Phunida Demands Election Commission Clarify 860,000-Baht Money Trail
A Pheu Thai deputy spokesman says the Election Commission's explanation of an 860,000-baht payment to an investigator lacks crucial details about whether it relates to Senate elections and what consequences will follow.
On August 12, Phunida Mongkolswat, Samut Prakan MP and deputy spokesman for the Pheu Thai Party, spoke to reporters after the Election Commission released a statement addressing a suspicious 860,000-baht money trail connecting a blue-faction politician in Amnat Charoen province with an Election Commission investigator.
Phunida said the Election Commission's clarification did not adequately answer key questions. "The commission only explained that it had assigned this officer to conduct inquiries related to Senate elections," she noted. She added that while the statement confirmed that the money was received—as revealed by Prisat Vattharasindu, a Pheu Thai party-list MP and opposition coalition coordinator—there was no clarification on whether the transaction was connected to Senate elections or what further action the commission would take beyond dismissing the officer. "These are questions that need answers from the Election Commission," Phunida said.
