Saksayam Chidchob
Ex-Thai transport minister; court found he hid stake in family firm that won ministry contracts (2024); NACC dropped asset case
Former Minister of Transport· Thailand · in the record since Mar 2023
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Ownership
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On 17 January 2024 the Constitutional Court ruled 7-1 that Saksayam kept his shares in Buri Charoen Construction through a nominee after becoming transport minister, breaching Section 187 of the charter.
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- Nation Thailand
In a 7 to 1 vote, the court said that based on inconsistencies in his statements and irregular circumstances, it was convinced that Saksayam continued to hold his shares in the company through his nominee following his appointment as transport minister in the previous government.
Contracts
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Buri Charoen Construction, in which Saksayam was still a major shareholder, won Transport Ministry construction projects worth over 400 million baht in 2015-2017.$11.9M
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- Prachatai English — Former transport minister disqualified over asset concealment
He was still a major shareholder of the company between 2015 and 2017, when the company was awarded construction projects valued at over 400 million baht from the Ministry of Transport.
Roles
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Saksayam served as Thailand's transport minister until the Constitutional Court suspended him on 3 March 2023; his ministerial status was later terminated retroactively to that date.
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- Prachatai English — Former transport minister disqualified over asset concealment
The court accepted the complaint and suspended him from ministerial duties on 3 March 2023 pending a ruling.