# Thai parliamentary amnesty and corruption investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/thai-parliamentary-amnesty-and-corruption-investigations > Updated: 2026-09-11T04:15:31.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Following the enactment of the Social Peace Promotion Act, House Speaker Sophon Saram initiated the process of forming an amnesty committee. Initially, Saram sought to appoint a qualified expert to the committee to ensure prompt commencement of its work. By mid-September, Saram announced the appointment of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yutthaporn Issarachai, a political science academic, to the Social Peace Promotion Committee. Parallel to the amnesty proceedings, Saram has addressed investigations into corruption. This includes a fact-finding committee regarding bribery allegations at King Prajadhipok’s Institute and efforts to establish an independent inquiry committee through the President of the Supreme Court to investigate the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The latter inquiry concerns the NACC’s decision to dismiss a case against former Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob regarding allegations of hidden shares. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-11: Sophon Saram appoints Yutthaporn Issarachai to Social Peace Promotion Committee Speaker Sophon Saram appointed academic Yutthaporn Issarachai to the Social Peace Promotion Committee and noted ongoing inquiries into the NACC's dismissal of the Saksayam Chidchob case. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sophon-saram-appoints-yutthaporn-issarachai-to-social-peace-promotion-committee ### 2026-08-24: Sophon Saram to appoint amnesty expert and probe institute bribery claims Thai House Speaker Sophon Saram is appointing an amnesty committee expert and launching an investigation into bribery allegations involving the Secretary-General of King Prajadhipok's Institute. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sophon-saram-to-appoint-amnesty-expert-and-probe-institute-bribery-claims --- Cite as: Thai parliamentary amnesty and corruption investigations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/thai-parliamentary-amnesty-and-corruption-investigations