Parliament Speaker Rejects Warning MP Over Asset Accusation
Parliament Speaker Sopan Sarum refused to issue a warning to MP Rangsiman Rome after he accused fellow MP Suchada Sang Thanthap and her husband of suspicious asset declarations. Sopan said issuing such warnings falls outside the speaker's responsibilities and urged each party to focus on its own duties. The remarks were made during a parliamentary session on October 19, 2026.
On October 19, 2026, at Parliament, Speaker Sopan Sarum addressed the case where MP Rangsiman Rome of the People's Party accused MP Suchada Sang Thanthap of the Bhumjaithai Party and her husband of abnormal asset and debt declarations submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). Sopan said, “It is not the duty of the House speaker to warn; each side should perform its own duties. Do not overstep into matters that are not your responsibility.”
