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Opinion: Anger Without a Common Front
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The Election Commission’s handling of the Senate collusion case will deepen public distrust, but anger alone will not produce a mass protest. Thailand’s opposition forces are divided, its major parties have little appetite for sustained street action
Key facts
- The EC referred only 77 of 427 respondents to the Supreme Court’s Election Cases Division and for criminal proceedings
- The two sides disagree fundamentally over the military, the monarchy and Section 112
- Before the ruling, Sondhi said he could call a major rally on September 18 or 19 if the EC cut off the case before it reached senior figures
- He did not state clearly that all 229 suspects had to be referred, but his warning centred on the possibility of the alleged organisers being protected.
Summary
The Election Commission’s handling of the Senate collusion case will deepen public distrust, but anger alone will not produce a mass protest. Thailand’s opposition forces are divided, its major parties have little appetite for sustained street action, and many activists who once mobilised large crowds are now imprisoned, in exile or fighting criminal cases.
The EC referred only 77 of 427 respondents to the Supreme Court’s Election Cases Division and for criminal proceedings. They include 26 serving senators, 36 voters and 15 alleged participants. No Bhumjaithai executive, MP or political officeholder was referred, despite an earlier recommendation to prosecute 229 people, including 21 politicians connected to the party.