Authoritative and locals had been fast to highlight the reality that Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), owned shares in the media firm iTV. However, it appears that Pita is not the only politician with such holdings. Bhumjaithai Party MP Jakkrit Thongsi also possesses 40,000 shares in a media company.
The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) publicly disclosed the property and liabilities of politicians in anticipation of one hundred MPs stepping right down to make way for newly elected representatives. Of specific interest to the Thai media were the iTV shares held by Jakkrit, a member of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Jakkrit presently serves as the representative for the seventh district of Burriram province. However, through the 2023 General Election, he won as an MP for the tenth district of the same province.
According to the NACC’s report, Jakkrit and his spouse, Suppajira Thongsi, declared whole property worth 84 million baht, with no outstanding debts. Jakkrit revealed that his annual revenue quantities to approximately 5.8 million baht, while his wife earns 1.14 million baht per 12 months.
Among his property, Jakkrit holds shares in two firms. He possesses forty one.58 million items in Property Perfect, valued at 16.6 million baht, and 40,000 models in iTV, that are currently assessed as having no value.
Following the disclosure of this information, quite a few netizens referred to as on the relevant authorities to research Jakkrit, simply as they did in Pita’s case.
Jakkrit later reassured news agencies that he had transferred the shares to his cousin in 2018, prior to participating in the 2019 General Election. He staunchly maintained his innocence and expressed his willingness to clarify the situation in court docket.
Jakkrit clarified that the iTV shares remained in his NACC account as a end result of they could neither be transferred nor bought on the stock market due to the company’s status. Even though he possessed over forty,000 models, their value amounted to zero baht. What he had done was create an official document 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 worth, and I cannot promote them. Even if I had been to sell them, nobody would be thinking about shopping for. If anyone needs to lodge a criticism against me, I am prepared to defend myself. I am ready to publicly current the documentation and willingly cooperate with the authorized course of.”