Ex-Bhumjaithai MP to file DES iris‑scan complaintListen to this articleSupachai: 'Data sold to scammers'Supachai Jaisamut, party-list MP candidate and key Bhumjaithai Party figure, said he will file complaints with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against former digital economy and society (DES) minister Prasert Jantararuangtong and the ministry's former permanent secretary for allegedly allowing scam networks to obtain iris-scan data of 1.2 million Thai people. At the time, the DES Ministry's Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) and Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) declined to grant permission, citing data-security concerns. However, on June 11 last year, the PDPC discovered that the project was already running, with over 1.2 million participants. The findings were forwarded to Mr Prasert, but he allegedly ignored them and issued no order to suspend the project, nor did he initiate an investigation. Mr Supachai emphasised that this omission has placed highly sensitive data on Thai citizens at serious risk, potentially enabling criminal misuse, such as the creation of mule accounts or facilitating technology-driven crimes.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2026 22:31 UTC