NACC moves forward with probe into DPM's watches and jewelry

[webfact]

NACC moves forward with probe into DPM's watches and jewelry

 

BANGKOK, 24th January 2018 (NNT) – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has arranged to question an additional individual in connection with the watches and jewelry worn by Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, aiming to wrap up its probe before the end of February. 

NACC Secretary-General Worawit Sukboon has announced that Gen Prawit has already met with investigators on three occasions to provide details of watches and jewelry he didn't list in his assets and liabilities report. Worawit noted that the probe has now turned to an additional 25 watches the deputy premier spoke to the media about. 

The NACC has only one other person to question in the probe and will proceed with the inquiry next week. It has also requested information from 13 watch dealers in Thailand before completing the entire investigation in February. 

Worawit noted that if it is confirmed that the watches seen being worn by Gen Prawit belonged to others as he has said, their absence from his assets report would be jusitified. 

The Secretary-General added that NACC Chairman Pol Gen Watcharaphol Prasarnrachakij has already stated that he will excuse himself from any formal investigation into this matter to ensure its transparency.

 

-- nnt 2018-01-24

[Eric Loh]

Check his collection of expensive rings. Maybe along the way, check his off-shore accounts. Oh, his properties too. 

[brucec64]

Here it comes.

 

Whitewashing (censorship) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. To whitewash is a metaphor meaning "to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data".

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_(censorship)

[mtls2005]

The excuse that whatever curious items some upper-class member of society is photographed wearing "were borrowed from a friend" has a long-ish history here.

 

The wife of former PM Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, called by many in print "a walking jewelry box", was photographed (picture printed in newspapers) wearing some purloined middle eastern gems at a gala event. She said she "borrowed" the jewelry from a "friend". Nothing more was ever mentioned.

[worgeordie]

"aiming to wrap up its probe before the end of February. " in Thailand thats

called "mulling " over the facts.next step set up a committee or two.

regards worgeordie

[GarryP]

As has been mentioned by others, they should check the serial numbers with the manufacturers to see who actually purchased the watches. Some are limited editions and the purchases are registered.

Edited January 24, 2018 by GarryP

[coulson]

1 hour ago, GarryP said:

As has been mentioned by others, they should check the serial numbers with the manufacturers to see who actually purchased the watches. Some are limited editions and the purchases are registered.

I think the article made it clear that there was only a basic requirement to determine that the ownership doesn't fall on the DPM and everyone would then go about their business as usual

[Bob12345]

1 hour ago, GarryP said:

As has been mentioned by others, they should check the serial numbers with the manufacturers to see who actually purchased the watches. Some are limited editions and the purchases are registered.

Manufacturers dont have databases like that. Not even for limited editions.

 

"Others" who mentioned that were misinformed.

Edited January 24, 2018 by Bob12345

[GarryP]

6 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

Manufacturers dont have databases like that. Not even for limited editions.

 

"Others" who mentioned that were misinformed.

Okay. Take your word for it. Never owned a watch worth more than 14,000 Baht so really have no experience.

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Worawit noted that if it is confirmed that the watches seen being worn by Gen Prawit belonged to others as he has said, their absence from his assets report would be jusitified. 

really do not understand ex-pats' expectation of some 'western justice' here, doesn't happen, can't happen, won't happen

[nausea]

Check his IQ. The one thing that gives me hope is the stupidity of the ruling classes. Something to do with Darwin and inbreeding I suppose.

[GarryP]

6 minutes ago, nausea said:

Check his IQ. The one thing that gives me hope is the stupidity of the ruling classes. Something to do with Darwin and inbreeding I suppose.

Tread carefully there with your last sentence . ? Don't want it to result in an even longer sentence.

[tryasimight]

6 hours ago, brucec64 said:

Here it comes.

 

Whitewashing (censorship) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. To whitewash is a metaphor meaning "to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data".

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_(censorship)

You needed wiki to tell you that?