Activist calls for probe into Preecha’s undeclared house in Phitsanulok
An anti-graft activist Wednesday filed a petition with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) calling for an investigation into whether General Preecha Chan-o-cha, former permanent secretary of the Defence Ministry, was intent on concealing his unnumbered house from an asset declaration.
Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution, handed the petition to the NACC following a report that Preecha owned a large, unnumbered house in Phitsanulok that remains undeclared. Preecha reasoned that construction of the house had not yet been completed.
Srisuwan said that the house should have been included in Preecha’s declaration to the NACC by October 30, a month after his retirement from the Defence Ministry, as designated in the 1999 Counter Corruption Act.
He also doubted whether the younger brother of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should have unusual wealth, noting that the Phitsanulok house looked rather elegant despite Preecha being a retired military officer who would have received a salary of around Bt10 million throughout his service.
