A leading member of the National Reform Council (NRC) threw her support behind the anti-graft agency's proposal yesterday to invite public input on investigating the assets of National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members.
Rosana Tositrakul said she agreed with National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) secretary-general Sansern Poljiak's suggestion that members of the public should come forward if they have information about the sources of suspicious assets.
Last week, the net worth of NLA members was posted on the NACC's website.
She went further, saying the NACC should offer cash rewards to informants for tip-offs that help it identify any dubious origins of wealth held by government officials, at all levels, who refuse to clarify their income sources.
Over the past several years, corruption has spread rapidly, creating a need for a stricter scrutiny process, she said.
Ms Rosana also urged authorities to scrap the 1,000-baht banknote.
She said politicians who have records of buying votes often keep cash at home, resulting in low circulation of Thailand's highest banknote.
Scrapping the note value would discourage politicians from hoarding cash or keeping it with trusted associates.
Mr Sansern yesterday urged anyone who notices irregularities in the assets-and-liabilities disclosure of the 195 NLA members to lodge complaints with the NACC to initiate an investigation.
Concerns arose after several NLA members disclosed their assets and debts, as required by the constitution, revealing that several state officials have net assets worth more than 100 million baht each.
Among them, Defence Ministry permanent secretary Gen Sirichai Ditakul has assets worth 108 million baht.
Deputy national police chief Gen Jakthip Chaijinda has 97.4 million baht in assets and his wife has 870.9 million baht in assets. With 6.3 million baht in liabilities, the couple's net worth is 962 million baht.