The Office of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) hereby discloses the resolutions of the Election Commission of Thailand concerning the investigation files relating to the Selection of Senators under Allegation No. 1 and Allegation No. 2, considered on 14 September 2026, with details as follows:

          1. Allegation No. 1 Section 76, paragraph one, of the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators B.E. 2561 (2018) provides: “Any executive member of a political party or holder of any other position in a political party, member of the House of Representatives, member of a local assembly, local administrator or holder of a political position, who by any means performs an act assisting any candidate in being selected as a senator or preventing any candidate from being selected shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of one year to ten years and to a fine of twenty thousand to two hundred thousand Baht and the Court shall order revocation of such person’s right to candidacy in an election.”

The Election Commission of Thailand resolved not to submit a petition to the Supreme Court and not to institute criminal proceedings against 21 respondents. The resolutions were as follows:

          Unanimous resolution: 7 respondents

          Resolution by 6 votes to 1: 2 respondents

          Resolution by 5 votes to 2: 12 respondents

2. Allegation No. 2 Section 76, paragraph two, of the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators B.E. 2561 (2018) provides: “Any candidate who gives consent to an executive member of a political party or a holder of any other position in a political party, a member of the House of Representatives, a member of a local assembly, a local administrator or a holder of a political position for assisting him in being selected as a senator shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of one year to ten years and to a fine of twenty thousand to two hundred thousand Baht and the Court shall order revocation of such person’s right to candidacy in an election.”

The Election Commission of Thailand resolved by a majority vote (5 votes to 2) not to submit a petition to the Supreme Court and not to institute criminal proceedings against 140 respondents.

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