Parliament, Aug. 7 – “Ruangkrai” petitioned the Political Development Committee of the Senate to investigate the purchase of land for Sansiri “Settha” involved or not. pointed out that it may affect the vote for the Prime Minister honesty knot Repeat if you get Prime Minister Aiming to continue the qualification exam
Mr. Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, Palang Pracharat Party member and former senator Came to submit a matter to the Senate Political Development and People’s Participation Committee to investigate the case of Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate who will be nominated to the parliamentary meeting to consider electing as prime minister. Qualified or not After Mr. Chuwit Kamolwisit came out to unfold a plot of land. And there are suspicions about tax evasion. Until it may not be in accordance with the constitution, section 160 (4) about honesty is evident or not.
Mr. Ruangkrai said that the Commission on the side of the House of Representatives not yet happened Therefore bringing the matter to the Senate for a comprehensive examination, including the petitioner, the claimant, the defendant, Sansiri Company or the legal department of the Pheu Thai Party Because all of them are still unsolved. Therefore, the committee had to ask the commissioner to investigate the facts from the main agency. by requesting documents from Mr. Chuwit Request documents from Sansiri Company About all land purchases Since the contract to buy and sell picture of accounting book Paying a cashier’s check Paying deposits, contracts, fees, as well as inviting officers from the Department of Lands to register various juristic acts, revenue officers to provide information that is tax planning or tax evasion Or evade taxes or not. As for Mr. Srettha clarified that the purchase was made in accordance with the principles of good governance Have to listen to all the stories, so I think it’s more than 10 days that I still have time. Should let the commissioner take action
Mr. Direkrit Jenkrongtham, Senator (Senator) and Deputy Commissioner for Political Development who received the matter instead, said that the matter would be brought to the committee for consideration which will be fair to all parties and invite relevant people to clarify In order to bring facts to support the consideration of the performance of the Senate in voting for the Prime Minister again, the committee will present the matter to other relevant committees. The Senator has a direct duty to participate in the selection of the Prime Minister.
When asked for more than 10 days to choose the Prime Minister Will the commissioner consider it in time? Mr. Direkrit said that the time constraint was important to speed up the process to obtain the facts as quickly as possible. There will be a parallel letter to the relevant sector. and invite people to clarify asap
As for the scope of fact-finding from the private sector Mr. Direkrit said that the facts must be sought from stakeholders. and useful to him. Should have to provide complete information. But there is no law forcing them to do so. But this is in the common interest of the accused. The Senate will have information for consideration. And it is for the benefit of the people in the process of selecting the Prime Minister. with integrity
As for the initial part, Sansiri Company clarified that Mr. Srettha may not be involved in the sale of land. Because it’s just a signer. enough to listen or not Mr. Direkrit said that the facts were heard by all parties. But we would like to hear the opinions of all parties completely. which is better than not listening The fact that Mr. Ruangkrai brought information, facts, and suggested that he follow up and request information from the agency It is considered a good, beneficial matter and believes that it is most fair to all parties.
Mr. Ruangkrai also noted that the case of 12 land purchase agreements was very strange. Because all 12 sellers post the same thing Both parties do not know the boundaries of the land and how much space it has. All 12 private individuals who received land in 2018 and sold it in 2019, with the acquisition not exceeding 5 years, must pay specific business tax. pay income tax as an individual when paying income tax 2% fee and specific business tax Therefore, what the commissioner should receive from Sansiri is the minutes of the company’s meeting prepared by the Audit Committee for the year 2019 that clearly states the operation of the company. and especially Article 6 Good Corporate Governance which the company joins the Anti-Corruption Coalition (CAC)
Mr. Ruangkrai said that in the year 62 that Mr. Srettha may not know about the transaction. but when looking at the 2019 financial statements clearly stated Mr. Srettha holds 4.66 percent of the shares, which corresponds to the minutes of the meeting that said Why give and share 12 times, which must be clarified. If it is considered correct according to the principles of law and good governance as explained by Sansiri It is also seen that The aforementioned plot of land is awaiting development with a land value of 1,600 million baht, a significant increase from 2018. Because in the notes of the financial statements Land awaiting development should be in this list, 13,000 million baht in 2018, 18,000 million baht in 2019, adding 5, 000 million baht, which is why the Commissioner calls for accounting documents which will receive an answer that All 12 payees have already received part of the money as a cashier’s check. or receive net money? Including a 3 percent tax fee, which must see if there is another tax payment or not. including the value of land awaiting development Does Sansiri record the land price plus tax fees? If the total fee can be reduced But if the specific business income tax is issued Must it be considered as assessable income or not? The Revenue Department must answer
“The person who will be Prime Minister These matters must be clarified. How did you clarify when you were an executive in 2019? which the information can only be preliminary in the diagnosis But assuming that Khun Srettha becomes prime minister, Section 160 will be picked up saying Has a minister ever had evident honesty? If Mr. Srettha becomes Prime Minister He will help inspect. And it is necessary to see if the Prime Minister before coming in has a status or not and how. will not be able to confirm the fact that Mr. Srettha lacks qualifications. or having prohibited characteristics at all, probably not Otherwise, it will lead the parliamentarians too much,” said Ruangkrai.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency