The Constitutional Court unanimously decided not to accept the petition in the case where reserve senators accused 92 senators of ethical violations related to a petition to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The court also considered a request to rule on the ministerial status of Phumtham and Police Colonel Tawee, noting no evidence of rights violations against the petitioners.
On 11 February 2026 GMT+7, the Constitutional Court Office released details of a notable case. Among them was the case of Police Lieutenant General Kamrob Panyakao and colleagues (the petitioners) requesting the Constitutional Court to rule under Article 213 of the Constitution (case no. Tor 16/2569). The petitioners claimed that Major General Chatwat Saengphet and 91 others (the respondents), as members of the Senate, submitted a request to the Senate President for the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the conduct of Police Colonel Tawee Sodson, Minister of Justice, and Mr. Yuthana Phraedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation. They also collectively petitioned the Senate President to request the Constitutional Court to determine whether the ministerial positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Phumtham Wechayachai and Minister of Justice Police Colonel Tawee Sodson had individually ended. The petitioners alleged that the respondents used their status or position as senators to interfere or intervene in the performance of official duties or operations of civil servants for their own benefit, violating the Senate Members' Code of Ethics and the 2020 Committee Code of Ethics. This allegedly conflicted with Articles 111(7) and 185(1) of the Constitution.
Regarding the court's decision, The Constitutional Court, after deliberation, found that the facts and supporting documents did not show that the petitioners had their rights or freedoms directly violated, nor did they suffer harm or damage from any such violation by the respondents. The case did not meet the criteria, procedures, and conditions under the Constitutional Court Procedure Act B.E. 2561 (2018), Section 46, paragraph one, combined with Article 82 of the Constitution, which sets specific procedures for filing petitions to determine whether a Senate member's membership has ended. This process is specifically regulated by the Constitutional Court Procedure Act, Section 47(2). Section 46, paragraph three, requires the Constitutional Court to dismiss such petitions. Therefore, the petitioners could not file this petition under Article 213 of the Constitution. , The Constitutional Court unanimously resolved to dismiss the petition from consideration.