Anusorn, Pheu Thai MP, harshly criticized the leaked photo of Anutin and Ben Smith, questioning whether it is the reason why the government hesitates to crack down on gray capital groups. He warned against dissolving parliament to evade scrutiny, holding the constitution hostage, and outlined multiple charges to be raised in a no-confidence debate against the government. Tags: [politics, government scrutiny, no-confidence motion, leaked photo, Anutin Charnvirakul, Ben Smith, gray capital]
On 5 December 2025 GMT+7, Anusorn Iamsa-ard, party-list MP for the Pheu Thai Party, spoke about the leaked photo. Tags: [Anusorn Iamsa-ard, Pheu Thai Party, leaked photo, date] The photo shows Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister, Minister of Interior] posing for a picture withTags: [] Ben Smith.Tags: [Ben Smith] This raised questions as to whether it is the reason the government dares not suppress the international scammer network. When Anutin previously attracted opposition MPs to join the Bhumjaithai Party, he explained the picture told the story, butTags: [government, crackdown, scammers, Anutin Charnvirakul, political strategy] now that a leaked photo with Ben Smith has emerged, Anutin refuses to explain anything. The public wants to know who leaked the photo and for what purpose.Tags: [leaked photo, public inquiry, Anutin Charnvirakul, Ben Smith]
Anusorn further stated that Anutin admitted knowing who leaked the photo and acknowledged having met Ben Smith 5-6 times. The public wonders when Anutin last met Ben Smith. If it was recently, citizens will understand their own fate because the scammer issue seems unchanged by the minority government. Is there reluctance to act out of deference? Also, regarding bribes and halting crackdowns on call center gangs receiving 40 million baht monthly, the public awaits the timing of investigation results.Tags: [Anusorn Iamsa-ard, Anutin Charnvirakul, Ben Smith, scammers, minority government, bribery, investigations] Anutin must be cautious in responding to questions. If more leaked photos emerge contradicting his statements, these digital footprints will severely undermine him, trapping him in a difficult situation.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, leaked photos, digital evidence, political risk]
Regarding Anutin’s statement about fastening his seatbelt and being ready to face any political accident, Anusorn said this was unsurprising. He suggested Anutin is ready to dissolve parliament to escape scrutiny. What Anutin should fear is an unexpected, short seatbelt—meaning unforeseen shocks. Confidence has already been lost amid flooding crises. Even if he fastens the belt, he may not survive the severe blows from the storm of unexpected errors. The minority government has been unstable for only two months; imagine the uncertainty if it governs for four years. The minority government’s fear of scrutiny is causing its legitimacy to decline continuously.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, political instability, flooding crisis, minority government, legitimacy, dissolution]
He further suggestedTags: [] that Anutin must separate constitutional amendments from the no-confidence motion. These two issues should not be linked as hostages or used as excuses to create conditions for dissolving parliament to avoid scrutiny. When Pheu Thai submits the no-confidence motion, parliament can still proceed with constitutional amendments concurrently. There is no need to preemptively claim the opposition is blocking amendments as an excuse for a minority government.Tags: [constitutional amendment, no-confidence motion, Anutin Charnvirakul, parliament, minority government, political strategy] No matter how well Anutin answers, he will be defeated in parliament due to insufficient support, which does not reflect reality. The current minority government clearly has supporting parties ready to back it. Concerns about being defeated in parliament are mere political rhetoric to divert attention and justify dissolving parliament to evade scrutiny.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, parliamentary support, minority government, political rhetoric, dissolution]
Towards the end, Anusorn also revealedTags: [] the issues the opposition will raise in the debate,Tags: [] stating thatTags: [] in addition to the scammer and gray capital issues, collusion in the Senate, and other scandals within two months that shook public trust, there are enough grounds to question the capability and transparency of this government. These include the 4 billion baht MotoGP budget, the rare earth mineral agreement between the U.S. and Thailand, and the flood crisis acknowledged by the minority government. These demonstrate the government’s failure. Also, various leaked photos have severely undermined the credibility of the government leader. Therefore, the government should not dissolve parliament to escape scrutiny or use constitutional amendments as political hostages.Tags: [opposition debate, scammer cases, gray capital, Senate collusion, MotoGP budget, rare earth agreement, flood crisis, government failure, leaked photos, credibility, parliament dissolution] Tags: []