Reserve MPs Petition to Block DSI Chief from Leading Ying-Yi Money Laundering Probe
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Reserve MPs submitted a letter opposing DSI Director-General Pol.Maj.Gen. Piya Raksakul's involvement in the Ying-Yi money laundering case involving reserve MPs, fearing bias. They urged the Special Case Board to appoint a neutral police lieutenant general as new investigation chief. At 10:00 AM on October 22, 2026, at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Chaeng Watthana Road, Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron Panya-kaew, leader of the Reserve MPs group, along with former 2024 reserve MP candidates, submitted a letter to Pol.Maj.Gen. Piya Raksakul, DSI Director-General, demanding the reserve MP case on money laundering charges proceed with integrity, transparency, and fairness without interference. Ms. Arunsri Wichachawat, Director of the Special Case Administration Division, received the letter.
Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron stated they requested Piya, as Secretary of the Special Case Committee, to submit Special Case Investigation No. 24/2025 (the Ying-Yi reserve MP money laundering case) to the Special Case Board meeting to propose forming a new investigation team, insisting the team leader must not be Piya but a suitable person with no conflicting interests or opposing views on evidence and key witnesses.
Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron added that Piya must be barred from any involvement or command in this case, even as DSI Director-General, because Piya was a member of Sub-committee No. 36 which voted 5:2 to dismiss complaints against 229 individuals involved in the reserve MP fraud. He argued that as agency head, Piya should facilitate the case smoothly and not obstruct the additional investigation ordered by the special prosecutor, which should be completed swiftly and lead to indictments beyond the previous eight.
Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron expressed concern that Piya, as a member of Sub-committee No. 36, may hold views conflicting with witness evidence, necessitating a formal objection to his role as investigation team leader. He urged the Special Case Board to assign a suitable, neutral person to lead the investigation team to restore public confidence.
Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron also mentioned a case where a woman filed a complaint with the Ministry of Justice demanding the DSI investigate eight individuals who verified QR codes and barcodes on election ballots, alleging collusion in fraud and concealment. He compared it to past cases where powerful figures used authority to investigate others, but if investigations prove unfounded, those figures can seek justice. He believes this case will follow the same public expectation.
He further noted the Prime Minister's criminal defamation suit against Nang Kusalawat Sirikomut, which the Criminal Court dismissed, viewing the right to sue as valid if justified, and suggesting Nang Kusalawat should reclaim her rights.
Pol.Lt.Gen. Kamron acknowledged that over the past two years their demands have achieved only limited success. Ultimately, whether reserve MPs become actual MPs is secondary; they simply want the truth revealed to society, because evidence now shows real wrongdoing.
