Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthaphon emphasized that naming Phawut Pongwitthayaphanu, an MP from the People’s Party, in the Forex case is part of the DSI’s routine process within the established timeframe and is not intended to politically discredit anyone.
At 09:35 on 23 June 2026 GMT+7 Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthaphon Naowarat, Minister of Justice, gave an interview at Government House before attending a Cabinet meeting regarding the recent disclosure of Phawut Pongwitthayaphanu, a party-list Member of Parliament (MP) from the People’s Party (PP), being involved in the Forex case, despite not yet being formally accused, leading the People’s Party to view this as political discrediting.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthaphon said, "That is not the case. This is an action taken by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) according to their scheduled timeline." .