Anti-Corruption Court Accepts Case Against Supha Piyajitti, Former NACC Member, for Failing to Appeal Shinecorp Share Tax Assessment
The Anti-Corruption Court has accepted a case against three former government officials accused of failing to appeal a tax court ruling on Shinecorp share trading, allegedly costing the state 17.9 billion baht. The defendants include a form
The Anti-Corruption and Misconduct Court accepted a case on May 1 against Supha Piyajitti, former NACC board member and former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Sadit Rangkasiri, former Revenue Department Director-General, and Suttichai Sangkhamon, former Region 3 Tax Official. The three defendants are accused of neglecting their duties by failing to appeal a central tax court judgment in a case involving share trading of Shinecorp Corporation by Phan Thongtaem and Phinthongta Shinwat, causing the state to lose approximately 17.9 billion baht in tax revenue.
Defendant two is in custody at Klong Prem Central Prison under case number 96/2564, while defendant one is under the jurisdiction of the Anti-Corruption Court Region 1. The court proceeded with video conference proceedings connecting the central court with Klong Prem Prison.
Before proceedings began, the court inquired about legal representation for defendants two and three, who stated they had not yet retained lawyers but intended to defend themselves and would appoint counsel later. Defendant one requested that the court issue a letter to the Anti-Corruption Court Region 1 to bring him for testimony.
Since defendants two and three lacked legal representation and defendant one was absent, the court postponed the examination of all three defendants to June 30, 2569, at 09:30 a.m. Defendant one will be summoned to appear, while defendants two and three remain detained unless bail is posted. Suttichai was granted bail of 800,000 baht and prohibited from leaving the kingdom without court permission.
