The House committee on corruption and misconduct prevention and suppression plans to probe a Bangkok candidate for governor after an anonymous party sent a complaint to the House committee chairman last month. The complaint said the candidate’s wealth was unusual, and he had committed wrongdoing. A committee spokesperson said the probe will start soon.
The candidate, Suchatvee Suwansawat, said he is ready for the probe, and confident he has done nothing wrong. There was also an announcement by the National Anti-Corruption Commission in December about a list of Suchatvee’s assets, and debts he owed. The spokesperson said Suchatvee’s wealth rose from 44 million baht in February 2016, to 74 million baht in September 2020, to 342 million baht last October. When he declared his assets and debts, he said he had 342.11 million baht in assets, and 35.19 million baht in debts. Some of…
