Two of the 26 senators, Niphon and Atcharapan, deny wrongdoing in the senator election rigging case after the Election Commission resolved to send the matter to the Supreme Court. They revealed they have already provided explanations and are not worried.
15 Sep 2026 GMT+7 Mr. Niphon Ekwanich, Senator He said he is not worried about being one of the 26 senators whom the Election Commission has decided to send to the Supreme Court for consideration in the senator election rigging case. He will wait to see what charges the Election Commission brings but insists he did nothing wrong as alleged and has already explained before. When asked about reports of financial links connected to the election, Mr. Niphon declined to answer, waved his hand, and walked away.
Meanwhile, Ms. Atcharapan Homros, Senator, said she is not worried about being one of the 26 senators. When further asked to confirm if she denies any wrongdoing as alleged and if she has already explained to the Election Commission, Ms. Atcharapan replied, "Yes, I have." Regarding a question about senators embracing each other this morning as a form of encouragement, Ms. Atcharapan said they hug every day. When reporters pressed whether they will fight their cases separately and not as a group, Ms. Atcharapan responded, "Yes."