Bangkok: Lot 3 of the Senate members gradually acknowledged the charges and explained the case of collusion in selecting the Senate members. “Senator Maria” revealed after giving a clarification for 2 hours that she is confident, complete, and comfortable.
According to Thai News Agency, reporters reported that after the 26th Investigation and Inquiry Committee of the Election Commission issued a letter informing senators to acknowledge the charges in order to clarify their involvement in the collusion case of selecting senators, a total of 24 individuals, which is the third lot that postponed the clarification from May 29-30 due to the Senate meeting engagement.
Ms. Maria Paoprathan, a police lieutenant, revealed that she had traveled to meet the 26th Investigation Committee this morning. She spent about 2 hours explaining. The officers asked her questions about the issues in the letter of accusation. She was asked to sign to acknowledge the accusation. She answered all the questions without submitting any documents or evidence. However, if there are any additional documents or evidence, they can be submitted later. If the Investigation Committee has any additional questions, she will contact them to provide additional clarification. Initially, no additional appointments have been made because this is only a preliminary inquiry. It is expected that the Investigation Committee will have to compile the information to gather the facts first.
When asked if she felt comfortable or worried about anything after explaining to the investigation committee, Ms. Maria said she felt more comfortable doing her duty because she had met and explained so there would be no ambiguity. When there were accusations and complaints, she did her duty to call the senators to explain. She did her duty and came to explain. As for the accusations, she could not give details because the investigation report was confidential and the accusations were different for each senator.