Assets Examination Committee


The Assets Examination Committee, abbreviated as AEC, sometimes translated as the Assets Scrutiny Committee or ASC, is a now-defunct Thai administrative body in charge of scrutiny of assets of the ministers in the government of Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra. The Council for National Security, a military junta that overthrew Thaksin's government in 2006, accused those ministers of having gained assets in a manner against the law or detrimental to the state. They set up the AEC in response.

Members

  1. Nam Yimyaem, chairperson
  2. Instructor Kaewsan Atibhoti, member and secretary
  3. Sak Kosaengrueang, member and spokesman
  4. Klanarong Chanthik, member
  5. Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka, member
  6. Chiranit Hawanon, member
  7. Assoc Prof Banjerd Singkaneti, member
  8. Prof Wirot Laohaphan, member
  9. Sawat Chotiphanit, member
  10. Prof Saowani Atsawarot, member
  11. Udom Fueangfung, member
  12. Amnuai Thanthara, member

    Powers and duties

The AEC's powers and duties were:
  1. To inspect any performance or project as approved or consented by any person in the Council of Ministers or by the Council of Ministers vacating office by the result of the democratic reform if there is a ground to suspect that it was carried out corruptly or dishonestly
  2. To inspect any contract, concession or procurement of any government agency, state enterprise or other state agencies if there are grounds to suspect that it rendered illegal benefit to any private individual or it constituted illegal act or corruption or dishonest behaviour
  3. To inspect any performance of duties of any state official or state agency if there are grounds to suspect that there is a commission of illegal act or corruption or dishonest behavior
  4. To inspect any act of any person if it is of opinion that such act is illegal or avoiding of duties under the law on taxation and revenue which may be detrimental to the state.