Criminal verdict due on Sept 15
The Criminal Court is due to deliver a verdict next month on the malfeasance case against the former Election Commission over its inquiry into allegations the Thai Rak Thai Party hired small parties to compete in the election.
Democrat secretary-general Su-thep Thaugsuban filed the charge against the EC, EC chairman Vasana Puemlarp and election commissioners Prinya Nakchudtree and Virachai Naew-boonnien for favouring Thai Rak Thai in the investigation into the alleged election fraud. The final defendant's testimony finished yesterday. The court asked the plaintiff and defendants to file their closing statements within 20 days. The verdict will be announced on September 15. The last defendant to testify yesterday was Police Maj-General Adisorn Jintapat, a member of the EC's fact-finding sub-committee on the election fraud case. He said he was among a few sub-committee members who wanted the EC to more fully investigate the allegation against Thai Rak Thai while the sub-committee chairman Nam Yimyaem concluded the case saying the evidence was enough to find Thai Rak Thai guilty.
Kesinee Taengkhiew The Nation
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