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Legal heavyweights plan seminar to review Election Commission’s move to let top politicians off the hook
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Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling. Two dissenting commissioners say evidence justified action over political involvement, while other major legal battles close in at home this week.
Key facts
- Minority finds political assistance claims substantiated as EC majority clears the wider group of 229
- Supreme Court proceedings could suspend 26 senators as reserve senators seek a wider examination
- Their September 30 examination comes after two commissioners rejected key majority findings that cleared political figures from proceedings
- The dispute persists despite 77 people, including 26 serving senators, heading towards Supreme Court proceedings
- Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling
- EC split leaves Senate case alive as dissenters point to strong evidence involving political figures
Summary
A powerful group of legal heavyweights is preparing to question the Election Commission’s handling of Thailand’s Senate scandal. Their September 30 examination comes after two commissioners rejected key majority findings that cleared political figures from proceedings. Dissenter Sitthichot Intrawises maintains evidence supported action involving political players, while Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was among those not referred.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is overseas while several serious political and legal battles continue to develop at home. He travelled first to Japan before heading to the United Nations in New York. The United Kingdom is also on his itinerary. At home, however, the political picture is considerably more complicated.