Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's qualification has been under question as a senator accused him of holding company shares against the constitution, which, if proved true, could lead to Somchai's disqualification both as a member of parliament and prime minister.
Senator Ruangkrai Leekijwattana said he would file a complaint with the Election Commission to assess whether Somchai had violated the Constitution by holding shares in the company CS Loxinfo, an internet provider which holds a concession from state-owned telecommunications group CAT Plc, Thai News Agency reported Monday.
CAT Telecom, corporatized in July 2003, owns Thailand's international telecoms infrastructure including gateways, satellite and undersea cable networks.
Under the Constitution, public office holders can not hold shares or own companies operating newspapers, radio, television and telecommunication businesses either directly, by nominees, or in any indirect manner.
If Senator Reungkrai's accusation is found true, the prime minister could be disqualified both as MP and as prime minister.
To put the charges under investigation process, ten percent of the members of the Senate must sign a letter of petition to file the complaint with the Constitutional Court.
The senator also noted that Somchai, when he filed his assets declaration with the Office of the National Counter-Corruption Commission, did not include his house and land worth more than 200million baht (5.88 million U.S. dollars) in the declaration list, the report said.
The move may be considered concealment of assets which would require further checking, he said.
Meanwhile, Somchai said he did not feel worried over the matter and wanted the issues to be proceeded under the law.
Source: Xinhua
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