Thankawin approached the Election Commission demanding the NACC investigate Rakchanok’s financial trail, exposing a 200,000 baht donation to Prachachon Party while only 36,000 baht was reported to the NACC. He questioned whether a 400,000 baht loan from a Bangkok council candidate was exchanged for a nomination ticket and plans to petition the Constitutional Court for party dissolution.
On 3 Sep 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that Mr. Thankawin Ratwattangkoon submitted a petition to the Election Commission (EC) requesting an investigation into the financial transactions involving Ms. Rakchanok Srinok, a member of parliament from Prachachon Party, who donated 200,000 baht to the party. He also urged the EC to forward the case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for investigation and to consider petitioning the Constitutional Court to dissolve Prachachon Party.
Thankawin stated that two days prior, he saw Ms. Rakchanok at the NACC office carrying a thick file about various corruption issues, which made him suspicious. He questioned whether Ms. Rakchanok had verified the transparency of her own 200,000 baht donation, which had been previously complained about, before accusing others, as she was still unable to clearly explain the source of that donation to Prachachon Party.
Thankawin added that according to the publicly disclosed asset declarations through the NACC, Ms. Rakchanok had only 170,000 baht in deposits but owed over 2 million baht in debt. Generally, one would prioritize repaying debts, so he questioned where the 200,000 baht donation came from, given her income was only from her position as a member of parliament. Moreover, the amount reported for donations to the NACC was only 36,000 baht, far less than the actual donation.
Additionally, it was found that Ms. Rakchanok borrowed over 400,000 baht from Mr. Khemchat Chattrastrai, a Prachachon member, who remains a creditor. Mr. Khemchat was later selected as a candidate for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council. This raised suspicions about whether this matter was connected to the 200,000 baht donation.
Therefore, Thankawin petitioned the EC to forward the case to the NACC to investigate the financial routes of both the lender and borrower regarding the 200,000 baht donation. Importantly, this donation went to Prachachon Party through Ms. Rakchanok as an MP and party member, who participated in prime ministerial vote meetings. She cannot deny knowledge of the donation’s origin. Prachachon Party should verify whether the funds were untaxed or legally obtained. If the party knowingly accepted illicit funds, it could lead to dissolution under the Political Party Act, Section 92(3) combined with Section 72, which prohibits political parties and office holders from accepting donations or assets they know or should suspect are illegally sourced.
Reporters noted that Thankawin had previously filed two petitions with the EC to dissolve Prachachon Party: first, to investigate the financial routes and salary deductions from MPs’ assistants used for party activities and recruitment; second, concerning operations of Specter C Co. Ltd., linked to Ms. Panika Wanich, spokesperson of the Progressive Movement, who is not a party member.
