National corruption watchdog asked to probe digital wallet scheme

[misskit]

A group of political activists submitted a complaint to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, asking it to investigate the conduct of the previous Cabinet, under prime minister Srettha Thavisin, the current administration and legislators, for their approval of the “digital wallet” scheme.


The group claims that the diverting of money, already allocated to other purposes or projects, to fund the populist scheme amounts to breaches of Section 144 of the Constitution and Section 88 of the anti-corruption law.


Former Democrat MP Charnchai Isarasenarak said that the 2025 fiscal budget bill passed its first reading in parliament, but the Cabinet then decided to cut 35 billion baht from public borrowing repayments and use it to fund the digital wallet scheme instead.


Jade Donavanik, a former charter writer, said that, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that former prime minister Srettha, his Cabinet, the incumbent Cabinet, MPs and senators had violated the charter, the NACC should forward the case to the Constitutional Court.


Another activist, former senator Somchai Sawangkarn, admitted that this case is novel, but the corruption watchdog could launch an investigation to determine whether the conduct of the two administrations and the lawmakers was right or wrong.


National corruption watchdog asked to probe digital wallet s

[harrybarracuda]

My word, I can hardly believe it.

Diverted funds?

Populist scheme?

Who'da thunk it?