Prawit ‘close to resigning’ amid scandal

[Colabamumbai]

The PM is complicit he should resign also.

[dick dasterdly]

23 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

So, a friend lends you some watches. The friend dies. You just decide to keep the watches? No thoughts of returning them to the estate?

Presumably one of those weird things us farangs cannot understand.

 

I've borrowed books and DIY equipment in the past, even a 'bike - but it's never crossed my mind to borrow a watch.

[Dukeleto]

His biggest crime to date is making the boss look bad, and that is certainly punishable with resignation. This would be the one and only reason he would resign.

[anon467367354]

As long as resigning doesn't prevent or get in the way of any corruption charges and prosecution, good riddance! 

[1337markus]

All talk, close to resign but wont do it.

[jacko45k]

So he borrowed them and failed to return them to the estate or widow upon the guy"s death?

 

Or did I misunderstand?

[realenglish1]

If a dead friend gave you the watched NAME THE FRIEND its that simple

 

 

[Eric Loh]

26 minutes ago, Colabamumbai said:

The PM is complicit he should resign also.

You mean malfeasance and negligence in stopping corruption within his cabinet? Sound very familiar but with a different outcome. 

[barryofthailand]

This is normal in Thailand. Corruption is accepted here. 

[Blackheart1916]

He's not going anywhere.

[geriatrickid]

"Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive."

[gunderhill]

5 hours ago, jaltsc said:

“If we do something wrong, we have to show spirit... "

That would make Thailand the "Hub of Spirit".

Men in the  village here and round about would agree, they're  full of spirit, Hong Thong.

Meanwhile how about a  FULL explanation of  where all the watches came from, serial numbers  receipts etc etc? No he'll just quietly " pretend"  to resign., they never  follow  anything up here.

[ttrd]

RE - A former military officer speaking on condition of anonymity named Pattawat Suksriwong as Prawit’s friend who had lent him the watches. Some of the luxury watches Prawit was seen wearing previously belonged to the late businessman, who passed away last year, the source said.

 

I am curious about what kind of "patient deliver back deal" he have agreed on With the bereaved...

Edited January 22, 2018 by ttrd

[crazykopite]

My next door neighbours son is in the Army he is a serving officer of 10+ years and he has told me what he earns per month and on the wages he mentioned he could just about afford a plastic watch from the 20 baht shop . I also know a Thai police inspector of 20 years service and his wages are dreadful for the rank he holds I am not surprised there is so much corruption in the Kingdom .

[HenryPattaya]

If his friend died would those watches not be in his estate 

 

[12DrinkMore]

6 hours ago, berybert said:

He's leaving the job so he can spend more time looking after his watches.

 

Are you trying to wind him up?

[NextStationBangkok]

People are watching these ghost watches......

[The Deerhunter]

5 hours ago, Artisi said:

Does this guy remind you of  a characters in the kids story  "Wind in the Willows" in looks and action. 

Beep beep? But obsessed with motor cars not flash watches?

Edited January 22, 2018 by The Deerhunter

[PattayaAngel]

"Some of the luxury watches Prawit was seen wearing previously belonged to the late businessman"

 

Case closed as obviously this 'late businessman' 'lent' 'some' watches and he forgot to give them back and his 'friend' the 'late businessman' kicked the bucket so he kept them. Seems reasonable enough but what about the other watches?  and the house?  car?  kids education? bank accounts?  they have to focus just on watches or face defamation when it's a pimple on the General's buttock compared to the other stuff.

[poohy]

I doubt he will go unless the big bosses allow or tell him too , certainly Little P can do nothing

Reason being 2 factions in army holding guns/power, one moderate, one not so much

1 Little P in charge of moderate

2 This guy  in charge of others 

 

[themerg]

Good bribery system. Influential favors for expensive watches. Most of the watches will be more at resale value.

[Sparkles]

Tragic loss for the country,man of great vision and sense of style,he will be greatly missed

[hgma]

nobody resigns...i think

 

[RichardColeman]

And of course the friend declared them in his assets ?

[meinphuket]

BS....out with Ai Kob, and prosecute him like others.

[eliotness]

So if it's true that he was lent them by an extremely rich friend who has since died I would have thought not returning them to the deceased family is akin to stealing.

[Dogmatix]

It should be easy for the NACC trace through Curstoms Dept and Revenue Dept whether the rarer items were imported legally with import duty and VAT paid on them and by whom.  There can't be that many coming into the country, certainly not with tax paid.  Tax records would show who imported them and if it was a bona fide watch retailer, their records would who bought them.  Items that were hand carried from overseas and properly declared to Thai customs would show who brought them in and paid the tax on them. 

 

If there are no tax records, then Prawit should explain to the public why he was happy to borrow and wear smuggled luxury watches.

[nev]

These over entitled <deleted> in power who are above the law and are protected by their buddies need to be brought down a leg or two.

Jail him for corruption to set an example.

[scorecard]

7 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Well, that really depends on what you did wrong. If you dropped the ball, fair enough. If you stole the public's money to buy yourself some fancy stuff, you shouldn't have any choices. Off to jail.

 

And herein lies the problem of apathy and the brainwashing of, 'when rich people steal, it's not really stealing'. Oh, it's stealing alright. It's the absolute worse kind of stealing. People who have lots of money stealing from people who don't have a pot to p*** in. 

 

Sure, Prawit should have resigned. As a different matter does Former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula have much credibility? 

 

There is some case to say he failed miserably to maintain / build the Thai economy and way too much time was lost until he was replaced, and that's why the word 'former' is used.

Edited January 22, 2018 by scorecard

[wealthychef]

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The public is continuing to question how a military officer making less than Bt1 million a year could possibly have afforded the luxury items.

 

How is that possible?  Isn't it illegal to publicly criticize leaders in Thailand?  Isn't questing authority anathema to "Thai style democracy?"  Honest questions.