Parit Exposes Financial Trail Linking Senator to 105K Baht Payouts
Parit Wacharasindhu reveals new financial evidence linking Senator Sorachart's secretary to candidate payouts totaling over 100,000 baht, urging clarifications on close ties and high-level communications.
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- Parit exposes financial trails across Surat Thani and Nong Bua Lamphu connected to Senate election rigging allegations.
- Senator Sorachart transferred 553,600 baht to his secretary, who then distributed 105,000 baht to seven candidates.
- The majority of transactions, totaling 95,000 baht, occurred between May and June 2024 prior to district and provincial selections.
- Senator Sorachart has denied involvement, claiming the secretary was not part of the Senate campaign team, though questions remain.
On July 28, 2026, Parit Wacharasindhu, list-MP and deputy leader of the People's Party, disclosed details on his Facebook page regarding ongoing investigations into alleged Senate election manipulation. Parit noted that while recruitment schemes involving hiring proxies to vote for specific candidates according to instruction sheets typically rely on cash to avoid detection, the party has now secured solid bank transfer evidence from at least two provinces, Surat Thani and Nong Bua Lamphu, aligning with prior witness testimonies.
The financial trail in Surat Thani links to Subin Sakda, with iLaw previously revealing transfers from Subin to 10 Senate candidates totaling 32,000 baht between June 15-16, 2024, just one day before the provincial-level elections. Meanwhile, in Nong Bua Lamphu, Parit presented financial evidence connecting to Senator Sorachart Wichai Suwanphrom from Group 13, who secured the highest votes nationally. Key witness Sananchai Chuay-udomthanakit previously testified during a House opposition committee debate that he participated in the network and overheard Sorachart reporting candidate lists to Thongsing Thongsrithong, who served as Deputy Minister of Interior at the time.
Tracing financial transactions in electoral systems is notoriously challenging due to the heavy reliance on cash by networks attempting to cover their tracks. The acquisition of official banking records by the People's Party represents a critical breakthrough, elevating the investigation from verbal accusations to concrete financial forensics that could facilitate formal legal actions.
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The newly revealed bank records show transfers from Senator Sorachart to Ms. Phannipa Phasuk, identified by multiple witnesses as his secretary, amounting to 51,300 baht from Bank A and 502,300 baht from Bank B, totaling 553,600 baht. Furthermore, records show subsequent transfers from Phannipa to seven Nong Bua Lamphu Senate candidates totaling 105,000 baht between May and August 2024. These include 36,000 baht to Thanyarat Suwanphrom, 3,000 baht to Sumalai Thongsangrit, 1,000 baht to Sananchai Chuay-udomthanakit, 15,000 baht to Piyat拉克 Silaแดง, 40,000 baht to Somphan Sukh-uan, 5,000 baht to Somsak Bundee, and 5,000 baht to Samrit Kong-on.
Parit noted that the bulk of these disbursements, amounting to 95,000 baht, occurred during May and June 2024 before the district and provincial elections, while an additional 10,000 baht was transferred in August 2024 after voting concluded. This matches Sananchai's account that upon being appointed as the Senator's assistant, he was required to return a portion of his official salary to Phannipa to be redistributed to other former candidates in the network.
"I never talked to Mr. Thongsing about rigging and was never in his loop from the beginning. Perhaps because we know too much, they might find us difficult to control."
Senator Sorachart Wichai Suwanphrom
In response, Senator Sorachart denied the allegations, stating that Phannipa merely served as his campaign assistant during the 2026 general election and was not involved in the Senate campaign or aware of subsequent money transfers. However, Parit argued that explanations remain dubious, questioning why hundreds of thousands of baht were transferred without a close relationship, while also demanding transparency from high-ranking figures regarding potential communications during the election period.
Source: Khaosod Politics
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