The Election Commission is preparing to take action against the Prachachon Party, Progressive Movement, iLaw, and independent senators in three remaining cases of collusion in Senate elections, after the 26th subcommittee found suspicious banquet arrangements at the Jupiter Room, IMPACT, where collusion meetings were held at provincial and national levels.
At 13:00 on 16 Sep 2026 GMT+7, at the Election Commission office, reporters noted that Narong Klanwarin, chairman of the Election Commission, announced the results of individual votes on accused persons on 14 Sep. The majority decided to prosecute only 77 accused in the 2024 Senate election collusion case out of a total of 427 accused in the Senate election fraud case. Meanwhile, three cases remain under investigation by the 26th central subcommittee on investigation and inquiry.
Recently, reports indicate that the three pending cases involve collusion allegations against three groups: 1. Senate candidates from Prachachon Party, Progressive Movement, and iLaw at the provincial level; 2. Senate candidates from the same parties at the national level; and 3. Independent senators. These cases concern a meeting of Senate candidates held at the Jupiter Room, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, where preliminary information shows that food and venue expenses were paid by an organizer, not by the candidates themselves. Although some senators claimed to have paid by dropping money into a box outside the meeting room and purchasing their own food, the organizer has not clarified, clearly indicating a banquet arrangement violating election laws.
Moving forward, the Election Commission will consider whether the 26th subcommittee will continue handling the investigation or if a new subcommittee will be appointed, as Lieutenant Colonel Chanin Noilek, Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission and chair of the 26th subcommittee, is set to retire at the end of September.