No problem with scrutiny of my wealth: PM
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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha maintained yesterday that he had no concerns about scrutiny of his wealth, saying he was confident about details of his assets reported to the anti-graft agency.
He also promised to cooperate fully “in line with the law” over the scrutiny of his assets.
“If I were not confident, I would not have disclosed the actual details. It’s up to you if you will believe it. I have cooperated well already. You should also ensure fairness to all,” he said.
The prime minister and his wife earlier declared combined assets of Bt128.6 million in assets and Bt654,745 in debts, according to information released recently by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
It was reported that Prayut’s asset declaration included a deposit of Bt540 million in May last year. The money was given to him by his father, retired Colonel Prapat, who earlier sold a 50-rai (8-hectare) plot of land in Bangkok’s Bang Bon district for Bt600 million to a property company, Isra News Agency reported.
Isra News reported that after the purchase of land from Prayut’s father, almost half the company’s shares were sold to a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands, a notorious tax haven.
