MP Parit Defends Ethics Probe, Calls Blue Senators Hypocritical
Parit Wacharasin, an MP from the People's Party, rejected an ethics complaint filed by Blue‑group senators, accusing them of hypocrisy and a conflict of interest over Senate appointments. Speaking at Parliament on 20 October 2069, he said he had seen the unsigned complaint documents and remained ready to cooperate with any investigation. Parit insisted his actions were ethical and that he would recuse himself from any ethics‑committee matters involving himself.
Parit Wacharasin, MP for the People's Party and deputy leader, dismissed the Blue‑group senators’ ethics complaint, saying they have no right to lecture him. He accused the senators of a conflict of interest, noting their own involvement in appointing Election Commission members and benefiting Bhumjaithai allies. Speaking at Parliament on 20 October 2069, Parit said he had seen the complaint documents but they lacked signatures, and he remained ready to cooperate with any investigation. Earlier, the House Police Committee had invited him for questioning; he gave full cooperation and was ready to undergo the process. Parit insisted his actions did not breach ethics, arguing that if a political group tried to rig the Senate election to seize independent agencies and dismantle oversight, their conduct would not be wrong. He said ethical MPs elected by the people should not stay silent but should fully investigate and reveal the truth so that those involved in wrongdoing cannot escape accountability. He stressed that his duties were entrusted by the electorate and did not violate ethics. When asked whether the complaint might affect his role as head of the opposition whip, Parit said he understood the request was not about his overall conduct as whip chairman, but that as a member of the ethics committee he should recuse himself from cases involving him—a principle he already upheld. He questioned the hypocrisy of blue‑group senators preaching about conflict of interest while they themselves had helped place people in the Election Commission and later voted to dismiss complaints against many senators, including benefactors of the Bhumjaithai Party. Parit said he did not know the complainants’ motives but was prepared to face any proceeding.
