Bangkok: The "Thai Sang Thai" political group is taking legal action against the Election Commission (EC), citing evidence of unfair election practices. They have raised concerns that the barcode on voter ballots may breach the Constitution and are preparing to submit their case to the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court's Election Division for review.
According to Thai News Agency, the Thai Sang Thai Party, led by Mr. Suchaiwut Chawsuankluay, Director of Legal Affairs, along with Mr. Patchari Nijsiripatch and Mr. Rojanin Siribenyaphirom, held a press conference before collecting evidence of election fraud. They urged the public to scrutinize the Election Commission's work, which they claim has resulted in the highest level of fraud in Thai election history.
Mr. Suchaiwut emphasized that Article 41(2) (3), Article 50 (1), and Article 51 of the Constitution empower citizens to file complaints and sue government agencies to protect the nation, religion, monarchy, and democratic system. This includes opposing corruption and misconduct.
The party has gathered significant information from the public indicating transparency issues, especially concerning discrepancies in ballot counts for constituency and party-list elections in some districts, with differences reaching tens of thousands of ballots. The party has also questioned the handling of vote-buying allegations, with no clear response from the Election Commission, which could imply negligence under Section 157 of the Criminal Code.
Mr. Patchari highlighted the conflict between the Election Commission's regulations and the Constitution, particularly Article 85, which mandates secret elections. Examination of ballots revealed barcodes and QR codes that could trace back to voters, potentially violating the Constitution despite the Commission's claims of secure storage.
The Thai Sang Thai Party asserts that issues arose from election management under Section 224(1) (2) of the Constitution, conducted neither honestly nor fairly. They plan to file petitions with the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court's Election Division, and Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, affirming Thai citizens' right to challenge government agencies to uphold the integrity of the electoral process and set future election standards.