Parit Vacharasinthu points out that the Appeal Court President's ruling opens the way for "every citizen" to be recognized as a victim in the Senate fraud case and to sue directly in court. He emphasizes that this case will not end easily for both the Election Commission and blue-affiliated politicians.
7 Nov 2026 GMT+7 Parit Vacharasinthu, a party-list Member of Parliament from the People’s Party. He spoke about progress in holding accountable those involved in the Senate fraud. After the Election Commission's majority voted on 14 Sept to prosecute only 77 accused individuals, he has consistently maintained that the case cannot end there because the resolution violates principles, laws, and evidence. Moreover, it deliberately ignores three major issues: the large-scale organized network, its connections to the Bhumjaithai Party, and the precedents and standards the EC has applied in the past.
Parit added that today's ruling by the Appeal Court President further confirms that the Senate fraud case will not be easily closed regarding two groups beyond the initial 77 accused whom the EC resolved to prosecute.
The first group is the "blue-affiliated EC members." Previously, many expressed concern that legal action against EC members for misconduct under Section 157 of the Criminal Code would be limited to proceedings through the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) only, raising doubts whether the NACC would investigate the EC impartially, given that both the NACC and EC members were approved by the same blue-affiliated Senate.
. However, the latest ruling by the Appeal Court President not only confirms victims' rights to directly sue the EC at the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct but more importantly, defines "victims" of the Senate fraud broadly to include all Thai citizens deprived of their sovereign power. This means that while it was previously expected only Senate reserves or Senate candidates could directly sue the EC in court, now all ordinary citizens are recognized as victims and can file lawsuits against the EC independently.
Therefore, once the EC officially releases the full ruling regarding the 14 September resolution, which by law must be published within 60 days or by 13 Nov 2026, the misconduct details of the EC will be publicly clear. This ruling will serve as key evidence citizens can use to initiate lawsuits against the EC at the Criminal Court for Corruption.
The second group is "the blue-affiliated politicians behind the scenes." Parit said that when the EC submits its petition to prosecute the 77 accused to the Supreme Court, which must be completed within 60 days from the ruling's completion date (by 12 Jan 2027), the Supreme Court will have authority under Section 226 of the Constitution to investigate facts and gather further evidence. If the court’s inquiry reveals clear evidence of other wrongdoers involved—such as the Prime Minister, ministers, MPs, or party executive members—the EC is legally obligated to recognize these facts and must issue resolutions to prosecute such leading figures as well before the Supreme Court.
At the end, Parit stressed that if at that time the EC faces lawsuits from citizens at the corruption court for misconduct, it must carefully and seriously consider any action that would constitute neglect or repeated misconduct intended to prematurely close the case. "This democratic crime must not be cut short to only prosecuting the 77 accused."