Bangkok: The Parliament is set to debate an urgent agenda item on May 28th regarding whether to extradite Chanonphat Naksua during the parliamentary session, following a request from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for his extradition for investigation into online gambling and transnational organized crime.
According to Thai News Agency, during the House of Representatives meeting on Thursday, May 28th, an urgent agenda item has been included: requesting permission from the House of Representatives under Article 125 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand. This follows a letter from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives requesting permission to summon Mr. Chanonphat Naksua, a Member of Parliament from Songkhla Province representing the Kla Tham Party, to acknowledge the charges against him and be questioned during the parliamentary session.
The letter, signed by Police Lieutenant Colonel Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, and dated May 16, 2026, states that the Technology and Information Crime Division is investigating a case involving unauthorized online electronic gambling, in violation of the Special Investigation Act B.E. 2547 (2004) and its amendments, which constitutes an offense committed outside the Kingdom of Thailand.
The Attorney General has assigned special investigators to conduct an investigation and file charges against the suspects for conspiracy and participation in a transnational organized crime syndicate. The DSI has therefore sent a letter to the House of Representatives requesting permission to proceed under Section 125 of the Constitution, as the case is currently being handled during a parliamentary session.
This agenda item was included as an urgent matter in the parliamentary agenda for May 28th, so that the assembly can consider whether to allow the DSI to summon Mr. Chanonphat to acknowledge the charges and be interrogated, in accordance with the procedures of the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives.
This procedure is in accordance with legal processes, as Members of Parliament are granted parliamentary immunity during parliamentary sessions. Any actions involving detention or investigation require prior permission from the House of Representatives.