Army clerk claims being used for false allowance withdrawal

By The Nation

 

 

A well-known whistle-blower unveiled another corruption case in the Army on Thursday after he was allegedly forced to falsely withdraw travel allowance in his own name.

 

Sergeant Narongchai Intarakawi, a clerk at the Army’s Ordnance Material Rebuild Centre, posted photographs of documents that he said were evidence of corrupt practices.

 

The documents stated that the money had been withdrawn to pay for work-related travel when there were no such trips and no receipts had been provided as proof.

 

He said this was just a small example of corruption in his unit, adding that in other Army units, graft has become a tradition.

 

“Those who fight corruption will be targeted and eventually dismissed or even prosecuted,” he said in a Facebook post with hashtags #ReformTheArmy and #ThatsOurTax.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395850

 

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It's unfortunate,Thailand needs more people like him to speak out about corruption,his life

is not going to be a very happy one now,to say the least.

regards worgeordie

But who was he forced to give the money too.  Lots of juicy information left out.

Unfortunate/accidental bike crash coming up I fear.  

55 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

But who was he forced to give the money too.  Lots of juicy information left out.

Currently he'll  just get broken legs, revealing it  all will  be the  bullet to the head.

This guy is a very brave hero, other than these generals at the top, who are just corrupt parasites.

similar stories could be told about the police, medical clinics, customs, and schools etc, this place is riddled with corruption from top to bottom

1 minute ago, Orton Rd said:

similar stories could be told about the police, medical clinics, customs, and schools etc, this place is riddled with corruption from top to bottom

It's a mafia state, with a centuries old history and tradition 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said this was just a small example of corruption in his unit, adding that in other Army units, graft has become a tradition.

But but but Prayut promised to stamp it out..... he couldn't control his own barracks, now he's in charge of the government coffers.... no wonder the pots empty.

And the head of the Gov't, The 'General' is to blame for the Army having this access/privilege to all that graft.... Which he himself is filling his own pockets with.... with no regard for the common Thais....

Congratulations young man but watch those "men in black" in a car whilst walking out on the street!

16 hours ago, fangless said:

Unfortunate/accidental bike crash coming up I fear.  

or target practice accident

 

probably 'gone public' to protect himself...

already been threatened could have been his final trigger 

 

35 years ago, when as a military SGT myself, I was controlling our Airfield Transmitters site. My immediate supervisor was also the president our on base scuba diving club 

 

He had apparently before I arrived been orderring all sorts of hydralic/pressure gear

When I took over the ledger for the site, I pick up on what he'd been up to.

(some for the Club, and some for him)

 

didn't say anything as yet...

 

eventually he started ordering all sorts of paint sprayer equipment, which wasn't even compatible with what equipment he had control over...

 

Eventually the equipment arrived, so I quickly got out all my equipment tagging Etcher tools, and enscribed it all under my V&A category holdings

 

he then gets my call for him that the stuff he had ordered has arrived...

 

boy was he <deleted> when he saw that I had entered it all on our Site account!!

- because it then came out he admitted it was all for his own private use  

 

 

 

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

or target practice accident

 

Sad but potentially true.

Corruption, inherent in every single facet of Thai Society. 

 

Another major money spinner for those in positions of power is to permit many of those who’ve been drafted not to attend - the salaries, uniform allowance (costs) and food costs pocketed by those supervising the bases, the draftee’s don’t mind, they get what they want in not needing to attend.