PUBLISHED: 3 Jan 2025 at 04: 00
According to the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC), three former MPs were found guilty of using proxy to vote while reading an executive loan decree in September 2013.
Both Saranwut Sarankate of Pheu Thai and Chaiwut Pongpaew and Pirapol Laparojkit, both from the Democrat Party, were accused of allowing their coworkers to throw ballots on their behalf.
The trio was excluded from the whole meeting to deliberate the decree, but meeting records indicated that they were present during the voting process. This suggested that other MPs could enroll and cast their own ballots.
The attorney-general would receive the results via the NACC, which the NACC promised to do in order to file claims. Under Part 172 of the anti-corruption laws, their actions are deemed to be illegal.
In a separate investigation, the NACC even found Natchanon Srikorkua, a former Bhumjaithai MP for Songkhla, at fault for an morality violation. The investigation focused on an alleged conflict of interest during Mr. Natchanon’s 2019 career as Songkhla MP.
The original MP was admitted for health care at a privately operated clinic in Bangkok from September 19 to September 21 and from September 23 to October 18 in 2019, according to the NACC. When he was discharged, more than 1.33 million baht of his 1.44 million ringgit act was reportedly paid by three persons.
Mr. Natchanon reportedly refunded the medical costs from the Office of the House Secretariat using the certificate. Eventually, he allegedly nominated one of the people who had already paid for the medical expenses as his advisor.
The original MP’s actions were deemed a violation of social standards and a conflict of interest by the NACC. The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division will handle the case involving democratic holder buyers.