Parliament Rejects Summons for MP Chanthanapat on Gambling Charges
MP Chanthanapat Naksam of Songkhla appeared at the Technology and Information Crime Unit on July 13 to face additional charges in an online gambling and money laundering case involving 27 suspects.
MP Chanthanapat Naksam of Songkhla District, representing the Krueathum Party, came to meet with the Special Investigation Department's investigative team at the Technology and Information Crime Unit on July 13, 2025, to acknowledge additional charges in case 150/2568. The case involves 27 suspects accused of operating online gambling websites and money laundering. Investigators had previously summoned Chanthanapat on two charges, but during the investigation, they discovered financial links to foreign countries, prompting consultation with the Attorney General. The Attorney General ordered additional charges to be filed: conspiracy in illegal gambling (angyi) and participation in a transnational criminal organization. Since the order to add these charges coincided with the parliamentary session, which closed on July 11, 2025, Chanthanapat coordinated his appearance on July 13 to acknowledge the new charges. He arrived with family members and legal representatives and was observed attempting to avoid media attention by standing with his back turned and positioning himself near the restroom entrance before DSI officials escorted him into the building. He remained giving a statement to investigators.
