular financial connections between district-level candidates extending to three provincial-level candidates, all affiliated with the blue-colored political party group.
