Niti Praphan Prachuabmoh, Secretary-General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, disclosed that on 8 October 2026, a delegation from the NACC Office, together with representatives of the Foreign Affairs Division of the Royal Thai Police, travelled to take custody of Pao Padej Worabut, a former executive of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited, or PTTEP, who is an accused in the Rolls-Royce bribery case, from Indonesia, and was scheduled to arrive back in Thailand the same night in order to be detained and brought before the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. Pao Padej is accused of facilitating Rolls-Royce Energy Systems in securing a contract with PTTEP for the purchase of Feed Gas Turbine Compressor equipment for the Arthit production platform, and of demanding and receiving bribes through agent companies in Thailand totalling 300,543 US dollars, or approximately 10 million baht at the value at that time. The case stems from legal action taken against private companies by the United States Department of Justice, before the NACC investigated and resolved to pursue proceedings. During the proceedings, the accused left the Kingdom of Thailand for Malaysia and then travelled on to Indonesia, and the NACC Office coordinated with Malaysia's anti-corruption agency, Indonesia's anti-corruption agency, and Indonesia's immigration office until the Indonesian authorities were able to take him into custody. The NACC's finding of wrongdoing is not yet final, and the accused is presumed innocent until there is a final judgment of the court.
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company LimitedFormer PTTEP executive taken into custody and sent to court over Rolls-Royce bribery case tied to a PTTEP equipment contract.
