By Thai Newsroom Reporters
CHAIYACHANOK CHIDCHOB, son of de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob, will likely be named secretary-general of the second largest coalition party in near future, a partisan source said today (Jan.26).
In a general caucus scheduled for the upcoming April, Chaiyachanok will likely be named secretary-general of the Bhumjaithai to replace his own uncle, Saksayam Chidchob, who has resigned from the partisan executive position and simultaneously called it quits as a party-listed MP in the face of a court verdict earlier delivered against him.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is more or less speculated to be named Bhumjaithai leader, the post which he concurrently assumes, in April’s general caucus.
Saksayam has been earlier convicted by the Constitutional Court of illicitly holding shares in Buri Charoen Construction Ltd.Part. via a nominee whilst performing as transport minister in the time of a previous government under former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, thus allegedly having hush-hush, vested interest at stake with construction projects implemented by government agencies, especially those in Buriram as the Bhumjaithai’s stronghold and elsewhere.
The former transport minister’s corporate shareholding could possibly be judged as tantamount to a legal offence since his construction firm had reportedly granted donations in cash to Newin’s camp which could possibly have been used during electoral campaigns nationwide last year.
The court passed a ruling to deprive the former Bhumjaithai secretary-general of his ministerial status, albeit in retroactive fashion, whilst his convicted wrongdoings could possibly lead to a dissolution of the 70-MPs coalition partner.
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