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REVEALED: Pita bills self as executor | Vintage Vibes

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat takes a selfie with supporters during his tour of Lampang where the party secured a clean sweep in the May 14 election. (Photo: Move Forward Party)

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat has found himself in an even tighter spot concerning his ownership of media shares while running in a national election, as he recently admitted to holding shares in iTV as executor of his father's estate -- before then transferring them to other relatives in a bid to avoid more legal complications.

Mr Pita admitted last week he transferred the 42,000 shares to his kin to pre-empt any move blocking his rise to power. Earlier, he said he had been holding the shares as executor of his late father's inheritance, not as an heir himself.

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