• 
• 

Published on January 4, 2008

Prakit Poldet, Pornchai Srisuriyanyothin and Rungroj Thongsri argued that the commission had not allowed them to rebut charges relating to electoral fraud.

They said the probe against them was conducted in an unfair manner.

They asked the council to issue an injunction against their disqualification in order to pave the way for an appellate review, in which the three could present a defence.

Meanwhile, commission member Somchai Juengprasert released three internal documents as proof he had no involvement in dispatching 708 Special Branch police to investigate campaign violations.

After the Special Branch became involved, one of its reports led to the Buri Ram disqualifications. Somchai said he had no role in the matter.

In November, the commission voted unanimously to put him in charge of checking campaign violations. It also appointed 1,200 investigators to assist, he said.

On December 18, his four colleagues made an about-turn decision without him to involve the Special Branch, he said.

The Nation