A group of reserve senators petitioned the Supreme Court's Election Case Division to summon all evidence related to the 427 senatorial election collusion cases for review, expressing suspicion that the Election Commission excluded 77 cases by possibly misapplying criminal evidence standards out of context.
On 16 September 2026, the group of reserve senators went to the Supreme Court's Election Case Division to submit a petition requesting a thorough, transparent, and fair examination of the facts and evidence concerning the 2024 senatorial election. They emphasized that this action was not intended to pressure the court’s decision or accuse any individual but was an exercise of legal rights as directly affected parties.
Police Lieutenant General Kamrob Panyakaw stated that following the Election Commission's resolution on 14 September 2026 to file cases against only 77 individuals out of 427 accused in an investigation totaling 75,722 pages, questions arose about the criteria used to exclude many accused. He questioned whether all evidence and connection networks were fully considered.
The reserve senators requested the Supreme Court to examine whether the Election Commission misapplied criminal proof standards. According to Section 62 of the Organic Act on the Election of Senators, evidence need not be beyond reasonable doubt as in criminal cases; rather, if there is credible evidence indicating the election was not conducted fairly or honestly, the Election Commission must immediately forward the matter to the Supreme Court. Past Supreme Court rulings in election cases have accepted circumstantial evidence, communication data, voting behavior, and connection networks, not limited to direct proof of money payments.
As candidates who participated honestly, allowing senatorial election results to be influenced by organized collusion, tacit agreements, vote trading, or systematic vote control without proper scrutiny diminishes the rights of honest candidates and distorts the constitution’s intent.
Today, we ask the Supreme Court's Election Case Division to accept the petition and exercise its legal authority to summon the investigation and inquiry files, reports from involved committees, and all relevant evidence concerning all 427 individuals for thorough verification of the facts.
Police Lieutenant General Kamrob affirmed that this petition is not a fight to secure a position for any individual but a struggle for the principle that senators, who hold significant constitutional power, must be selected by a process the public trusts as honest and fair. They respect the court’s independence and are ready to accept its judgment through due process. Their sole request is that no evidence or relevant persons be excluded from examination before the court fully considers the facts.