Ice files NACC complaint over TH-AI Passport corruption

Thairath•Politics•20d ago

Reader Briefing

Rakchanok Sirinok submitted a request to the NACC to investigate corruption regarding the TH-AI Passport project involving Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob.

•Rakchanok Sirinok and Theerachat Kotrakul submitted an investigation file to the NACC on September 1, 2026.
•The complaint targets Chaiyanok Chidchob and others for alleged corruption in the TH-AI Passport project.
•The People's Party alleges the project was designed to benefit a specific company and its affiliates.
•The NACC is asked to investigate if there are conflicts of interest related to the Blue regime.

Overview

•Rakchanok Sirinok and Theerachat Kotrakul submitted an investigation file from the budget monitoring committee to the NACC on September 1, 2026.
•Rakchanok Sirinok alleges Chaiyanok Chidchob neglected duties by not stopping the TH-AI Passport project despite suspicious Terms of Reference (TOR) requirements.
•The TOR required billboard advertising at over 400 points and convenience store screens at over 6,000 screens, which Rakchanok Sirinok claims only a few operators could satisfy.
•Rakchanok Sirinok stated that as of August 31, 2026, there were 1.3 million registered users but only 100,000 actual users.
•Rakchanok Sirinok observed that under the original lump-sum contract, the state would have paid 1,600 million baht, creating a potential difference of 1,500 million baht for the private sector.
•Rakchanok Sirinok questioned whether the NACC has been slow to investigate due to close relationships with individuals in the Blue regime.
•The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has allegedly failed to provide most requested documents to the budget monitoring committee.
•The budget monitoring committee has used legal authority to demand the delivery of missing documents by September 8.

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Key Entities

Person

Rakchanok Sirinok(รักชนก ศรีนอก)

A list MP of the People's Party who filed a corruption complaint with the NACC.

Chaiyanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)

Minister of Digital Economy and Society accused of neglecting duties regarding the TH-AI Passport project.

Theerachat Kotrakul(ธีระชาติ ก่อตระกูล)

Advisor to the House of Representatives Budget Monitoring Committee.

Organization

National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)(คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ (ป.ป.ช.))

The body receiving the corruption complaint regarding the TH-AI Passport project.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Rakchanok Sirinok belongs and which raised objections to the project.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for the TH-AI Passport project.

National Digital Economy and Society Commission(คณะกรรมการดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ (สดช.))

An organization whose Secretary-General is among those accused in the complaint.

Human Intelligent Company(บริษัท Human Intelligent)

A company involved in the TH-AI Passport project accused of having linked ultimate beneficial owners.

Blue Regime(ระบอบสีน้ำเงิน)

A political faction mentioned by Rakchanok Sirinok as potentially linked to the project's beneficiaries and the NACC.

Policy

TH-AI Passport

A project under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society accused of being used for corruption.