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Licenced online gambling site abroad linked to the husband of a government MP raises legal quandary
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Key facts
- A ฿1.9bn wealth controversy threatens to engulf Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party
- MP Suchada Sangtanasap and her Australian husband face scrutiny over ฿1.9 billion in wealth, a ฿1.44 billion cryptocurrency loan and reported links to an offshore gambling platform
- Both missed Wednesday’s parliamentary hearing, where three government agencies failed to explain an earlier gambling crackdown involving 49 arrests and billions in turnover
- Senior prosecutor challenges justice minister as gambling licence sparks dispute over Thai criminal law
- Digital minister drawn into controversy as governing party faces questions over MP and gambling links
- Questions mount over couple’s wealth, cryptocurrency loans and reported investment in gambling platform
Summary
### A ฿1.9bn wealth controversy threatens to engulf Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party. MP Suchada and her Australian husband face questions over offshore gambling links as a senior prosecutor challenges the Justice Minister and agencies fail to explain a major gambling bust.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul faces a growing political storm as a gambling scandal closes in on his Bhumjaithai Party. MP Suchada Sangtanasap and her Australian husband face scrutiny over ฿1.9 billion in wealth, a ฿1.44 billion cryptocurrency loan and reported links to an offshore gambling platform.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces a widening controversy involving online gambling, cryptocurrency wealth and politically connected financial interests. At its centre is a Bhumjaithai Party MP, her Australian husband and an international gambling platform licensed in the Caribbean.