Prawit names third party over watches

By THE NATION

 

 

Sends letter to NACC explaining his controversial possessions.

 

DEPUTY PM General Prawit Wongsuwan has submitted a letter explaining his possession of luxurious watches and a diamond ring, which he failed to include in his assets declaration to the anti-graft agency. 

 

The letter named a third party who would be called upon to testify in the case, according to the anti-graft agency, the National Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday.

 

A meeting of the NACC yesterday was told that Prawit had submitted his letter to the agency as required, said Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit, the NACC president, and the commission was now examining the letter in detail. Photos of Prawit wearing several luxurious watches on different occasions went viral on social media beginning two weeks ago. 

 

The controversy began after he was spotted wearing what appeared to be a silver and black Richard Mille watch and diamond ring during a group photo with the reshuffled Cabinet at Government House on December 4.

 

While the items appear to be worth several million baht, he had failed to mention them to the NACC in his assets disclosure.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said last week that his deputy’s possession of expensive watches was a personal matter, but no one could spare him if he was found guilty.

 

NACC secretary-general Worawit Sookboon said yesterday that the issue concerns a third party, so the NACC would summon the party to testify early next year.

 

Luxurious watches other than the watch first exposed during the Cabinet group photo-taking would also be subject to the agency’s probe, Worawit said, but declined to confirm either the number of watches Prawit possesses or to make public the deputy PMs explanation letter.

Worawit affirmed that the NACC would hold a press conference once the fact-finding has been completed, citing the issue as being in the public interest.

 

The NACC normally initiates an assets scrutiny probe following procedures outlined by the NACC law. In the event of a complaint or the surfacing of sufficient grounds to warrant a probe, such as reports in the media, the NACC would initiate a probe to verify the facts. When assets are transferred between people, a more in-depth investigation is warranted.

 

Prawit’s case, said Worawit, falls in to the second type of probe by the NACC.

 

Worawit also declined to say whether the first watch to be publicly questioned had belonged to a friend of Prawit who had already passed away, as the issue is still being investigated by authorities.

 

Worawit also dismissed the notion that Prawit would receive help from the NACC due to his close relationship with NACC President Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit. Worawit said the anti-corruption organisation is obliged to do their job following the law, and people should have trust in it.

 

In a related development, the NACC has disclosed assets of two junta ministers and a junta member of the National Legislative Assembly. Political office holders, when first entering office and also within one year of leaving office, are required to declare their assets to the NACC under the NACC law.

 

Former Labour Minister General Sirichai Distakul, who was required to report his assets within one year of leaving office, along with his partner, have assets worth Bt108.75 million and no debts. That is a Bt16.67 million increase from when he first took office, at which time he declared about Bt92.07 million, and is the value of his new house. Sirichai also possesses 12 declared watches, some of which are reportedly worth Bt1.8 million each.

 

New deputy Defence Minister General Charnchai Changmongkol, who had left the National Legislative Assembly to take the post, along with his partner, have assets worth Bt30.38 million, and no debts. That is a Bt3.71 million increase from when he first entered the NLA. 

 

General Teerachai Nakwanich, a former member of the NLA who has been out of office for one year, along with his partner have assets worth Bt77.66 million, and no debts. That is a Bt10.66 decrease in assets from when he first entered the office, which were around Bt88.32 million. It is the value of his new house. Teerachai also possesses two ivories worth Bt542,500.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30335069

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-12-30

5 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Worawit also dismissed the notion that Prawit would receive help from the NACC due to his close relationship with NACC President Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit. Worawit said the anti-corruption organisation is obliged to do their job following the law, and people should have trust in it.

I am not sure which is worse; that he would say this or that he would expect people to believe it.

 

While Thailand desperately needs a credible anti-corruption agency, the current NACC is a terrible Frankensteinian monster that needs to be terminated before it is too late.

 

Edited December 30, 20178 yr by Samui Bodoh
Lack of coffee

5 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Prawit names third party over watches

 

It was Santa.

I can smell the bu+++++it here in Issan.

The PM stated noone could save him if found guilty ! my bet is he will be found innocent !

Here we go again... Will end up with nothing, except maybe a few scape goats taking the blame and shame.

Not ONE of my Thai friends believe things will be better when it comes to corrupt, stealing officials for a very long time.

Their actions affects all levels of the society and its really rotten to the bone.

 

Shame on u, guys! Lets hope karma bites your ass in the end of the day...

 

Happy New Year 

Of course, the public are never going to find out who this imaginary fictitious mythical friend is.

26 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

 

It was Santa.

Not Santa, my friend - it was Somchai, probably he gets a fake Rolex, some pocket money and free meals for a few days.. 

Must be Oprah. You get watch, and a watch, and another watch, and a couple more watches, and a few more watches, and wait don't go home yet, take this watch.

i admit, i lent him the watches and he promised to give them back to me next week after the New Year. Just send them by courier Khun Prawit, no need to personally drop them off to me.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

which time he declared about Bt92.07 million, and is the value of his new house. Sirichai also possesses 12 declared watches, some of which are reportedly worth Bt1.8 million each.

all the substantial assets in the house ? no cars,trucks,etc ? 12 expensive watches, seems classic low-self esteem guy 

Time to go.......time to go

I know someone who also owns several expensive watches, and each time he purchases them his card is debited and his name and the serial number of the watch is recorded by the watch company as the owner.

 

Hopefully this BS will be sorted and confirmed that the D-PM's name will come up on every watch companies register and he will be let go......straight to the can, as we call it for fraud.

So after all this rigmarole he says what we new at the beginning.

F U peasants 

 

 

The watches are just the tip of the ice burgh. No one really knows just how much stolen assets are in the hands of the tow PPs... it really is quite disgusting. No wonder Orwell's book was banned here. It's spot on.  

No accountability. Shame on Thailand.

 

7 hours ago, jaywalker said:

 

It was Santa.

No, it was him:

12 hours ago, colinneil said:

I can smell the bu+++++it here in Issan.

Hey col i am in Issan also Fancy that mate lol

1 minute ago, Happyman58 said:

Hey col i am in Issan also Fancy that mate lol

Ubonratchahani

3 minutes ago, Happyman58 said:

Ubonratchahani

Anyway happy new year

 

He had 1month to arrange a collaboration of his story. Thank you NACC.

2 hours ago, khounteen said:

He had 1month to arrange a collaboration of his story. Thank you NACC.

Give the guy a break. It takes a while for return mail from the North Pole (Santa gave him the watches ya know) & his letters got caught in the rush of notes from little kids wanting a Red Rider BB gun.

 

Edited December 31, 20178 yr by jaywalker

Is it Yingluck of London?

Yeah, yeah! King Kong bought me my underwear, and Miss Piggy borrowed me some watches from her virtual shop. That´s all! Nothing more to see here. Move on folks!