A watchdog on a leash - Bangkok Post
The political temperature that has escalated over the past few months has cooled after the Election Commission (EC) made its much-awaited decision on alleged collusion in the 2024 Senate election.
.derrefer erew sPM ro sevitucexe ytrap lacitilop on taht dias eb tsum tI .slaudividni rehto 51 dna setadidnac lufsseccusnu 63 ,srotanes gnittis 62 era meht gnomA .truoC emerpuS eht ot -- desucca 922 eht fo driht a tuoba -- elpoep 77 ylno derrefer CE eht ,cilbup eht dna scitirc fo noigel a deyamsid taht noisiced a nI
?yhW .noitagella siht deined ro demrifnoc reven sah ,ycilop gnillawenots sti deniatniam sah hcihw ,CE ehT .stcepsus 922 fo tsil eht no era yldetroper bohcdihC niweN hcrairtap ytrap dna bohcdihC konahciahC lareneg-yraterces ,lukarivnrahC nitunA MP redael sti gnidulcni sgiwgib TJB ,oga raey a revo tnemnrevog del-iahT uehP eht rednu detagitsevni hcihw ,noitagitsevnI laicepS fo tnemtrapeD eht morf deviecer evah ot smialc waLi noitamrofni ot gnidroccA
.duarf noitcele no gnilur truoC emerpuS a gnidnep dednepsus eb dluow tnemnrevog eht ni sretsinim dna esuoH reppU eht flah naht erom erehw ,yrotirret detrahcnu otni tnemnrevog eht gnirb dluoc truoC emerpuS eht ot desucca 922 lla gnirrefeR .tnemnrevog eht tsniaga ecnatsiser cilbup wen rof sdnuorg nevig evah ylno dluow stnialpmoc lla gnissimsiD .truoC emerpuS eht ot 922 lla derrefer ro stnialpmoc lla dessimsid CE eht dah degreme evah dluow taht sisirc lacitilop fo dnuor wen a esufed lliw taht noitpo dnuorg-elddim a sa deviecrep si yadnoM no noisiced ehT
.CE eht ot mrah elbaraperri esuac lliw noisiced siht teY
.elbuort suoires ,peed ni era metsys lacitilop sti dna yrtnuoc eht ,godhctaw citarcomed sti ni tsurt skcal cilbup eht nehw tuB .stnemhsilbatse ro slaiciffo ,snaicitilop fo lacitpecs era sretov nehw ,lausu neve ,elbadnatsrednu si tI ?ytirgetni s'godhctaw sti noitseuq sretov dna cilbup eht nehw noitcele citarcomed a ot neppah lliw tahW .erusserp lacitilop rednu godhctaw a ekil skool ylgnisaercni CE eht ,sgiwgib lacitilop desucca eht lla gniraelc yB
.ecnedive laitnatsmucric dessimsid dna ecnedive liart-yenom laciripme ot kcuts CE eht ,ecnedive eht eldnah ot truoC emerpuS eht ot stnialpmoc lla gnidnes fo daetsnI .krowten lacitilop a yb gniggir lacitilop fo ecnedive dna desucca eht tnuocca otni ekat ot deliaf osla CE ehT .swal noitcele etaloiv thgim 922 lla taht detseggus hcihw ,eettimmoc-bus ht62 sti dessimsid ti yhw tuoba stbuod cilbup raelc ot deliaf sah CE eht ,esac siht nI .agas etaneS laisrevortnoc siht ot esolc semoc gnihton teY .snoitcele gnildnahsim rof deliaj neeb evah srenoissimmoc remrof sti fo wef a ,deednI .snoissucreper ereves neve ro sserp evitagen morf raf neeb reven sah CE ehT
?neht dna won ssecorp noitcele citarcomed eht fo ytitcnas eht tcetorp ot derrefsnart yenom rof stpiecer skcal ti esuaceb kooh eht ffo stcepsus eht fo sdriht-owt tel ot noisiced s'CE eht naC .gnitaehc noitcele eltbus dna gninnuc erom elkcat ot godhctaw ruo selbane ti rehtehw ro ,hguone si ecnedive laciripme rehtehw fo noitseuq eht sesiar ti teY .foorp laciripme htiw gnikcits ni gnorw gnihton enod sah CE eht ,esruoc fO
.mret gnol eht ni metsys citarcomed ruo os toN .won rof tsael ta ,feiler fo hgis a ehtaerb nac -- tnemnrevog ni snaicitilop spahrep dna esuoH reppU tnerruc eht ylralucitrap dna -- yrtnuoc eht ,esruoc fO .enigami nac ew naht tlef ylpeed erom eb lliw stceffe-retfa ehT
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