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Political pressure building up in advance of expected August 31st decision on the controversial Senate collusion case
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Secret meetings, offline vote calculations, ฿500m spending and audio citing “higher-ups” pile pressure on Thailand’s Senate probe. Nattapong demands equal standards as the Election Commission faces 229 complaints and an August 31 deadline.
Key facts
- Secret meetings, offline vote calculations, ฿500m spending and audio citing “higher-ups”
- Probe details ฿500 million funding claims with payments rising to ฿200,000 at the national stage
- People’s Party leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut says mounting evidence points to a nationwide operation involving secret meetings, offline vote calculations, payments reaching ฿500 million and undated resignation letters
- Secret meeting and offline calculations reveal alleged 60-vote quotas and nationwide candidate network
- Thailand’s Senate election collusion scandal is entering a decisive phase as the Election Commission nears its August 31 deadline
- has intensified the political pressure, while complaints cover 229 people, including 138 serving senators and figures linked to the Bhumjaithai Party
Summary
Thailand’s Senate election collusion scandal is entering a decisive phase as the Election Commission nears its August 31 deadline. People’s Party leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut says mounting evidence points to a nationwide operation involving secret meetings, offline vote calculations, payments reaching ฿500 million and undated resignation letters. An audio clip referring to “higher-ups”
People’s Party leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut has intensified pressure over Thailand’s Senate election collusion case. The opposition leader says accumulating evidence points towards an organised nationwide operation. Notably, he challenged political groups and campaigners to apply identical standards to everyone involved.