Suriya cleared from duty free case

 Klanarong Chantik, a commissioner as spokesman, said the majority commissioners resolved that Suriya and accomplices did not violate the Public-Private Joint Venture Act in awarding the concession as the project value is less than Bt1 billion. Meanwhile, such award did not violate the public procurement law as more than 1 company joined the bidding.
 Suriya served the Thaksin administration. Aside from this case, he was implicated in the unscrupulous procurement of scanners for the airport.

Suriya then acted as chairman of Airports of Thailand Plc, the operator of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and chairman of the working committee in charge of commercial area concession.

Cleared from the case, he is spared from a lawsuit.