Thai news agencies and locals have been quick to highlight the fact that Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), owned shares within the media firm iTV. However, it appears that Pita isn’t the one politician with such holdings. Bhumjaithai Party MP Jakkrit Thongsi also possesses forty,000 shares in a media firm.
The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) publicly disclosed the property and liabilities of politicians in anticipation of 100 MPs stepping all the way down to make way for newly elected representatives. Of particular interest to the Thai media had been the iTV shares held by Jakkrit, a member of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Jakkrit at present serves because the representative for the 7th district of Burriram province. However, in the course of the 2023 General Election, he gained as an MP for the 10th district of the same province.
According to the NACC’s report, Jakkrit and his spouse, Suppajira Thongsi, declared whole belongings price 84 million baht, with no outstanding money owed. Jakkrit revealed that his annual income quantities to roughly 5.8 million baht, whereas his wife earns 1.14 million baht per year.
Among his property, Jakkrit holds shares in two companies. Covert possesses forty one.fifty eight million items in Property Perfect, valued at sixteen.6 million baht, and forty,000 models in iTV, that are at present assessed as having no worth.
Following the disclosure of this data, numerous netizens known as on the relevant authorities to investigate Jakkrit, just as they did in Pita’s case.
Jakkrit later reassured news agencies that he had transferred the shares to his cousin in 2018, previous to participating within the 2019 General Election. He staunchly maintained his innocence and expressed his willingness to make clear the scenario in courtroom.
Jakkrit clarified that the iTV shares remained in his NACC account as a result of they might neither be transferred nor bought on the stock market as a outcome of company’s status. Even though he possessed over forty,000 units, their value amounted to zero baht. What he had accomplished was create an official doc detailing the transfer of shares to his cousin. Jakkrit said…
“I am not concerned about being investigated. I accomplished the official documentation in 2018, and the switch was finalized. Furthermore, the shares hold no value, and I cannot promote them. Even if I have been to promote them, no one would be thinking about buying. If anybody needs to lodge a criticism towards me, I am ready to defend myself. I am ready to publicly current the documentation and willingly cooperate with the legal process.”