Former top cops to discuss police-station construction contract with investigators

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials probing alleged bid collusion and fraud in a project to construct police stations and officer accommodation said they had invited three former police chiefs to give information about the merger of the two projects, which have faced lengthy delays.

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Pol General Patcharawat Wongsuwan will be the first to meet investigators, on February 11. Pol General Prateep Tanprasert will come in on February 13 and Pol General Wichean Potephosree on February 15, said the director of the DSI’s Corruption Suppression Centre, Thanin Prempree.

After interviewing these officials, the DSI would summon Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban, who served as deputy prime minister overseeing police at the time that the contract was awarded to PCC Development and Construction Co (PCC).

The DSI would ask PCC to explain 12 points relating to the contract details, subcontracting and the reasons behind the delay, among other issues, within 15 days, he said.

In the mean time, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit met with Anti-Money Laundering Office deputy chief Saowanee Sawaengpol to probe financial transactions by PCC and persons related to the controversial project.

Describing as unconvincing PCC's claim that the delay in construction was caused by bureaucratic red tape, Deputy Police Chief Worapong Chiewpreecha yesterday said PCC breached its contract by subcontracting work to other firms without seeking police approval. He went on to say that the delays persisted even after the firm received an Bt870-million advance payment for the construction of police stations.

However, Worapong said the police flats were 80 per cent complete and should be finished by August, adding that this was acceptable.

Deputy Commerce Minister Natthawut Saikua yesterday said the police-station project was approved by Suthep, so he should explain himself to public. Suthep said yesterday that he wasn't worried about the DSI probe, adding that the case had become a topic of discussion for political reasons.

The project called for the construction of 396 police stations worth Bt5.84 billion and 163 police flats worth Bt3.7 billion.

PCC was originally scheduled to turn over the completed buildings on March 14.

-- The Nation 2013-02-06

Look at the ownership of PCC and start from there.

What a joke. Didn't the cops realize that the new police stations they were promised were not being built ?

I mean, it's not like they were schools for the blind

The hub of, 'corruption, corruption everywhere and not a sodding clue'.

"Suthep said yesterday that he wasn't worried about the DSI probe, adding that the case had become a topic of discussion for political reasons"

This is becoming a particular refrain of his, "it's political" - No, Suthep, it's not because of political reasons.

It's because it's a project thats worth nearly 10 Billion Baht, money has been handed over and the project is not finished. Thats called fraud, corruption, not politics and they're talking to you because you approved the project.

And it's not as if you don't have previous, is it?

Look at the ownership of PCC and start from there.

Piboon Udomsittikul

The PCC company is based in Chiang Mai

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Edited February 6, 201313 yr by Buchholz

Look at the ownership of PCC and start from there.

Piboon Udomsittikul

The PCC company is based in Chiang Mai

.

Do you know who he is the father in law of? (I'm asking, I don't know)

The hub of, 'corruption, corruption everywhere and not a sodding clue'.

Yep, TIT, yawn again

Another case of trying to bury the Democrats

Look at the ownership of PCC and start from there.

Piboon Udomsittikul

The PCC company is based in Chiang Mai

.

That is Thaksin country .Hmmmm

Not saying.

"Suthep said yesterday that he wasn't worried about the DSI probe, adding that the case had become a topic of discussion for political reasons"

This is becoming a particular refrain of his, "it's political" - No, Suthep, it's not because of political reasons.

It's because it's a project thats worth nearly 10 Billion Baht, money has been handed over and the project is not finished. Thats called fraud, corruption, not politics and they're talking to you because you approved the project.

And it's not as if you don't have previous, is it?

For a red shirt PT devotee you sure don't know much about them. Of course it was political motivated. They would not have touched it if it wasn't. They would just try to figure out how to get there cut of the pie.

You might get a little bit of credibility (but I doubt it) if you would use provable facts.

1 the political motivated refrain was made popular by Thaksin.

2 Bt5.84 billion is not even close to 10 billion Baht.

If it was 4.16 billion would you have said practically nothing?

Interesting family and political and business connections..Indeed the waters are muddy and deep no doubt if you cross the wrong people.

Edited February 6, 201313 yr by siampolee

Interesting family and political and business connections..Indeed the waters are muddy and deep no doubt if you cross the wrong people.

It can kill you.

Let's hope that if there are any whistle-blowers at PCC that can testify as to what transpired with who, that they don't end up like an earlier example of a whistle-blower that was also going up against corporate & governmental combined corruption, Kornthep Viriya (AKA Shipping Moo).

Whistle-Blowing Doesn't Work In Thailand?

http://www.thaivisa....d/#entry5074922

Background excerpt from Michael Backman's book, The Asian Insider

http://books.google....0Viriya&f=false

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Edited February 6, 201313 yr by Buchholz

"Suthep said yesterday that he wasn't worried about the DSI probe, adding that the case had become a topic of discussion for political reasons"

This is becoming a particular refrain of his, "it's political" - No, Suthep, it's not because of political reasons.

It's because it's a project thats worth nearly 10 Billion Baht, money has been handed over and the project is not finished. Thats called fraud, corruption, not politics and they're talking to you because you approved the project.

And it's not as if you don't have previous, is it?

For a red shirt PT devotee you sure don't know much about them. Of course it was political motivated. They would not have touched it if it wasn't. They would just try to figure out how to get there cut of the pie.

You might get a little bit of credibility (but I doubt it) if you would use provable facts.

1 the political motivated refrain was made popular by Thaksin.

2 Bt5.84 billion is not even close to 10 billion Baht.

If it was 4.16 billion would you have said practically nothing?

1. American? Trouble with understanding satire?

2. Well spotted, Sherlock. Try adding the value of building police stations project to the value of police flats project and see how near that is to 10 Billion Baht. I'll give you the answer, it's 0.46 Billion baht near.

"The project called for the construction of 396 police stations worth Bt5.84 billion and 163 police flats worth Bt3.7 billion."

ps I presume your definition of a "red shirt PT devotee"is someone who thinks differently to you, whatever .

What has the PM and PTP government been doing about it since the election?