Ex-Transport permanent secretary Suphoth's Volkswagen seized

After Bt17.5 million plus gold weighing 10 baht was seized from the former Transport permanent secretary last Thursday, the NACC held another session yesterday to rule whether other assets would be seized as a result of its probe into his “unusual wealth”.

Yesterday, Suphoth defended himself, saying he had tens of millions of baht in his accounts before he became Transport permanent secretary. He was later asked to provide witnesses and evidence within 15 days to support his petition.

NACC member Klanarong Chantik further revealed that the commission unanimously voted to seize Suphoth’s Volkswagen.

Suphoth claimed that his wife had been given use of the car by businessman Anake Chongsathien in return for a favour. However, it was found that the businessman had given the couple Bt3 million in order to buy the car. After finding that Suphoth did not borrow the car from the businessman, it decided to confiscate it. The decision was expected to be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for judicial endorsement.

Klanarong said the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission had also been asked to look further into Suphoth’s acquisition of assets worth more than the allowed Bt3,000.