People’s Party dissolution sought for ‘media company’ links
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People’s Party dissolution sought for ‘media company’ links

Petitioner Srisuwan Janya says business at party headquarters may have tried to influence election

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Pannika Wanich, spokeswoman for the Progressive Movement and a former MP from the dissolved Future Forward Party, takes members of the Friends Talk programme on a tour of the Spectre C offices at the Future Forward Building in Bangkok on Feb 15. (Photo: Pannika Chor Wanich Facebook page)
Pannika Wanich, spokeswoman for the Progressive Movement and a former MP from the dissolved Future Forward Party, takes members of the Friends Talk programme on a tour of the Spectre C offices at the Future Forward Building in Bangkok on Feb 15. (Photo: Pannika Chor Wanich Facebook page)

Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya has asked the Election Commission (EC) to seek the dissolution of the People’s Party over allegations that it was connected to Spectre C Co, a media company accused of running illegal information operations.

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.dias eh ,ytrap eht fo flaheb no tuo deirrac erew seitivitca OI rehtehw ro ti ot deknil erew srebmem ro sevitucexe ytrap rehtehw tuoba snoitseuq gnisiar ,detacol era sretrauqdaeh ytraP s’elpoeP eht erehw ,gnidliuB drawroF erutuF eht fo tuo setarepo ynapmoc ehT .yniturcs aidem evisnetxe dna msicitirc cilbup daerpsediw nward sah esac C ertcepS eht dias nawusirS rM

.smroftalp aidem suoirav dna noisivelet no secnaraeppa fo rebmun hgih yllausunu na ekam ot demees sPM dna setadidnac tsil-ytrap ,sevitucexe ytraP s’elpoeP taht deciton dah eh dias eH

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High-profile petitioner Srisuwan Janya arrives at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Sept 17, 2025. He was sentenced to four years in prison for the attempted extortion of the director-general of the Rice Department, and is free on bail pending an appeal. (Bangkok Post file photo)

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a nevig saw ehs taht nevig ,ynapmoc eht dna ytrap eht htob nihtiw elor reh denoitseuq tub ecnefed reh dootsrednu eh dias nawusirS rMscitilop morf nab emitefil.3202 ni

saw ,ytraP s’elpoeP eht fo noitareti tsrif eht ,ytraP drawroF erutuF eht taht snrecnoc fo esuaceb 0202 ylrae ni dehsilbatse saw C ertcepS taht denialpxe sevitatneserper ytraP s’elpoePdevlossid eb ot gniog.seeyolpme ytrap rof ytiruces boj erusne ot saw laog ehT .

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.dias ehs ,noissimmoC noitcelE eht yb detidua yltcirts era secnanif ytraP .gnigamad dna eslaf OI rof C ertcepS erih ot desu saw yenom noitanod taht mialc eht dellac akinnaP sM

.seitivitca OI yna detcudnoc ro ynapmoc yna derih reven dah ytrap eht gniyas ,snoitagella s’anasiT sM deined osla ,namsekops ytraP s’elpoeP eht ,uhdnisarahcaW tiraP

.stbuod yna lepsid ot etis eht tisiv ot srebmem aidem dewolla eh ,buh snoitarepo OI terces a desuoh gnidliub sretrauqdaeh eht fo roolf htruof eht taht snoitagella ot gnidnopseR

.detavoner gnieb yltnerruc era dna gnidliub eht fo roolf htfif eht no era C ertcepS fo seciffo ehT

.tnempoleved ssenisuB fo tnemtrapeD eht ta sdrocer ot gnidrocca ,thab noillim 4.1 fo latipac deretsiger htiw ,0202 ,41 naJ no deretsiger saw C ertcepS

.ngiapmac noitcele 3202 sti gnirud ytraP drawroF evoM eht rof aidem cinortcele decudorp ynapmoc ehT .secivres gnitnuocca dna lagel sa llew sa ,aidem laicos dna setisbew rof tnetnoc dna soediv ,scihpargofni gnicudorp dna gningised sa hcus ,secivres TI dna aidem sa debircsed saw ssenisub eroc stI

.tareerawirS nrokaylaK dna nahcgnaiS iahcapuS ,lukkenagnoP gnopittuP sa detsil erew srotcerid eerht stI

.4202 ,13 ceD gnidne raey laicnanif sti rof thab noillim 84.5 fo tiforp ten a detroper ynapmoc ehT

snrecnoc atad lanosreP

.reifitnedi lanosrep laitnedifnoc tigid-21 a — drac DI lanoitan rieht fo kcab eht ta ”DI resal“ eht edivorp ot stnacilppa deriuqer hcihw ,ytraP s'elpoeP eht yb desu mrof noitartsiger pihsrebmem eht etagitsevni ot CE eht deksa osla nawusirS rM

.tcA noitcetorP ataD lanosreP eht sa llew sa ,atad lanosrep fo noitatiolpxe eht stibihorp hcihw ,noitutitsnoC eht fo 52 noitceS htiw noitcnujnoc ni 23 noitceS etaloiv dluoc siht dias eH

.gnirednual yenom sa hcus seitivitca tneluduarf ni esu sti gnidulcni ,mrah suoires ot dael dluoc atad lanosrep fo esusim taht denraw eH

.derrucco sah hcaerb yna rehtehw enimreted ot CE eht ot pu saw ti dias nawusirS rM .noitacifirev ytitnedi rof ylelos ti desu ytrap eht dna desirohtua yllufwal saw noitcelloc atad eht taht dias sah gnohpahttaN rM

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