Two officials are accused of using their positions of power to ask DSI to investigate complaints of rigging.
PUBLISHED: 26 Mar 2025 at 19: 39
The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition from 92 legislators asking them to act on whether Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong and Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai may lose their articles because they allegedly interfered with the Senate election process.
The petition asks to know whether the ministers ‘ actions in relation to their participation in a special investigation into vote-rigging in the previous year’s poll, particularly Article 170, Paragraph 1( 4 ), were in violation of the constitution.
The lawmakers have accused both ministers of abuse of power by using the DSI to destroy the Election Commission’s freedom.
The judge granted the complaint and instructed the officials to respond within 15 days. No compelling facts has yet been presented to support such a move, so it decided not to dismiss them at this point.
After some losing individuals complained that the Election Commission appeared to be dragging its foot in investigating irregularities, the DSI was asked to look into some aspects of the 2024 election.
The Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest gathering in the partnership, is the subject of the investigation, which centers on allegations of cooperation to influence the election of lawmakers.  ,
At least 120 senators make up the traditional “blue” union, which is the former home of Bhumjaithai father Newin Chidchob, out of a complete of 200.
When the DSI began its primary questions,” Blue” union lawmakers were furious. The EC did investigate collusion while the agency immediately decided to restrain its analysis into money laundering.
The Election Commission announced recently that it had discovered 27 “promising” cases of cooperation, but it hasn’t yet decided whether to release a full inspection. Additionally, it expressed gratitude for DSI help because the situation was exceedingly complex.