Senior anti-graft official falsely declared his 260 million baht assets

[webfact]

Senior anti-graft official falsely declared his 260 million baht assets

 

 

A high-ranking official at the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been found to have falsely declared his assets, which are actually estimated at about 260 million baht.

 

The name of the official has been withheld and he is being allowed to work as normal because, at this stage, he is still regarded as innocent and not involved in corruption, but falsely declared his assets, said NACC secretary-general Worawit Sukboon today.

 

He explained that NACC officials from the level of a director upward, including officials tasked with investigation and examining assets, are legally required to declare their assets to the NACC every three years while they are in service, and when they leave service, in order to comply with good governance rules.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/senior-anti-graft-official-falsely-declared-his-260-million-baht-assets/

 

 

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[doctormann]

Who watches the watchers?

[Justgrazing]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

A high-ranking official at the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been found to have falsely declared his assets, which are actually estimated at about 260 million baht

Any surprise .. Avarice outweighs scruples any day for some .. 

[ThaidDown]

"Oh you mean that 260 million, it really belongs to the wife. She just told me that she saved it from the housekeeping I give her. Just a misunderstanding."

 

[CNXexpat]

Do rich officials have to explain why they are so rich if their salary isn´t high enough to safe so much money? Or "it is how it is and they only have to declare it"? 

[worgeordie]

What hope is there,when the ones that are supposed to root

out corruption,are dodgy themselves,it was an honest mistake,gov.

regards worgeordie

[darksidedog]

Maybe he could say he  just borrowed it from a now dead friend. Seemed to work for someone else we know.

[colinneil]

You just could not make things like this up.

Just a lying scheming bunch of hypocrites, thieves.

What chance has the country got when anti-graft officials are as bent as a 9 bob note.

[cmsally]

Just another case of do as I say and not as I do . The whole system seems to operate along those lines.

[FarFlungFalang]

21 minutes ago, doctormann said:

Who watches the watchers?

The watch makers!

[gunderhill]

21 minutes ago, doctormann said:

Who watches the watchers?

the  man  with  the  white  stick, labrador and deaf  aid

[Just Weird]

23 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Any surprise .. Avarice outweighs scruples any day for some .. 

So far he has only been accused of not declaring his assets, no suggestion of corruption or avarice or allegations that his assets may have dubious sources.  So far.

[smedly]

is this a surprise to anyone

 

they just can't help themselves dipping/creating any pot they can get their thieving hands on, if the Thai people realised how much public money (their money) ended up in deep official pockets there would be an uprising - they would of course need to understand just how much money all those zero's (billions) actually was, I think the average Thai can just about get their head around what a million baht is 

[thequietman]

25 minutes ago, ThaidDown said:

"Oh you mean that 260 million, it really belongs to the wife. She just told me that she saved it from the housekeeping I give her. Just a misunderstanding."

 

That's old school.

 

"My dead friend gave it to me. He won it at a casino." 

 

Now, this is a solid excuse. It has been proven. ????

[geoffbezoz]

1 minute ago, smedly said:

is this a surprise to anyone

 

they just can't help themselves dipping/creating any pot they can get their thieving hands on, if the Thai people realised how much public money (their money) ended up in deep official pockets there would be an uprising - they would of course need to understand just how much money all those zero's (billions) actually was, I think the average Thai can just about get their head around what a million baht is 

It starts at the top

[RichardColeman]

Looking after it for a dead friend ? 

[bluesofa]

"In assets examination, he explained that officials of one department will be investigated by officials of the other department, in compliance with the check-and-balance practice."

 

So who bitched on him? Petty office jealousy?

[MartiniMan]

It surprises me that a nation so conscious with buddhism does not re-appropriate the funds to parks, recreation, schools and medical so that it is made merit from

It really also surprises me that no official stands up with that rhetoric - where is the passionate thai that speaks his mind loudly and rallies the people? Have i missed something.... Would love to see it happen

[MartiniMan]

1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

"In assets examination, he explained that officials of one department will be investigated by officials of the other department, in compliance with the check-and-balance practice."

 

So who bitched on him? Petty office jealousy?

Probably seeing as no one values principles in 2019 sadly

[BobBKK]

"regarded as innocent and not involved in corruption, but falsely declared his assets"

 

ah I see... "innocence Thai style"  

[bluesofa]

Just now, MartiniMan said:

It surprises me that a nation so conscious with buddhism does not re-appropriate the funds to parks, recreation, schools and medical so that it is made merit from
{snipped}

That's Thai Buddhism.

We all know how it works as a money-making operation. Very little to do with religious belief.

[ezzra]

It''s simply comes to strengthen the common knowledge that those 'gate keepers' the public is trusting to mange the country are most of the time no better than the common thieves and swindlers and in most cases, even worse... 

[geoffbezoz]

1 minute ago, MartiniMan said:

It surprises me that a nation so conscious with buddhism does not re-appropriate the funds to parks, recreation, schools and medical so that it is made merit from

It really also surprises me that no official stands up with that rhetoric - where is the passionate thai that speaks his mind loudly and rallies the people? Have i missed something.... Would love to see it happen

Why should it surprise to you ? Everything associated with any form of religion or krank followings throughout history has only become popular due to human nature of wanting something for nothing. Thai Buddhism is nothing more or nothing less then a development of that. Lets face it if you can not suspect that something is wrong when men dress up in frocks then clearly you are there for the taking.

[Mavideol]

wife's family member won the lottery and asked me to (temporarily) hold it in my account, will return to them soon

[FarFlungFalang]

21 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

So far he has only been accused of not declaring his assets, no suggestion of corruption or avarice or allegations that his assets may have dubious sources.  So far.

 

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

A high-ranking official at the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been found to have falsely declared his assets,

If he has been found to have "falsely declared his assets",then that is a big suggestion of corruption,and they are not accusing him they are stating that he did it.

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The name of the official has been withheld and he is being allowed to work as normal because, at this stage, he is still regarded as innocent

Ah, so you mean he won't be made to sit next to police officers in front of cameras pointing at a load of loot on a table? 

 

I guess the idea of suspending someone here doesn't count either. 

 

All Thais are equal under the eyes of the law ????

[Justgrazing]

39 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

So far he has only been accused of not declaring his assets, no suggestion of corruption or avarice or allegations that his assets may have dubious sources.  So far.

 

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

he is still regarded as innocent and not involved in corruption

Ah, no corruption. Did he steal the money?

[mok199]

And we will never know who...

[Eric Loh]

So the investigator will be investigated internally. Next, nothing to see here.