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Opposition targets Saksayam on shares

Saksayam: Rejects allegations

The opposition yesterday submitted a petition to the House Speaker seeking to remove Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob from office for alleged share concealment.

Opposition MPs led by Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew asked the House to forward their petition to the Constitutional Court to rule on the status of Mr Saksayam and revoke his rights to contest elections.

They claimed Mr Saksayam, of the Bhumjaithai Party, violated Section 144 of the charter which governs examination of budget expenditure, and submitted evidence of his alleged wrongdoing.

According to the opposition, Mr Saksayam used a nominee to hold shares in a construction company which was awarded contracts worth billions of baht by…

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