Parit rebutted the parliamentary speaker, asserting the opposition is not "obsessed" with the Sak Siam-NEC case but fears it might be concealed and cut off before reaching the court.
On 19 Aug 2026 GMT+7, Parit Watcharasin, party-list MP for the People’s Party, explained that Sopon Sarum, the parliamentary speaker, had commented critically on opposition parties and some senators, advising them not to "obsess" over a petition submitted to the speaker requesting referral to the Supreme Court for an independent investigation into the NACC’s handling of Sak Siam Chidchob’s stock hiding case.
Parit stated that neither he nor the opposition parties are obsessed with the matter, but they are concerned about actions by the parliamentary speaker that may amount to concealment, with intent to cut off the investigation before it reaches the court. He outlined four irregularities in the speaker’s conduct:
1. Although the speaker claims to follow past procedures, in a previous case, Speaker Mongkol (then Senate President acting as parliamentary speaker) took less than 41 days to refer the matter to the court. In contrast, 74 days have passed in this case, yet Speaker Sopon has only formed a vetting committee.
2. The claim that the committee should work "independently" contradicts actions, as the parliamentary speaker personally selected all committee members unilaterally and concealed their names, making the committee effectively "independent from public scrutiny."
3. Although careful consideration is cited, there has been no guarantee or arrangement to invite the petitioners to provide information to the committee during its review process.
4. The parliamentary speaker denies delaying the process, but no clear deadline has been set for the committee to complete its work and report back to the speaker.
Parit added that the opposition whip submitted a letter to the parliamentary speaker on 22 July requesting four actions: 1. Disclosure of vetting committee members; 2. Clear timeframes; 3. Invitation for petitioners to provide information; and 4. Publication of meeting minutes. No response has been received to date.
"If we worry that the Election Commission might cut off the Senate corruption case before it reaches the court, we should equally worry that the parliamentary speaker might cut off the NACC and Sak Siam case before it reaches court. Both represent major wounds that the Blue Regime likely seeks to prevent from reaching judicial scrutiny," Parit concluded.
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