Politics Up to 60 Thai Senators Face Disqualification Over Vote-Rigging Allegations

[Mason45]

All farangs are dirty was that the pot calling kettle black?

[Jack Hammer]

19 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

In Thailand a burger flipper, 7-11 cashier can earn enough money to buy their own home  Something impossible for most people living in the west. Is life here really that bad for citizens?

Where would they be purchasing their home and what would be the average price of the home purchased by those individuals you mentioned?

[BritManToo]

21 minutes ago, Jack Hammer said:

Where would they be purchasing their home and what would be the average price of the home purchased by those individuals you mentioned?

Almost everywhere outside of tourist hotspots. A couple both earning minimum wage can get a mortgage of 1.2M easy.

[Purdey]

I am surprised that they will only lose their electoral rights and will not be imprisoned for life? I would think that corruption would be a crime.

[TheFishman1]

Unregulated corruption from the top to the bottom and where’s the Red Bull kid TIT

[lavender19]

Nothing will happen 

[Srikcir]

Unique to democratic Thailand:

Election rigging in a rigged election.

 

[Srikcir]

Unique to Thai-style democratic Thailand:

(S)Election rigging in a rigged (s)election.

 

[crazykopite]

No way vote rigging in Thailand never never never this must be a mistake with a government that is all for transparency !

[OldmanJ]

Many people are away that Thailand is not a Democratic country and many things are swayed by the induction of cash or even strong intimadation

[OldmanJ]

Many people are away that Thailand is not a Democratic country and many things are swayed by the induction of cash or even strong intimadation

[OldmanJ]

Thailand is not a democratic country and many unusual things tend to happen especially if it doesn't make sense

[candide]

I initially wondered how Bhumjaithai could have managed to get so many Senators from an selection process well controlled by the yellow-green network (they are certainly not the only ones who could be corrupt, so it cannot be the main reason).

 

The explanation I got is that, as the ex-Junta's parties were too discredited, the yellow-green network switched to Bhumjaithai as the main party to defend its interests.

 

If true, they shouldn't be too annoyed by courts. But then it also depends in which direction stratospheric winds are blowing....

 

It should be remembered that the Organic Act on the Installation of Senators does not prohibit vote swapping since the Senate election system requires the candidates to vote among themselves and encouraging other candidates to vote reciprocally is not considered illegal. Instead, the election system is inherently designed for vote swapping among the candidates. So it needs to be proven in court that those votes were made in exchange for a benefit (ex. Money or position).

 

Another important issue is what happens if they are convicted. Replace them by BJT people on the reserve list, or nullify the whole election? If they are just replaced, it would be a good compromise for BJT, allowing to officially dislodge corruption, while keeping BJT's influence intact. It would be coherent with Anutin distancing himself from the 60 Senators (actually, he may get rid of competitors, so it may be beneficial for him)