The Pheu Thai Party has established a center to receive tips on election fraud, appointing Chusak Sirinil as director to oversee vote-buying investigations. The party insists it will not interfere with the Election Commission’s duties. It revealed suspicious activities in the Northeast involving the collection of ID cards for early election registration.
On 5 Jan 2026 at 14:00 GMT+7, at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters, Chusak Sirinil, deputy leader of the party, held a press conference to announce the opening of the election fraud tip-off center for parliamentary elections. He said he was assigned by the party to serve as the center’s director. The party believes the 8 Feb election will be fully contested, but is concerned about the use of money in campaigns, which threatens the election’s fairness, with vote-buying and candidate bribery widely known issues.
Recognizing the importance of the issue, the Pheu Thai Party has set up the election fraud tip-off center, staffed by an 11-member committee including the party’s legal team, retired police officers, and election experts. The committee receives reports from parliamentary candidates and the public about election fraud. Staff screen the reports for credibility and evidence; cases with sufficient proof are forwarded to investigators or the Election Commission for further action, including public media disclosures to deter fraud. They stress rigorous verification throughout the process.
“We affirm that establishing this center does not interfere with the Election Commission’s work, but rather supports and strengthens its efforts,” said Chusak Sirinil.
Krit Euawong, a Pheu Thai Party party-list parliamentary candidate, said that when fraud reports are submitted to the system, the information is forwarded to the tip-off center. Legal experts on the team screen the data. If information is insufficient, it is recorded for statistics. But if clear evidence is presented—such as the complainant’s voter registration in the relevant district, details of the incident including date, time, location, witnesses, documents, audio clips, or photographs—the center forwards it back to the candidate or campaign team for action.
If the information appears credible but lacks clear evidence, it is returned to the candidate or campaign team to gather further facts and to pressure against further illegal acts in that area. The center offers multiple reporting channels: hotline 090-9719404, QR Code via the Pheu Thai Party website, or visiting the party’s headquarters. All information is confidential. Some reports of fraud have already been received and are being compiled. For example, in some Northeastern provinces, ID cards are being collected to register for early voting outside the proper districts. Investigations are ongoing to identify affected areas.