Priṣṭh Urges Parliament Speaker Not to Dismiss NACC Investigation Request in Saksayam Case, Points Out Two Submission Routes
Opposition lawmakers plan to collect parliamentary signatures to push the Supreme Court to investigate the NACC's dismissal of a stock manipulation case against Saksayam Chidchob, using multiple submission routes to prevent the speaker from
At 9:45 AM on April 28, 2025, at Parliament, Priṣṭh Wachrasindhu, opposition coalition coordinator and Phak Prachasanchai representative, discussed collecting parliamentary signatures to submit to the Supreme Court for establishing an NACC investigation committee regarding alleged misconduct in the Saksayam Chidchob case involving stock manipulation. He stated this is a public communication matter and will brief other opposition parties. After the NACC dismissed Saksayam's case, the opposition views the NACC statement as potentially a whitewashing effort, given clear evidence of stock involvement, necessitating use of Constitutional Article 236 to request the parliamentary speaker refer the matter to the Supreme Court for investigating NACC officials for misconduct.
Priṣṭh explained two signature submission channels: parliament members requiring 140 signatures (the Democratic Party has 119), supplemented by other opposition parties; and senators, with over 10 already interested. A third route involves 20,000 public signatures, and he called for public participation from those viewing the NACC resolution as misconduct.
"Dual parallel submission pathways would address concerns that the parliamentary speaker might dismiss the complaint, as former Speaker Wannasai did before the 120-day dissolution regarding NACC officials," Priṣṭh stated.
He noted different parties' positions would emerge during today's opposition coalition meeting, with some potentially needing internal party discussions before committing. When asked whether pre-negotiations with the speaker were necessary, Priṣṭh responded such decisions shouldn't depend on backroom talks. Constitutionally, parliamentarians cannot directly submit to the Supreme Court—they must go through the speaker, who exercises discretion.
Former Speaker Wannasai previously dismissed an NACC investigation petition regarding a watch case involving former Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, using discretion without explanation before the 120-day dissolution. Concerns also include timeframe issues, as Wannasai's case took 10 months before dismissal.
Priṣṭh called on Speaker Sompon to clarify evaluation criteria for both submission systems: whether decisions would be based on which party the case involves, or clear timeframes not exceeding specific days or months.
