Chaovarat Threatens To Sue Chalerm

[Lite Beer]

Chaovarat threatens to sue Chalerm

Bhum Jai Thai Party leader Chaovarat Charnvirakul on Thursday threatened to sue Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung for defamation in connection with the mass transit bribery allegation.

"I will check on Chalerm's remarks and might sue for libel," he said.

Chaovarat was reacting to the alleged linkage of his party and Sino-Thai Engineering Construction Plc to the kickbacks paid to secure the construction contract for the extension of the mass transit network, known as the Purple, Blue and Red Lines.

According to Chalerm, the kickbacks came to light after the November 12 break-in at the home of Transport permanent secretary Suphoth Sublom. Police have recovered some 17.8 million cash and estimated the loot to worth more than Bt100 million.

-- The Nation 2011-11-24

[hellodolly]

P thought MPs could get away with any thing as long as they were still in the house.

Don't know a lot about it but this is a case where if allowed would set a bad precedent. People would be more apt to ignore corruption for fear of repercussions.

Ideas any one.

[nong38]

Kickbacks, is that a sporting term? Oh I say sounds a bit unsporting to me :jap: Hope they get a good ref!

Edited November 24, 2011 by nong38

[rubl]

The interesting aspect is Dept. PM Chalerm having said on Thursday that "the cash came from Purple Line and Red Line electric railway projects, which are under construction in Bangkok and Nonthaburi province. He said that money had been prepared to pay the interest in the event the projects would be funded by local loans that would charge 6-7%.

According to the deputy prime minister, as an interest-free loan was subsequently available from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), the money was shared among some people. But Jica later refused to make the loan.

He told the house that the total amount of the money would be revealed in a few days. The robbery at Mr Supoj's house was an act of revenge.

Mr Chalerm said his government will take decisive action against the people involved with the money after the various investigations are concluded."

This seemed very unbelievable, the new story no one knowing Thai circumstances would be surprised about. Still the question remains: 'why the totally unbelievable explanation first?'

[Ijustwannateach]

It seems to me that the explanations initially printed on just about any news story are the nonsense that the police dream up to give the excuse for detaining everyone. Then, depending on which way the monetary wind blows, other explanations show up.

Basically it scares the potential mark (er victim) and gives them a 'chance to cooperate'.

[webfact]

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Chalerm: Burgled Suphoth money was kickbacks

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