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Deputy chief of anti-graft body caught concealing assets

Deputy chief of anti-graft body caught concealing assets

The deputy chief of the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) has been indicted for allegedly concealing his assets, some of which are located in London, NCCC secretary-general Warawit Sukboon said on August 15. 


Prayad Phaungjampa can be dismissed from NCCC and face criminal prosecution once the Office of the Attorney General submits his case with the court.


Speaking at a press conference, Warawit said Prayad had failed to declare six assets located locally and overseas, some of which are jointly owned with his wife, when he was appointed as NCCC member. The undeclared assets include a luxury flat in London worth Bt215 million.


The other assets belonging to Prayad that were not declared include a bank account containing Bt88 million, a venture-capital investment worth Bt2 million, and three accounts opened with London branches of Thai banks with deposits totalling Bt10 million. 


The nine-member commission voted unanimously to rule that Prayad had deliberately concealed assets that should have been declared when he took up his post at NCCC two years ago. 


Prayad reportedly filed a criminal lawsuit against Warawit before NCCC made its ruling public. The NCCC secretary-general said he was not concerned by the lawsuit and was ready to fight the case in court.

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