Parit Wongsin asks Sopon Sarum, President of the National Assembly, whether after 40 days he has decided to forward the petition regarding Sak Siam's hidden shares case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for the court or if he will sacrifice the process to halt the investigation. He hopes to see this clarified at the upcoming performance briefing.
At 18:44 on 15 July 2026 GMT+7 Parit Wongsin Member of Parliament (MP) from the People's Party list and chairman of the opposition party liaison committee (opposition whip) posted a message onFacebookregarding the case of hidden shares involving Sak Siam Chidchob, former Minister of Transport. He said 40 days have passed, and the National Assembly President has yet to decide whether to forward the petition submitted by over 140 MPs and Senators to the NACC regarding Sak Siam’s hidden shares case to the court or to halt the investigation before it reaches the court. He hopes for a clear answer tomorrow (16 July 2026) at the National Assembly President's performance briefing.
Parit added that while society watches whether the Election Commission (EC) will forward the Senate vote-rigging case to court or halt it early, he invites the public to also watch whether Sopon Sarum, National Assembly President, will forward the petition regarding Sak Siam’s hidden shares case to the court or prematurely close the case. As is well known, on 5 June 2026, over 140 MPs from opposition parties and Senators jointly submitted a petition to the National Assembly President (under constitutional Article 236) accusing the NACC of misconduct in dismissing the hidden shares case against Sak Siam. They believe the NACC's investigation was flawed (such as failing to conduct a thorough asset examination) and neglected to determine conflict of interest violations (per NACC Act, Article 126). "I must emphasize that at this stage, the National Assembly President is not required to determine whether the NACC is guilty. The constitution clearly states that if the President 'sees reasonable suspicion that the alleged acts occurred,' he must forward the petition to the Supreme Court President to appoint an independent investigative committee."
Now, 40 days have passed, but the National Assembly President has not publicly indicated whether he will forward the petition to the Supreme Court President or dismiss it before it reaches the court. Although the current law does not set a time frame, the most recent similar case (Senators filing a bribery complaint to the NACC in early 2026) was decided by the Senate President (acting as National Assembly President during the MP election period) in under 41 days to forward the case to the Supreme Court for independent investigation.
"The question is, after 40 days, has the National Assembly President decided whether to forward the petition to the court to allow the constitutional process to proceed, or will he risk his position to prematurely halt the investigation and protect key figures in the Blue Regime? I understand the President will hold a performance briefing tomorrow. I hope to hear from him directly that one of his achievements is authorizing the petition's forwarding to the Supreme Court."