Health official faces harshest disciplinary punishment

[webfact]

Health official faces harshest disciplinary punishment

By THE NATION

 

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A SENIOR Public Health Ministry official has been sacked from the civil service without pension benefits for allegedly sexually harassing several subordinates over a number of years, committing a serious disciplinary breach, according to permanent secretary Dr Jessada Chokdamrongsuk.

 

At a meeting yesterday of the civil service subcommittee at the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Jessada said officials unanimously resolved to fire the unnamed 40-year-old official. 

 

A disciplinary probe committee had recommended that the official be dismissed, but left open the decision on whether he should retain his pension benefits. 

 

Although the accused official resigned on October 1, the punishment means he will be stripped of his pension.

 

The official can appeal against the punishment with the civil service subcommittee or at the Administrative Court.

 

The scandal emerged in August after a temporary female employee, 30, filed a complaint with the ministry and submitted a video clip as evidence that she had been groped by the accused since 2014, often in front of her colleagues. She said she could not tolerate the behaviour any longer. 

 

The video clip, which her colleague helped to record, purportedly showed sexual harassment at her office, which is a unit under the ministry’s Office of the Permanent Secretary. 

 

Several other victims have since come forward after the disciplinary investigation began.

 

In mid-August, Muang Nonthaburi Police also filed a criminal charge against the official alleging an indecent act against a person aged over 15 involving threats or the victim’s inability to resist. The official was also selected from a police line-up by the woman who filed the original complaint.

 

The offence could lead to up to 10 years in jail, a Bt20,000 fine, or both. 

 

The official has claimed that he did not molest the woman and stated that he would fight the accusation in court. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30331807

 

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[Samui Bodoh]

As the events date from 2014, this has taken much too long to process.

 

Now, how about clearing out all the other pigs in the bureaucracy? I do not believe that he is the only harasser in the organization, not by a long shot.

 

While this is a very good thing, without widespread follow-up it is merely an irrelevant drop in the barrel. 

[Thaiwrath]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

sacked from the civil service without pension benefits

Maybe, if this punishment was meted out in the R.T.P., to officers "committing a serious disciplinary breach", instead of sending them to inactive posts, things might improve here ? Or am I dreaming ? 

[lupin]

1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said:

As the events date from 2014, this has taken much too long to process.

 

Now, how about clearing out all the other pigs in the bureaucracy? I do not believe that he is the only harasser in the organization, not by a long shot.

 

While this is a very good thing, without widespread follow-up it is merely an irrelevant drop in the barrel. 

The victim submitting the complaint, did so in August...

[Get Real]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The offence could lead to up to 10 years in jail, a Bt20,000 fine, or both.

Sexual harrassment i an office, leads to 10 years or Bt20,000 fine or both.
Smoking on the beach 1 year or Bt100,000 fine or both.

Anybody else that sees 10 years should be compared to Bt1,000,000 fine, to balance the system.

Blind lawmakers, I guess!

[farcanell]

Good to see harsh punishments for a change.... and the POlice are still to proceed with their charges (I know, I would have thought that they should have done the primary investigation, too)

 

but... stripped of pension... mmm... I wonder at this one. Who gets the accrued money????

 

 

[rosst]

My reply applies to this result:

Well done to the relevant officials and I sincerely hope his appeal if any is refused. 

This case will start sending a great message to the offenders and there are many who will be thinking long and hard about future offending. 

[Chris Lawrence]

On ‎17‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 9:40 AM, Samui Bodoh said:

As the events date from 2014, this has taken much too long to process.

 

Now, how about clearing out all the other pigs in the bureaucracy? I do not believe that he is the only harasser in the organization, not by a long shot.

 

While this is a very good thing, without widespread follow-up it is merely an irrelevant drop in the barrel. 

The NACC is still running a complaint of a school teacher that dates back to 1998. Complaints that are fast tracked are the ones that bring disgrace on the elite ruling party or 'criminals' that haven't shared their ill-gotten wealth. 

[Chris Lawrence]

On ‎17‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 10:23 AM, Thaiwrath said:

Maybe, if this punishment was meted out in the R.T.P., to officers "committing a serious disciplinary breach", instead of sending them to inactive posts, things might improve here ? Or am I dreaming ? 

Sorry ThaiW, dreaming. Why hasn't RED Bull been caught and prosecuted, whilst the speed of the conviction of YL is unprecedented in the NACC history. This is just an example, no need to shoot the messenger.

[robblok]

Good to see harsh punishments for a change.... and the POlice are still to proceed with their charges (I know, I would have thought that they should have done the primary investigation, too)
 
but... stripped of pension... mmm... I wonder at this one. Who gets the accrued money????
 
 

It just means the state pension fund has to pay out less. There is no individual gain here.

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[flyingfox1]

This is sweeping over the word, think it started in Hollywood and spreading like wildfire- we have seen many stars fall from grace, it’s people power now that is ruling the world and the small people matter as the molesters are finding out lol

No place in today’s world for tweaking the odd chick lol

Just a mater of time before a woman is accused maybe ?? :)


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