snoop1130 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Ombudsman drawn into Elephant Kraal row By The Nation Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal, Photo by The Nation Activist Srisuwan Janya and a group of Ayutthaya citizens asked the Ombudsman on Monday (July 22) to determine whether the heads of the government’s Fine Arts Department and Ayutthaya Historical Park had blundered in the restoration of the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal and possibly misappropriated funds earmarked for the project. Piya Leudechakul, director of Complaint Investigation in the Ombudsman’s Office, was urged to investigate the two individuals, who he said would be discharged or transferred if found guilty of wrongdoing. Srisuwan said the wooden elephant compound was restored unlawfully in that the Fine Arts Department cut off the tops of supporting Talung pillars, thus overriding historical accuracy, and excluding citizens from the planning process. He claimed the expenditure on the restoration was “suspiciously high” at Bt35 million for work on 846 pillars, noting that 980 pillars were restored in 2007 at a cost of just Bt16 million. “The Royal Elephant Kraal has undergone several restorations,” he said, “and each time we try to preserve historical accuracy based on general knowledge, which states that each Talung pillar must have a lotus-shaped top. “However, the Fine Art Department’s recent work was based on photographs of a temporary elephant kraal taken by foreigners about a hundred year ago. They completely ignored the historical context and the knowledge of local people.” The department came under fire earlier this year because of the work, Srisuwan noted, but it didn’t correct the mistakes. Instead, it halted the project altogether, having paid contractors Bt24 million in fees. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373400 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: to determine whether the heads of the government’s Fine Arts Department and Ayutthaya Historical Park had blundered in the restoration of the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal and possibly misappropriated funds earmarked for the project. "Blundering and misappropriated funds" Sounds like normal government procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianezy0 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Sounds as though there is an elephant in the room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 "who he said would be discharged or transferred if found guilty of wrongdoing" So prison is not an option in corruption now ,thats why its so widespread. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Good help is hard to find.... here in Pattayaba we just blew 500 million bt, on a fake sand bag beach...same same but different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 You don't need an ombudsman to tell you guilty as charged even nelly the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to this circus???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I would have been more shocked if there hadn't of been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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