Dech Phi” brings evidence to investigate ethics of “Uncle Pom” who took leave from parliament meeting to travel abroad, which is considered a violation of Section 128, requesting to investigate whether he received a bribe or not.
Mr. Prompong Noppharit, former spokesman of the Pheu Thai Party, submitted a letter to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) requesting an investigation into the leave of absence from the parliamentary meeting, citing travel abroad by General Prawit Wongsuwan, MP for the party list and leader of the Palang Pracharath Party, in 3 periods: 27-29 March 2024, 18-20 June 2024, and 31 July – 1 August 2024, totaling 8 days, to see if it falls under the category of a state official receiving assets or other benefits that can be calculated as money from anyone, apart from assets or benefits that should be received according to the law or not, because he received information that it was a personal mission and was in the nature of “flying in luxury, living in comfort”.
Mr. Prompong
said that the latest commander of the Immigration Bureau refused to provide details and information about General Prawit’s travel, which he had requested in a letter on September 30, but stated that government agencies could send a letter requesting an inspection to the Immigration Bureau. He therefore submitted a petition to the NACC asking them to be the inspector.
In this regard, I personally received information from a source at Don Mueang Airport (M-JET) that the overseas travels of General Prawit and his entourage during all 3 periods were by private plane, flight VPCKB once and flight N519CP twice. Therefore, I would like the NACC to investigate whether this is true or not because General Prawit is an MP and a state official who receives a salary from the people’s taxes.
‘All the information was given to me by a well-wisher for me to investigate. If it is true, it is considered a VVIP trip because it is likely to use a private plane, stay in a luxury hotel, and eat at a five-star level. The person wh
o provided the information asked me to investigate whether General Prawit paid for the trip himself or if someone sponsored him for the entire trip. Because if General Prawit did not pay for the expenses himself, it would be a violation of the NACC Act, Section 128, on the grounds of being a government official receiving more than 3,000 baht. If it is true, it is an offense punishable by imprisonment according to the law, the right to political rights will be revoked, and he will be removed from office,’ said Mr. Prompong.
Source: Thai News Agency