Yingcheep exposes Thai Senate election network links
Yingcheep reveals evidence of alleged vote-rigging in the 2027 Senate election linked to Bhumjaithai Party members, urging the EC to take legal action.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
- Yingcheep exposes alleged vote-rigging network in the Thai Senate election linked to Bhumjaithai Party.
- Ang Thong Senate candidate's phone call to MPs discovered at 4 AM despite mandatory phone confiscation.
- Cross-round ballot pattern matches show a statistical probability of 1 in 5.56 trillion.
- Demands the Election Commission forward all 229 suspects to the court without truncation.
Yingcheep Chaiwan has released investigation files and evidence regarding alleged corruption in the 2027 Thai Senate election, highlighting connections between certain senators and key figures within the Bhumjaithai Party alongside coordinated vote-buying tactics at Impact Muang Thong Thani.
According to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) documents found in the files, a group of candidates wearing yellow shirts—matching the color worn by Election Commission officials to facilitate communication—were spotted grouping together and taking transport vehicles. At 4 AM, white vans with Buri Ram license plates, sedan cars, and a black van with Bangkok plates were seen waiting to pick up this group.
During the cross-voting rounds, anomalies emerged with six candidates sharing identical high scores across 20 groups using a 10-column numbering format. Furthermore, duplicate votes were recorded in Group 4 (20 ballots), Group 9 (18 ballots), Group 10 (22 ballots), and Group 13 (13 ballots). Buri Ram secured the highest number of senators with 14 individuals, while 13 provinces obtained zero representation.
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Yingcheep also detailed familial and political ties linking 2024 senators to Bhumjaithai Party members, identifying four pairs of siblings—such as Pratueng Montri and Natees Ratchakitprakarn, and Prapherm Thongsri and Songsak Thongsri. The findings also noted six former MP candidates and three former ministerial advisors among the senators, alongside coordinated hotel gatherings in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Nakhon Nayok during the lobbying period on June 24-25, 2024.
"Worse still, if the public proposes amending the Senate selection system, it must go through the blue-faction senators who will vote to protect their own origins."
Yingcheep Chaiwan
The 2027 Thai Senate selection mechanism under the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators was structured with multi-tier voting to prevent political party domination. However, practical implementation revealed vulnerabilities in candidate mobilization and vote collusion, necessitating transparent oversight by independent agencies based on documented evidence.
A critical detail highlighted in the testimony involved an Ang Thong MP assistant who brought candidates to stay at a hotel near the national election venue—claiming a close proximity despite a distance of 14 kilometers. Around midnight, when all candidates were required to surrender their mobile phones, a phone call was traced from an Ang Thong candidate inside Impact Muang Thong Thani to Prime Minister's Office Minister Paradorn Prissanananthakul and Bhumjaithai MP Korrawit Prissanananthakul.
Finally, Yingcheep urged the Election Commission (EC) to forward all 229 suspects to the court without omission, warning that any selective prosecution or dismissal of charges would prompt the public release of the confidential case files.
Source: Matichon Politics
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