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The recent appointment of Education Minister, Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob, has been challenged by the Move Forward Party (MFP), following allegations of his involvement in aiding Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the heir to the Red Bull fortune, to evade prosecution.
MFP MP Teerajchai Phunthumas voiced these concerns during a press briefing on Friday. He drew attention to the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s (NACC) decision to formally charge multiple individuals for their alleged role in mishandling the notorious hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth in 2012.
Pol Gen Permpoon, who at the time served as the assistant to the national police chief, Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang, is amongst those accused.
On the early morning of September 3, 2012, Vorayuth, then in his early 20s, collided his Ferrari…
