Tanawin and Srisuwan, petitioners to dissolve the Prachachon Party, appeared to give testimony to the Election Commission, affirming that the party established Specter C to share profits, and both pointed to Panika Wanich as displaying dominating behavior over the party.
At 10:00 a.m. on 9 April 2026 at the Election Commission (EC) office, Mr. Tanawin Rattawat Angkun, an independent academic, spoke after giving testimony to the Committee for Gathering Facts and Evidence of the Political Party Registrar, Panel 2. Previously, he had filed a petition requesting the Constitutional Court to consider dissolving the Prachachon Party and pursue criminal charges related to Specter C Media Company Ltd. and Ms. Panika Wanich, spokesperson for the Progressives.
Mr. Tanawin said he provided information to the EC to support the dissolution petition, which concerns two points: whether Ms. Panika dominates the party, and whether the Prachachon Party operates for profit sharing. He submitted a diagram to the EC for clarity, starting with Specter C Company in 2020, which took a loan of 1.63 million baht to illustrate why Specter C conducts business and how that business relates to creditors. The EC was asked to consider the Future Forward building, which was occupied since the Progressive Foundation, Somjeed Enterprise Ltd., and another company linked to the building. All three companies share the same director and are interconnected. Ultimately, if the Prachachon Party is dissolved, its assets will transfer to the Progressive Foundation, where Ms. Panika is a director, as well as to Somjeed Company.
"This is new, in-depth information, including additional details about Laser ID. Many know that Specter C and the Prachachon Party used a website to collect data, and the leaked Laser ID data, for which Specter C as data processor has not taken responsibility. Instead, the Prachachon Party alone claimed responsibility, indicating it owns Specter C, a company that emerged out of nowhere. More importantly, the Prachachon Party has sought profits for sharing among themselves."
Mr. Tanawin added that he also introduced a new actor, Paysolution Ltd., for the EC's consideration. This company receives a share from donations made by citizens online to the Prachachon Party. For every 100 baht donated, the company charges a 1 baht fee plus 7 percent VAT. It is known that the management of Paysolution, who are MPs of the Prachachon Party, donated back to the party. This raises questions about whether the company's executives profit from these fees, and if this constitutes profit-seeking and sharing. Ultimately, donations to the party are tax-deductible, whereas other parties have members donate directly to the party's bank accounts.
"Paysolution is a company handling online money transfers. We ask whether it obtains personal data from donors who are Prachachon Party members. Currently, there are three entities involved: the Prachachon Party, Paysolution Ltd., and Specter C. Paysolution is another actor indicating that Specter C data from the website relates to profit-seeking and sharing. As MPs and party members, do they benefit from this profit-sharing? The EC must consider this."
Mr. Tanawin also updated on the petition to investigate appointments of MPs' assistants that allegedly do not meet required criteria. He learned from party members serving as assistants that they were instructed to submit names for assistant MP positions and to return their assistant salaries to the party via accounts owned by three party members. The party would reimburse 2,000 baht to recruit more members. Receipts have been submitted to the EC. Last week, the EC inspected a province to verify information and will request accounts for review. This is not only a profit-sharing scheme but also involves paying for party memberships, linked to Specter C as the website data processor.
"The party's website, managed by Specter C as data processor, is used for appointing MPs' assistants who then recruit more members by registering online, with Specter C processing data. Whether Specter C passes donation data to Paysolution remains to be seen."
Mr. Srisuwan Janya, chairman of the Love Nation, Love Land organization, disclosed that on the afternoon of 8 April, he gave testimony to the Committee for Gathering Facts and Evidence of the Political Party Registrar, Panel 2, at the EC. He confirmed that party executives and non-members cooperated in activities related to Specter C Company Ltd., a media company engaged in profit-sharing benefiting themselves, violating Sections 28 and 45 of the 2017 Political Parties Act. This was revealed publicly by Ms. Thisana Chunahavan, former Bangkok MP for the Prachachon Party. The party’s online membership registration requires applicants to provide Laser ID numbers (codes on the back of ID cards), and there may be IO operations driven by Specter C, potentially dominating party activities. This clearly violates Section 45 of the 2017 Political Parties Act because the party admitted long-term leaks of confidential member data. The fact-finding committee has allowed him seven days to submit additional evidence.