webfact Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Wissanu: Govt seeking panel members for gambling den investigations BANGKOK (NNT) - Following a directive from the Prime Minister, the government is now seeking people to sit on the Gambling Dens and Border Trafficking Investigation Panel. DPM Wissanu said today there is no requirement for panel members to be members of the Cabinet, or strictly from outside. The Deputy Prime Minister, said the panel won’t have legal authority to make arrests, pursue legal actions, or order the removal of any persons from their position. The role of the probing panel will be to conduct an investigation and find the persons responsible, to be reported to the Prime Minister, after which legal action may be pursued by agencies such as the Royal Thai Police, the Department of Special Investigation, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission. This panel will focus on the main two topics, namely the trafficking of migrant workers at land borders, and the operation of illegal gambling dens, as both issues have been liked to the current outbreak of COVID-19 in Thailand. Mr Wissanu said a timeframe has yet to be established for the ongoing inquiries of this panel, however it members will be required to make regular updates to the Prime Minister. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-01-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, webfact said: The role of the probing panel will be to conduct an investigation and find the persons responsible, to be reported to the Prime Minister, after which legal action may be pursued by agencies such as the Royal Thai Police, the Department of Special Investigation, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission. 'legal action may be pursued' I see the all important word 'may' in there, not 'will'. I've got a large can of whitewash if they need some. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hypocrite! You know exactly who is involved. There is no need for a "panel". It's just foot-dragging -- again. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, webfact said: The Deputy Prime Minister, said the panel won’t have legal authority to make arrests, pursue legal actions, or order the removal of any persons from their position. Sounds like a buncha buddies getting together to drink beer at taxpayer expense 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, webfact said: Mr Wissanu said a timeframe has yet to be established for the ongoing inquiries of this panel, Is this going to be like trying to use ThaiTime, anywhere near but so long as it after, e.g. the tour bus will be leaving promptly at 7pm, it didn't arrive until 8pm we finally left at 9:30pm (actual experience)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 Sounds more like an informant panel, to inform on illegal activities which will then be ignored. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Forget about it. The evidence is long gone...although I think there may be a gambling table on the side of the road somewhere that literally fell off the back of a truck... ...and you clowns want a space program to the moon? Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said: Sounds more like an informant panel, to inform on illegal activities which will then be ignored. Or 'agreed in principal', then ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Why bother? An exercise in futility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 As the Borg would say "Resistance is futile, prepare to be assimilated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 Start with experienced members who know about gambling, like police chiefs and ministers. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Somtamnication said: Start with experienced members who know about gambling, like police chiefs and ministers. But take a leaf from the "watchman"'s book and stall for as long as possible so they all have time to carefully extract themselves from the rats nest of internecine organized gambling that they're running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Please please please, stop with crazy headlines like the 1 above. My thoughts for a better headline.....Government seeking honest panel members for gambling den investigations. Now if they asked for that requirement there would be nobody on the panel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 35 minutes ago, DLock said: ...and you clowns want a space program to the moon? Is this to look for gambling dens they don't have their sticky fingers in? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 27 minutes ago, Somtamnication said: Start with experienced members who know about gambling, like police chiefs and ministers. But not he ones that have been sent to inactive posts, they know nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said: they know nothing Literally speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Not sure he will get many takers to put their lives in danger as everyone know this stems right from the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: The role of the probing panel will be to conduct an investigation and find the persons responsible, to be reported to the Prime Minister, after which legal action may be pursued by agencies such as the Royal Thai Police, the Department of Special Investigation, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission. after which legal action may be pursued by agencies that have allowed and abetted these illegal activities in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Depends on who is on the committee, doesn't it? See some people with names like Jimmy "Roll the Bones" Huang and Nick "Three the Hard Way" Bongthong, and we'll see what they do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Seeking members that won't find fault with the RTP or the RTA.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Always the first step... form a committee Step #2, pick up the gambling table which "fell off the truck". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, DLock said: ...and you clowns want a space program to the moon? If they cannot find a gambling den that food vendors openly deliver to, cannot find a prostitute in soi 6, what on earth makes them actually think they can FIND the moon ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: Govt seeking panel members for gambling den investigations These should have the right qualifications!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 No doubt the incompetent panel will be investigating themselves and their cronies and therefore nothing will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 20 hours ago, webfact said: The Deputy Prime Minister, said the panel won’t have legal authority to make arrests, pursue legal actions, or order the removal of any persons from their position. With no legal authority there is small to zero chance of ever achieving anything unless the above statement excludes the right to call witnesses or have access to records etc.In the meantime there will probably be a rash of resignations or some form of "running from the scene of the crime" reactions. Given the seriousness of the fact that both the covert migrant smuggling and the gambling dens have initiated a massive potentially fatal and economically disasterous resurgence of C-19 there should be a rather more urgent and serious effort reveal the systemic corruption obviously involved. A proposed "Panel" formed to cater to limited expectations of the population will achieve nothing of consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 what about ... firing & jailing the involved police not knowing what everybody else knows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Just now, Bender Rodriguez said: what about ... firing & jailing the involved police not knowing what everybody else knows Or not being able to understand google maps. It was openly listed on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law ling Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Reminds me of a "Yes, Minister" episode - don't form a committee if you don't know what the outcome will be. The results of this committee may well blow this country apart - and finally lift the lid - as surely the only outcome it can come to is that: a combination of incompetence, indifference and corruption, by the military, police, and other bigwigs running their own profitable fifedoms, facilitated entry of illegal (non-quarantined) immigrants and allowed illegal, crowded, close-quarter gatherings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, law ling said: Reminds me of a "Yes, Minister" episode - don't form a committee if you don't know what the outcome will be. {snipped} I tend to think of a Brian Rix farce for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now