Mask hoarding: Facebook photos were edited, deputy minister claims

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Mask hoarding: Facebook photos were edited, deputy minister claims

By The Nation

 

Thamanat Prompow

 

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow claimed that the Facebook photos of Sornsuwee Puraweerassawach together with his associate Pittinan Rak-iad hoarding face masks were edited. 

 

The minister said today (March 10) that officials have investigated the case of face-mask hoarding, which the media should focus on, rather than his resignation, after rumours that he allegedly knew about the claimed hoarding and planned sale of masks to China.

 

After police found there were no masks being hoarded, Thamanat believed the photos were edited, but it might also be part of a political scheme, he said.

 

He has also reported to the police all the media that have published false information about the Department of Internal Trade and the Commerce Ministry. 

 

Regarding criticism from Democrat Party members, Thamanat said it was not his business to speak about other parties, but he asked the media to present only news that is beneficial to the country.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383767

 

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[trainman34014]

Whatever he says the Masks are still not reaching Pharmacy's as it was promised they would.  This morning i visited Pharmacy's in Tesco, Big C, Watsons, Boots and two private ones in Chiang Mai and it was 'No Have'.   They don't have a clue when they will get any either !

[z42]

I think it's glaringly obvious now just who this guy is protected by, but we can only wonder what dirt he may have on this person to be afforded all the passes he is getting.

 

The skeletons are literally falling out of the closet, and still he carries on. Gonna be a dreadful few years for Thailand while this lot are immovable 

[Chazar]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister

and international drug  smuggler

[thequietman]

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow claimed that the Facebook photos of Sornsuwee Puraweerassawach together with his associate Pittinan Rak-iad hoarding face masks were edited.

.... and the movie clip? Edited as well? Just askin. ????

[BobbyL]

13 minutes ago, z42 said:

I think it's glaringly obvious now just who this guy is protected by, but we can only wonder what dirt he may have on this person to be afforded all the passes he is getting.

 

The skeletons are literally falling out of the closet, and still he carries on. Gonna be a dreadful few years for Thailand while this lot are immovable 

Agreed. It seems like his protection goes far above Little P. 

[PatOngo]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

but he asked the media to present only news that is beneficial to the country.

Convicted heroin smuggler becomes Deputy Agriculture Minister?

[Chazar]

Just now, PatOngo said:

Convicted heroin smuggler becomes Deputy Agriculture Minister?

grow  your own organic, saving the world  no doubt

[4MyEgo]

Tick tock me hopes,

[Eindhoven]

Quote

but he asked the media to present only news that is beneficial to the country.

 

They are, in this case. It's just not beneficial to you, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister..

[Misterwhisper]

16 minutes ago, Chazar said:

and international drug  smuggler

Indeed. Not only that, but he evidently also lied to the public when his heroin-smuggling conviction came to light not very long ago. And now we all should just take him by his word that his "associate" is completely innocent?

 

It's not like local politicians had never ever taken advantage of a situation. I distinctly remember one certain not-so-gentleman having been accused a few years ago of hoarding cooking oil when there was a market shortage so he could drive prices up even further. And another oh so upstanding politician allegedly supplied schools with tainted milk, pocketing millions over millions of government funds.

 

And now those pictures of Pittinan supposedly have  been "edited" -- just as much as the Australian court documents attesting to Thamanat's own trial, conviction and jail time allegedly were, perhaps?     

Edited March 10, 2020 by Misterwhisper

[darksidedog]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

he asked the media to present only news that is beneficial to the country.

I think by that he meant no more reporting the truth by the media please. Every time they get caught it makes the country look bad!

[rabas]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

, but he asked the media to present only news that is beneficial to the country.

Wow, he really wants to do that?  The whole ball of wax, expose all the wrong doing in Thailand? 

[sammieuk1]

It's all a bit cloak and dagger this mask business the veil of credibility is somewhere close to the pie in the sky by now????

[monkfish]

If you need Face Masks you can now order on AliExpress before they were out of stock but now they have them again.
100 for $50 probably made in Thailand lol.

[JustAnotherHun]

The man is on a good way. Better sell hoarded masks to China than Heroin to Australia

[orchis]

I know for a fact that a big public hospital in Chiangmai ran out of masks for their medical staff this week;
I was asked to donate some ( I gave 15) by my sister-in-law who is a nurse there. Now we know why. 

[Grumpy John]

20 minutes ago, monkfish said:

If you need Face Masks you can now order on AliExpress before they were out of stock but now they have them again.
100 for $50 probably made in Thailand lol.

I put an order in to a seller on Aliexpress in late Jan this year.   They got back to me 2 weeks ago saying the government in China took their stock and it would be 3 months before they could supply. I'd email to confirm that they had stock. And ask if they can EMS the order.   If they cannot I  would doubt their claim they have stock!

[Yinn]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Facebook photos of Sornsuwee Puraweerassawach together with his associate Pittinan Rak-iad hoarding face masks were edited. 

Photos edited? Pffffft

What about the video? 

 

 

[RJRS1301]

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Convicted heroin smuggler becomes Deputy Agriculture Minister?

Well you have understand how to grow poppies

[JusticeGB]

Of course he only had flour not cocaine and never served a prison sentence in Australia!

[Vacuum]

18 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Well you have understand how to grow poppies

"Kill them before they grow"   Bob Marley.

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, Yinn said:

Photos edited? Pffffft

What about the video? 

 

 

He said they're not his masks. He just stumbled upon them and thought he'd let word out as there's a shortage.

 

Just a good man promoting other people's criminal enterprises. Not his own. 

[Patanawet]

3 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Whatever he says the Masks are still not reaching Pharmacy's as it was promised they would.  This morning i visited Pharmacy's in Tesco, Big C, Watsons, Boots and two private ones in Chiang Mai and it was 'No Have'.   They don't have a clue when they will get any either !

What on earth do you need masks for? Are you a medical person caring for a sick person? Are you suffering from the Covid symptoms yourself? OR are just trying to deprive people who really need the masks from having them? Do tell.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Convicted heroin smuggler becomes Deputy Agriculture Minister?

And why not, just part of the 40+++ thieves, seems he fits in well. 

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

The man is on a good way. Better sell hoarded masks to China than Heroin to Australia

The difference being, get caught in Australia there are severe penalties, get caught in Thailand, everyone from the little general down just shrug their shoulders and ignore the problem - look after your mates at any cost. 

[tifino]

30 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

He said they're not his masks. He just stumbled upon them and thought he'd let word out as there's a shortage.

 

Just a good man promoting other people's criminal enterprises. Not his own. 

geez... double crossing his faithful accomplices! he'll disappear down under the next housing project

[Artisi]

2 minutes ago, tifino said:

geez... double crossing his faithful accomplices! he'll disappear down under the next housing project

The country couldn't be so lucky.... 

[Artisi]

37 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

He said they're not his masks. He just stumbled upon them and thought he'd let word out as there's a shortage.

 

Just a good man promoting other people's criminal enterprises. Not his own. 

Would an honest outstanding convicted drug dealer ever lie, no - couldn't be possible. 

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, Yinn said:

Photos edited? Pffffft

What about the video?

Tell us what you really think of him.