Senate candidates file a complaint with the Election Commission to investigate leaked data from more than 23,000 names.

Election Commission, Senatorial applicants submit a letter requesting the Election Commission to investigate the leaked information of more than 23,000 senatorial applicants, fearing that fraudsters will use them to cause damage. Mr. Klaeng Kuptakaraphinyo Senate candidate and Mr. Wanna Horkanya, Senate candidate, submitted a letter to Mr. Itthiphon Boonprakong, Chairman of the Election Commission. Request an inspection Publishing the personal information of Senate candidates and the names of those elected at the district level to the provincial level. After submitting the letter, Mr. Kengkhan revealed that from the selection of senators at the district level Scheduled for June 9, 2024 nationwide after the selection is complete. Approximately from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the personal information of the Senate candidates and the names of those selected at the district level to the provincial level were published via the Line application in groups and there was Forwarded through the group application Line to a wide audience. The essence of such personal information is the disclosure of 13-digit national ID card information without permission. This is considered a violation of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) according to the Personal Data Protection Act 2019, which may cause severe and widespread damage. Since the information of 23,645 applicants has been disclosed, this is why an investigation is requested. Publishing the personal information of Senate candidates and the names of those elected at the district level to the provincial level. and clarify the facts Mr. Wanna's side He added that Such information was sent in the form of an "Excel" file. In this file, all senatorial candidates in the district level You can go in and see. If the said file falls into the hands of fraudsters, it is used to commit fraud or the data files of more than 20,000 names are sold. It will cause damage to the country and economy, including individuals who will lose their property. Therefore, it will be submitted to the PDP A office for parallel work in the inspection. If the matter is neglected and allowed to pass The current damage call center calling It's already serious enough. Therefore, we do not want innocent people to be harmed. Therefore, we ask for justice from government agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. So that no damage will occur in the future. Mr. Kengkhan further said that he would like the Election Commission to increase the measures more strictly. Because the information of more than 20,000 applicants has been revealed, this is considered very dangerous. When asked whether government agencies were involved in the dissemination of such information, Mr. Wanna said that he did not want to incriminate him. Because there is no evidence But it is the duty of government agencies to verify and investigate the facts. which after this We don't want anything bad to happen again. Source: Thai News Agency