MP Suppachot of the People's Party questions the claim that "there are no masked profiteers," noting arrests have been made continuously from morning until evening. He asks whether the government has neglected its duties and demands the release of historical oil dealer data to verify the truth.
On 4 April 2026, MP Suppachot Chaisat, a party-list MP of the People's Party, challenged the government’s claim that "there are no masked profiteers." He said that for several weeks the government has explained the oil crisis as being caused by citizens rushing to fill their tanks, causing abnormal demand. However, today there are reports of hoarding occurring all day, illegal oil transportation, and ongoing irregularities in the oil distribution system. Authorities have even admitted to hoarding behavior possibly involving up to 20 million liters daily.
MP Suppachot asked whether, if such hoarding truly exists, the government has been helping to cover for those responsible. He questioned who could transport such huge quantities of oil, who owns the warehouses, vehicles, ships, routes, networks, and has enough power to make tens of millions of liters disappear from the system. He emphasized that ordinary citizens could not possibly carry out such operations.
He cited the case in Surat Thani, where irregularities of up to 57 million liters were detected. If true, this may not be an isolated case but rather the tip of the iceberg of nationwide oil system irregularities. Moreover, with the navy reporting continuous detection of illegal maritime oil transport that has gone unreported in the media, society increasingly questions whether this concealment implies government complicity.
This issue is not just about hoarding but concerns the state's oversight, which raises serious questions and may constitute "neglect of duty" if there were indications and irregularities that were not promptly investigated or disclosed, leaving citizens struggling to find fuel for almost a month.
MP Suppachot stressed that if the government wants to prove its innocence, it must immediately release retrospective data on the entire system from the day the crisis began as follows.
- Disclosure of the 55 major oil dealers under Section 7.
- Disclosure of the 245 minor oil dealers under Section 10.
- Disclosure of the 25,310 petrol stations under Section 11.
- Disclosure of the 2,681 oil transporters under Section 12.
MP Suppachot concluded that the government must clearly reveal who holds how much oil, how much has been released, where it was sent, whether it reached its destination, and precisely where oil "disappeared" from the system. Today, society’s doubt is not just about the existence of “masked profiteers,” but about who has concealed and allowed these profiteers to exploit the public’s hardship for so long and on such a large scale.