‘Unusually wealthy’ Thai officials sacked after US$57 million found in bank accounts

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has referred the case to the attorney general’s office and requested that the Criminal Court for Corruption also investigate.

The four were “unusually wealthy”, said Sornchai Chuwichian, assistant secretary general and deputy spokesperson of the NACC.

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Their listed assets – including their bank deposits – did not match their government incomes, Sornchai said in an NACC statement on Monday.

None could explain the source of the money, Sornchai said.

The man, Danai Damrongchaiyothin, had 1.1 billion baht (US$31 million) in seven accounts, while one of the women held more than 500 million baht (US$14 million) in five accounts.

A starting salary for a revenue official is less than US$450 per month.

All four have been dismissed from their government posts, according to the NACC statement. It did not mention whether they had been charged or arrested.