Bangkok: The Senate held its regular meeting today, with members eagerly awaiting the Election Commission's ruling on the Senate collusion case. Senators convened as usual, discussing important questions and laws. At 3 PM, 138 senators will await the Election Commission's decision on whether the collusion case involving senators will be sent to the Supreme Court.
According to Thai News Agency, the Senate meeting, chaired by General Kriengkrai Srirak, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate, covered various issues. Discussions included land and soil resources, the progress of the integrated fruit management center in Chanthaburi province, oversight of industrial waste from the Hongsa power plant in Laos, and water management in the Mun-Chi river basin and Khlong Hok Wa.
The Senate is also preparing to consider several important bills already approved by the House of Representatives. These include the draft Act on the Organization of the Ministry of Defence, the draft Act on the Military Court Act, the draft Act amending the Code of Civil Procedure, and the draft Act on the Regulations for Judicial Officers. Additionally, the Senate will consider the draft Act on Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi and the draft Act on Rajamangala University of Technology, the establishment of a joint committee for the draft Clean Air Management Act, and the appointment of committee members for vacant positions.
The atmosphere in the Senate meeting since this morning has been smooth and proceeding according to the normal agenda. However, attention is focused on the outcome of the Election Commission (EC) meeting, scheduled to make a ruling at 3:00 PM. The EC will determine whether to refer the case of alleged collusion in the Senate election to the Supreme Court. If the court accepts the petition, it will issue an order requiring the currently serving senators to temporarily cease performing their duties.
Among those accused, according to the opinion of the 26th Central Investigation Committee, there are 138 current senators who are still in office. The majority of these senators remain calm and continue to perform their duties as normal.