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Parit plans legal action against EC
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People's Party deputy leader Parit Wacharasindhu plans legal action against election commissioners after a ruling recognised citizens' right to sue over Senate election fraud.
Key facts
- Mr Parit, also the party-list MP, wrote on his Facebook account that the Appeal Court president's ruling allowing citizens to sue election commissioners directly reinforced his view that the fraud case must not end with the 77 people the
- People's Party deputy leader Parit Wacharasindhu plans legal action against election commissioners after a ruling recognised citizens' right to sue over Senate election fraud.
- The ruling, dated Nov 6, concerned a lawsuit filed by Senate candidate Phongsakorn Tangkittrakul against seven election commissioners and EC secretary-general Saeng Buamee.
- It considered every citizen a victim entitled to bring a case directly before a court with jurisdiction, under Sections 2(4) and 28(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Summary
Mr Parit, also the party-list MP, wrote on his Facebook account that the Appeal Court president's ruling allowing citizens to sue election commissioners directly reinforced his view that the fraud case must not end with the 77 people the Election Commission (EC) voted to prosecute on Sept 14.
He accused the EC majority of overlooking three issues: an alleged organised network, alleged links to the Bhumjaithai Party, and the commission's previous standards.