Chamlong sues EC commissioners

Yellow shirt leader Chamlong Srimuang Thursday sued the five election commissioners for allegedly failing to ensure fairness in the July 3 general election.

In his petition filed with the Supreme Court's Electoral Cases Division, Chamlong asked the court to declare the election void and order the Election Commission to hold a new election.

He accused EC chairman Apichart Sukhagganond and the four other election commissioners of wrongfully applying certain provisions of the electoral law that resulted in more than 2 million eligible voters failing to cast absentee votes.

The Nation