EC chief 'sorry' about remarks on YouTubeSawaeng: Words 'taken out of context'Election Commission (EC) secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee has issued an apology following widespread criticism over remarks he made in a YouTube video, in which he said: "If you don't trust the commissioners, then don't go to vote." In a Facebook post on Wednesday, he said he regretted causing public discomfort and stressed that his comments had been taken out of context. He said public trust in elections rests on two pillars: the system and the people who operate it. When only a single sentence was taken and presented without the surrounding context, it led to misinterpretation and unnecessary public unease," he wrote. Assist Prof Ponson proposed comprehensive reform through a new constitution, endorsed by a public referendum, as a more sustainable solution.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2026 23:36 UTC