A senator responded to "Ice Cream"'s criticism, saying it is inappropriate to generalize from the Election Commission member's remarks in the video. He noted that it has not yet been proven that there was any collusion in the senator selection process because it is still unknown who will be chosen as senators.
On 14 June 2026, Police Major General Chatwatt Saengphet, a senator, commented on the case where Parit Wacharasindhu, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party, revealed evidence of collusion in the nationwide senator election day, featuring a recording of an Election Commission official speaking. “You are going to be senators; please vote honestly.” He said this recording is claimed as evidence suggesting collusion in the senator selection. From his perspective as a former investigator, he raised questions about the clip: If the Election Commission or its staff found evidence of candidates violating rules by bringing documents unrelated to the Senator Form 3 or candidate introduction into polling booths, why did they not take immediate action? Why not summon the offenders to meet the EC director, charge them with violations, and deal with each case individually? Instead, they left it unattended and later accused all candidates collectively of collusion in the senator selection.
Regarding the Election Commission official's statement: “You are going to be senators; please vote honestly.” Police Major General Chatwatt believes this does not prove that collusion in senator selection actually occurred. He questioned how the EC could know at that time who would be chosen as senators. It is not appropriate to accuse everyone of corruption based on that. Personally, he is not worried about the clip, confident that the selection process was conducted properly. Having served as a police chief and provincial police chief with many acquaintances, he said he cannot say whether the clip is strong evidence. The final outcome depends on the EC's judgment, but he affirmed he is not concerned.