Critics Blast Junta’s Abrupt Firing Of Top Anti-Fraud Chief

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Critics Blast Junta’s Abrupt Firing Of Top Anti-Fraud Chief

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures to reporters Tuesday at Government House.

 

BANGKOK — The junta chairman invoked his absolute power Tuesday night and expelled the anti-money laundering director, drawing ire from the regime’s opponents.

 

Using Section 44 of the previous charter, which remains enshrined in the current constitution, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha removed Romsit Weeriyasan from his post. The junta has yet to give any explanation, but an opposition leader on Wednesday suspected the junta was asserting its authority over the anti-fraud agency.

 

Full story:  http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/08/15/critics-blast-juntas-abrupt-firing-of-top-anti-fraud-chief/

 

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[heybruce]

Riiigghht...nothing suspicious about this.

 

One can speculate endlessly on which hi-so's don't want their international transactions looked at, but while the junta is in charge we will probably not get enough information to do anything but speculate.

[darksidedog]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

but an opposition leader on Wednesday suspected the junta was asserting its authority over the anti-fraud agency.

I suspect the anti fraud department have been looking at the wrong people. Which was of course the right people.

Can't have more of our leaders buddies exposed as grafting now can we? Bling Bling Prawit was enough.

[kevvy]

same happen here in Chiang Rai. The mayor was transferred to another province because he blocked projects that were charging ridiculous amounts of money .He stood up to corruption . He was not transfered to the boys had gor free from the caves . Sad day for Chiang Rai

[yellowboat]

Thought they were reassigning him, but it all looks devious, dubious and wrong.  These are sad days in Thailand.  

[Lungstib]

They know no shame do they? Blatant interfering with supposedly independent organisations.

[colinneil]

Anti fraud chief Romsit was removed simply because he was getting to close to the truth regarding the current mobs fraudulent activities.

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The junta chairman invoked his absolute power Tuesday night and expelled the anti-money laundering director

look at this manly man flexing his one muscle...

[mike324]

haha plan to stay on for how much longer? still waiting for that election, bet it would be moved due to Prayuth still trying to curb corruption

[Oziex1]

Those who run the country getting their errand boy to serve their needs.

[brucec64]

This is exactly the reason Yingluck was impeached. But ok when you are "good" people with full amnesty. The hypocrisy of this government and its supporters is beyond belief.

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[Srikcir]

Any use of Article 44 is corruption.

Anyone who declares himself pro-military is pro-corruption.

Any registered political party that declares itself pro-military is pro-corruption and should be deregistered.

Of course such would be in a perfect world where the EC is truly independent.

[Enoon]

3 hours ago, Lungstib said:

They know no shame do they? Blatant interfering with supposedly independent organisations.

 

Various agencies are constantly "ordered" to do their job by an all powerful individual, instead of automatically doing it according to the dictates of law and procedure.

 

That same individual "assesses" their activities and "pulls" them at whim.

 

There is no mistaking the nature of the regime.

 

 

 

 

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[cookieqw]

Please let’s just wait for the reason before jumping to conclusions

 

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[mercman24]

probably delving too close to home, i bet the pigs in the trough had a bit of a tremble on, so he had to go,

[chama]

Gee, wonder why? What was the biggest fraud committed against the Thai people in the last 4 -5 years? Oh....oh right.

[heybruce]

1 hour ago, cookieqw said:

Please let’s just wait for the reason before jumping to conclusions

 

I bet we'll have a long wait before we get a believable reason.

[rosst]

I am truly sickened by what this shows, corruption of the highest office 

[whaleboneman]

7 hours ago, cookieqw said:

Please let’s just wait for the reason before jumping to conclusions

 

Would you care for another pitcher of Kool-Aid?

[gk10002000]

Richard Nixon fired Archibald Cox.  Sorry, showing my age

[brucec64]

Please let’s just wait for the reason before jumping to conclusions
 

Five years in, the time for benefit of the doubt is ling gone. This regime has shown their true colours.

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[Happyman58]

17 hours ago, colinneil said:

Anti fraud chief Romsit was removed simply because he was getting to close to the truth regarding the current mobs fraudulent activities.

Col he was getting to close to the nerve center headed by that guy in the picture. Moral to story you do your job the correct way in Thailand and you are shown the door quickly.  

[mikebell]

I wonder who he was investigating?  Who was getting hot under the collar?

[chrisinth]

IMO, whenever a decision like this is made, to invoke article 44 to remove the head of an independent body, without any explanation to justify this sort of drastic action, it shows to me a level of panic.

 

If K.Romsit Weeriyasan is involved in any illegal dealings, you can be sure this would be published already. The very fact that no explanation has been given start the alarm bells ringing very loudly.

[Oziex1]

This story reminds me of the top cop who got too close to the human traffickers and fled to Australia, what happened to him?

[geriatrickid]

I remember being lectured by several nasty individuals on here that a military takeover was needed to stop corruption. ???

[Katipo]

If the Junta is trying to portray itself as clean and anti-corruption, they are doing and absolutely appalling job.

[gk10002000]

10 hours ago, mikebell said:

I wonder who he was investigating?  Who was getting hot under the collar?

Show me the money.  Who gets paid and what do they get paid?  Are the Junta on a payroll system?  Who decides their pay?  Is their pay publicly disclosed and believable?  Who audits the treasury?   what is the state of the treasury since the junta took over?  Can a Thai person even dare ask such questions without reprisal?

[Esso49]

On 8/15/2018 at 2:26 PM, klauskunkel said:

look at this manly man flexing his one muscle...

yep and bet he has also a pick-up to make up for his other deficiency

[spidermike007]

No doubt he was getting close to something that the top junta guys did not like him getting close to. So he had to go.

 

“This is even worse than the Tawil case,” Thida said. “It shows that they are dictators who can do anything without any concern. They already granted amnesty to themselves. Anything they do is lawful. They don’t have to be afraid of any lawsuit.” 

But Veera, the transparency advocate, said future elected governments could also repeal the junta’s amnesty on its acts and pave the way for Romsit to sue over his expulsion.

“They can do anything to protect themselves right now,” he said. “But this can be reversed in the future.” 

 

One can only hope down the road, that Little P., Prawit, and some other leaders get the opportunity to spend many years in prison for their crimes.