A group of senators has accused the opposition People’s Party (PP) of misleading the public with false claims about the 2024 Senate election in an effort to discredit the upper House.
The group also urged the Election Commission (EC) to investigate whether list-MP Parit Wacharasindhu had unlawfully disclosed election-related evidence during a seminar held on Sunday at parliament.
Phisit Apivatanapong, a senator who serves as spokesperson for the Senate whip, said the party had deliberately chosen parliament as the venue for the seminar to lend credibility to its allegations.
He insisted the Senate had fully cooperated with all investigations into the election, adding that senators had carried out their duties in accordance with the law.
He accused Mr Parit and other speakers of presenting “clickbait” content designed to attract public attention rather than provide factual information, alleging the seminar sought to mislead the public and diminish the legitimacy of the Senate.
At the event, Mr Parit described the Senate election as a fraud because evidence, some of which his party revealed last month, suggested the organised recruitment of candidates and voters through payments and other inducements.
Mr Phisit also questioned how Mr Parit had obtained documents and video purportedly linked to the EC’s investigation into the election.
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