House Panel Digs Into Draft-Dodging Kickback Scandals

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THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES Committee has quietly launched an in-depth investigation into unsolved scandals surrounding alleged payoffs over the annual army drafting procedures throughout the country.

 

House committee chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn confirmed today (Feb.2) some people have volunteered to help the House panel by trying to collect facts and figures in unofficial, hidden fashion pertaining to alleged kickbacks demanded by some army officers, including army district registrars in charge of the annual, compulsory drafting procedures, from those who may have looked to dodge the drafting.

 

The so-called Sor Dor 43 document issued by the army for those who may have been spared the conscription was largely alleged of being purchasable in kickback cash handed out in hush-hush fashion from potential draft dodgers to the army officers in charge.

 

The House committee chair, concurrently a Move Forward MP, said some light will definitely be shed onto the alleged misconduct on the part of any army officers and whether the illegal business of each draft dodger handing out tens of thousands of baht in alleged payoff may have thrived since the last several decades.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

TOP: Young Thai men going through conscription process. Photos: Matichon

 

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[edwinchester]

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Edited February 3 by edwinchester

[edwinchester]

Alleged? Most superfluous word in the whole article.

One of our friends got conscripted a while ago against his wishes. He was allowed to avoid service as long as he didn't take any pay, that was to remain with those higher up the chain. Rotten to the core.

[bamnutsak]

A tale as old as time.

 

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The House committee chair, concurrently a Move Forward MP, said some light will definitely be shed onto the alleged misconduct on the part of any army officers and whether the illegal business of each draft dodger handing out tens of thousands of baht in alleged payoff may have thrived since the last several decades.

Of that I have no doubt what-so-ever.