Democrat Party secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban said he is confident that the alleged illegal 258 million baht campaign donation from petrochemical company TPI Polene will not lead to the dissolution of the ruling party.
The Election Commission decided on Thursday to hand the case to the political party registrar for a ruling. EC chairman Apichart Sukhagganond is the ex-officio political party registrar.The deputy prime minister said this matter involves individuals and not the party as a whole.
If the party registrar rules that the donation was inviolation of Section 94 of the Political Party Act, the EC will take up the case again for consideration.
If the party registrar decides the case against the party is unfounded, it will be dismissed immediately.