Earlier last week, Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) announced its long-awaited decision on whether to refer allegations of collusion in the manipulation of the 2024 Senate election to the courts. The referrals were the product of a joint investigative panel formed by the EC and the Department of Special Investigation in July 2026. That recommendation produced 229 potential referrals to the Supreme Court. The question of whether the EC would refer all 229 individuals to the authorities for trial was closely watched – and posed a stiff test of political transparency and accountability in Thailand.
However, in investigating whether powerful political interests,
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