Career
The generals accused Chatichai of corruption, and established the National Peacekeeping Council (NPKC) as an interim administration, with Sunthorn as chairman. Anand Panyarachun was appointed Prime Minister in March, but the administration of the country was also executed by the NPKC. Following his death due to cancer, a scandal arose over the distribution of his estate. He decided to leave most of his fortune of approximately United States$ 150 million to his mistress.
However, questions arose on how a general earning a little over United States$1,000 a month could accumulate such a large personal fortune.
The case led to the investigation of other generals, politicians, and businessmen into possible money laundering and corruption. lieutenant is said that the general also had close relationship with Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted prime minister in another 2006 coup.