Prawit’s brother to review NACC law despite ongoing probe

[webfact]

Prawit’s brother to review NACC law despite ongoing probe

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

 

THE JUNTA-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has given Pol General Patcharawat Wongsuwan the green light to sit on a committee vetting the organic law governing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), despite the fact that he is being investigated by the agency for being “unusually rich”.

 

His brother, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, a senior leader in the National Council for Peace and Order, complained yesterday Patcharawat had been subjected to especially close scrutiny because he was the brother of a junta leader.

 

Prawit also denied any knowledge of his brother’s case and appointment to the vetting committee, saying Patcharawat was already in his 60s and his work was his business and had nothing to do with him.

 

NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said Patcharawat had been nominated to take the controversial post through a normal process and he did not have the authority to interfere with that. 

 

The committee only had authority to scrutinise the organic law and had nothing to do with the investigation process conducted by the NACC, Pornpetch said. 

 

The NLA president also said people of interest would not be able to participate in meetings that had agendas relating to their legal cases.

 

For instance, he said, NACC president Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit and Supa Piyajitti were also on the panel and would be excluded from meetings with agendas that were related to them.

 

Responding to the controversy, Pornpetch said: “I can guarantee with my honour that the NLA will not issue any laws against the rule of law.”

 

Meechai Ruchupan, head of the Constitution Drafting Commission responsible for the so-called “graft eradicating” Constitution as well as the organic law, said he would monitor the committee’s work regarding the organic law and would not hesitate to raise a red flag if the law demonstrated irregularities. 

 

Patcharawat has been scrutinised by the NACC for allegedly being unusually rich due to his ownership of a stable and a hotel reportedly worth hundreds of millions of baht.

 

When he was appointed to the committee reviewing the NACC organic law, critics questioned whether the appointment was appropriate, sparking a controversy. 

 

The fact Patcharawat is Prawit’s younger brother further stoked the controversy, with people questioning whether the coup-installed regime was sincere in its attempts to combat corruption.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30330985

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-07

[candide]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

“I can guarantee with my honour....."

[Samui Bodoh]

These guys spew out so much hypocritical nonsense it is difficult to keep it all straight.

 

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

His brother, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, a senior leader in the National Council for Peace and Order, complained yesterday Patcharawat had been subjected to especially close scrutiny because he was the brother of a junta leader.

 

Of course he is subject to closer scrutiny as he is the brother of a senior coup leader; that is the purpose of Nepotism laws. The scandal would be if he was NOT subject to scrutiny.

 

It is scary how blatant the Junta has become in relation to the NACC. Thailand is going to suffer for a long time under this unaccountable, over-powerful monster of a political hit squad. In the future if a politician, any politician, angers the PTB then the NACC will have the power to take them out and there is nothing at all that could be done. Scary, scary, scary!

 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Samui Bodoh

[colinneil]

Prawit also denied any knowledge of his brothers case and appointment.

Keep it in the family, just like his boss, denies any knowledge of what siblings are doing.

It gets scarier by the day.

[rkidlad]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Prawit Wongsuwan, a senior leader in the National Council for Peace and Order, complained yesterday Patcharawat had been subjected to especially close scrutiny because he was the brother of a junta leader.

What’s the old saying? “If you’ve got nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about”.

 

These people wanna spy on every little thing Thai people do on social media, etc. Time to lead by example. 

 

Unusually rich ha ha. They all are. 

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The fact Patcharawat is Prawit’s younger brother further stoked the controversy, with people questioning whether the coup-installed regime was sincere in its attempts to combat corruption.

Corruption of political foes maybe, but not their own.  There has been little in the way progress under the coup leaders. 

[PatOngo]

We are family,

I got all my brothers and me!

[nikmar]

6 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Corruption of political foes maybe, but not their own.  There has been little in the way progress under the coup leaders. 

When Sutthep was excercising his "democratic right to peaceful and polite protest" in 2014 that led to the coup, Dr Seri, supposedly a leading academic, informed a journalist (Jonathon Head??) that " Thai people accept some corruption but Thaksin went overboard". Therefore, the Junta's corruption is ok if they dont go "overboard". 

 

Me??? ...a cynic??

[rkidlad]

8 minutes ago, nikmar said:

When Sutthep was excercising his "democratic right to peaceful and polite protest" in 2014 that led to the coup, Dr Seri, supposedly a leading academic, informed a journalist (Jonathon Head??) that " Thai people accept some corruption but Thaksin went overboard". Therefore, the Junta's corruption is ok if they dont go "overboard". 

 

Me??? ...a cynic??

I remember that interview on stage. The fat f*** just kept shouting louder every time he was posed with a more difficult question. The crowd cheered like a mob.

 

That basically summed up Thai politics. Who can be the biggest bully. 

[brucec64]

steven100....where are you? Only you could spin this into something positive for this horribly corrupt junta.

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[Bob12345]

4 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

steven100....where are you? Only you could spin this into something positive for this horribly corrupt junta.

Sent from my SM-N950U1 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

Or at least he should try to deflect it with theclassic "but Thaksin" retord.

[edwinchester]

One wonders sometimes if there is a Thai word for 'integrity'.

[yellowboat]

1 hour ago, nikmar said:

When Sutthep was excercising his "democratic right to peaceful and polite protest" in 2014 that led to the coup, Dr Seri, supposedly a leading academic, informed a journalist (Jonathon Head??) that " Thai people accept some corruption but Thaksin went overboard". Therefore, the Junta's corruption is ok if they dont go "overboard". 

 

Me??? ...a cynic??

No, that is and has been the behavior at the top of the pyramid for a very long time.  Thailand is broken and has been for some time. 

[Media1]

This fat specimen needs a full audit and also his boss. Who should exceed the word unusually. 

The best thing is when there gone. There no good for the country at all period.

[chuang]

Well the verdict is not out yet but very clear...NOT GUILTY.. case closed...

[seajae]

nepotism is alive and well as expected, nothing changes here no matter who is running the country, family and friends come first with all of them. 

[Baerboxer]

11 hours ago, yellowboat said:

No, that is and has been the behavior at the top of the pyramid for a very long time.  Thailand is broken and has been for some time. 

 

Indeed. And sadly seems to be getting worse rather than better.

[Jonmarleesco]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

'Prawit ... complained yesterday Patcharawat had been subjected to especially close scrutiny because he was the brother of a junta leader.'

 

'NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said Patcharawat had been nominated to take the controversial post through a normal process and he did not have the authority to interfere with that.' 

Funny. The issue appears to revolve around his being under investigation for having assets that his income shouldn't be able to support, and yet being selected to sit on a committee so he can investigate the investigators.

 

And the last time I checked, a nomination was not an appointment.  

[Chris Lawrence]

Show me the money? The meat in the sandwich is left out; how much and where did he get lucky?

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

18 hours ago, edwinchester said:

One wonders sometimes if there is a Thai word for 'integrity'.

No

[brucec64]

1 hour ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

No

Also no translation or understanding of irony.

[Cadbury]

On ‎7‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 4:21 AM, webfact said:

people questioning whether the coup-installed regime was sincere in its attempts to combat corruption.

This self appointed government has done nothing about corruption, except where the Shins might have been involved.

So far as the military themselves go they are in it right up to their epaulettes.

Anyway it doesn't really matter. There is so much corruption in Thailand that if it suddenly stopped the economy would collapse. It is the grease that keeps the wheels turning.

[robblok]

Nice nepotism, crazy of course an other bad junta decision. 

[robblok]

23 hours ago, yellowboat said:

No, that is and has been the behavior at the top of the pyramid for a very long time.  Thailand is broken and has been for some time. 

 

Corruption should be combated by whoever does it, its the root of the conflict here. As long as its so profitable to be in goverment they will use their minions to fight and bomb and do whatever it takes to get them in power (all sides). Had good hopes for the junta when they first came in to combat corruption. They did put in some good regulations, that made me hopeful, but stuff like this and other junta corruption scandals made me dislike them almost as much as I dislike the Shins and or Suthep. 

 

I don't see Thailand changing the people on the top keep being arrogant and flaunt the rules.

[baboon]

11 minutes ago, robblok said:

 

Corruption should be combated by whoever does it, its the root of the conflict here. As long as its so profitable to be in goverment they will use their minions to fight and bomb and do whatever it takes to get them in power (all sides). Had good hopes for the junta when they first came in to combat corruption. They did put in some good regulations, that made me hopeful, but stuff like this and other junta corruption scandals made me dislike them almost as much as I dislike the Shins and or Suthep. 

 

I don't see Thailand changing the people on the top keep being arrogant and flaunt the rules.

I can't disagree. The only corruption any of 'em don't like is other people's corruption which impinges on their corruption.