Watchdog Foundation Transfers Donations to President to Prevent Corruption
The Watchdog Thailand Foundation says it moved donation funds into the president's account to protect them from a former treasurer who was withdrawing money without accountability. The new board voted to consolidate the funds under its own control and has filed a police complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau over years of alleged financial irregularities. The foundation denies any personal misuse and pledges full transparency.
The Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) has clarified the controversy surrounding donation funds being transferred into the foundation president's account, insisting the move was to prevent corruption, not for personal use.
The Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) posted a statement to clarify the facts. It stated that the TV program 'Honokrasae' on November 12, 2026, presented information about continuous transfers of donation funds from the foundation's account into the current president's personal account until the balance reached zero.
The Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) clarifies as follows: An audit found that Wanthat Saengdara continued to regularly withdraw money from the foundation's account without submitting any expense reports to the foundation. This behavior caused the new board to worry that as long as the foundation's accounts remained under the control of that individual — who still held the foundation's main banking application in her capacity as treasurer — public donations could be transferred out again, causing endless damage.
The new board therefore unanimously resolved that Wanthat Saengdara transfer all remaining donation funds in the accounts to the new board's custody, so they could be consolidated and used to open a new foundation account under the new board's proper management. This was done to prevent ongoing corruption in financial transactions, following a pattern that had occurred over many years. This is the reason funds were transferred out of the foundation's account; it was not a case of taking donations for the current president's personal benefit as presented in the media.
These measures occurred after the foundation discovered financial irregularities that had accumulated over many years, and it filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on August 28, 2026.
The foundation confirms its intention and readiness to have all financial trails examined — source accounts, recipient accounts, and end-use of funds — to prove the truth with evidence transparently.
Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT)
