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Strengthening of SEC power facing delay
Bangkok Post
|October 21, 2025
Progress delayed as decree in limbo
The royal decree that would grant the stock market regulator the authority to submit case files directly to the public prosecutor, bypassing the police as an intermediary, may be indefinitely delayed, as it requires the approval of parliament, says the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier proposed to the Ministry of Finance the issuance of this decree in order to strengthen its law enforcement powers.
The change is aimed at streamlining legal enforcement, making the process more accurate and responsive to developments in the market.
The move would authorise the SEC to submit case files on violations of securities and exchange laws directly to prosecutors without the involvement of the police, which currently serves as an intermediary prior to prosecution in the investigative process.
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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