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Gen Prawit cleared of wrongdoings over the expensive wristwatch controversy

13 Sept 11:42 Key points summarised by AI

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan of wrongdoing regarding 22 expensive designer wristwatches.
The NACC ruled, with a 5-3 vote, that the watches were borrowed from his late close friend, Patthavat Suksriwong, and were not assets requiring official declaration.
The investigation confirmed Patthavat owned the timepieces and lent them, finding insufficient evidence to prove Gen Prawit deliberately made false statements or concealed assets.
Three rings in Gen Prawit's possession were also deemed inherited from his parents and not expensive enough to require NACC declaration.

Today 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.