PM Says Opposition Leader Has Right to Protest Electoral Commission
Opposition Democrat Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut led a 12-kilometre march demanding the Electoral Commission pursue fraud charges against 229 people accused of rigging the Senate election, with PM Anutin saying opposition figures
Opposition Democrat Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut and other opposition figures joined an i-Law group on a 12-kilometre march to demand that the Electoral Commission pursue fraud charges against 229 people accused of rigging the Senate election. At 1.30 p.m. on September 13, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Interior Minister said he views such action as a right available to all citizens regardless of their role, provided they respect and follow the law—which should pose no problems. Asked whether it was unusual for opposition leaders to take to the streets rather than use parliamentary channels, the Prime Minister noted that today is Sunday, a public holiday, and that people may hold their own ideologies and views, which must be accepted and heard.
