Srisuwan Janya filed a complaint with the Election Commission asking for an investigation into the Prachachon Party after its candidate for Tak's 2nd district was implicated in online gambling and money laundering, possibly warranting party dissolution.
On 16 Jan 2026 GMT+7 at the Election Commission office, Srisuwan Janya, leader of the Rak Chart Rak Phaendin organization, submitted a complaint to the Election Commission and party registrar requesting an investigation of the Prachachon Party. This follows the cyber police arresting Mr. Ratchapong Soisuwan, a Prachachon Party member and candidate for Tak's 2nd district, on charges of organizing unauthorized online gambling, promoting or soliciting participation directly or indirectly in electronic gambling without official permission, and conspiracy to launder money. This is not the first case where Prachachon Party members or candidates were arrested for involvement in gambling websites and money laundering. Late last year, the police's Narcotics Suppression Bureau raided and arrested Mr. Boonrit Raerungroj, a Prachachon candidate for Bangkok's 33rd district (Bang Phlat-Bangkok Noi, excluding Siriraj subdistrict), on a money laundering warrant connected to drug networks. The actions of these members and candidates may be deemed as undermining national security, the economy, or government, or as promoting threats to public order or morality, which are prohibited under the 2017 Political Parties Act, sections 44 or 45.
Owning online gambling sites and engaging in money laundering are serious offenses affecting Thailand's security, public order, and social morality. Since Prachachon is the political party of Ratchapong Soisuwan and Boonrit Raerungroj, it cannot deny responsibility for these allegations because both are party members and candidates officially endorsed by the party's executive committee. They must have undergone thorough background, conduct, and ethical scrutiny before candidacy approval. Therefore, the public rightly questions how the Prachachon Party allowed individuals with such risky conduct or patterns to be selected as candidates.
Srisuwan also said that the party leader’s public rejection of "gray zone" behavior and vow to take strict action, while calling for all groups to be investigated, appears to be an attempt to deflect blame. The individuals involved remain party members and have even been appointed to parliamentary committees. If wrongdoing is confirmed, the offense is complete. Hence, Srisuwan urges the party registrar and Election Commission to investigate these acts, especially the financial flows to determine if donations were made to the Prachachon Party. This may violate sections 44 or 45 of the 2017 Political Parties Act. If confirmed, authorities should urgently proceed under section 92(3) to propose dissolution of the party to the Constitutional Court in accordance with the law.