Sudarat cleared in graft case

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Sudarat cleared in graft case
The Nation


Sudarat

BANGKOK: -- The anti-graft agency yesterday resolved unanimously to clear former public health minister Sudarat Keyuraphan of malfeasance charges in a case stemming from her decision in 2003 to scrap a Bt911-million project to buy computers for the ministry.

Eight members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found that she had not forced any bureaucrats to engage in unfair treatment of the bid winner, P Square.

The NACC members yesterday also voted 5-3 to drop a petition against the ministry's procurement committee, which had agreed with Sudarat.

The NACC members also found that the former permanent secretary for public health who later cancelled the bidding did not commit any wrongdoing by doing so. They explained that the official had complied with a verdict by the Administrative Court in 2010 that the project's cancellation was legitimate and the officials involved were not legally required to pay Bt1.2 billion in compensation as demanded by P Square.

Sudarat, former deputy leader of the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, yesterday told The Nation that the NACC decision had restored her dignity after seven years of being "a defendant of society".

She insisted that she had never been involved in any irregularity. Sudarat said she and other defendants in the case would discuss whether legal action would be taken against their accusers.

Sudarat, along with other Thai Rak Thai Party executives, completed a five-year ban from politics in May last year. However, she has retained her influence among some MPs in the ruling Pheu Thai Party.


-- The Nation 2013-07-03

[clockman]

No shocks there!

[klauskunkel]

The anti-graft agency yesterday resolved unanimously to clear former public health minister Sudarat Keyuraphan of malfeasance charges in a case stemming from her decision in 2003 to scrap a Bt911-million project to buy computers for the ministry.

Eight members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found that she had not forced any bureaucrats to engage in unfair treatment of the bid winner, P Square.

That's right...they participated willingly.

[CIHUAHUA]

Back in 2003 the government needed to computerize to help efficiency. I think the spirit of this action had a greater good in mind. She needed to have this resolved in her favour and she deserved it.

[EyesWideOpen]

Has anyone in Thailand ever been convicted for corruption ?? I am not talking about these silly five year bans for political vote buying, but really hard core suitcase full of money type corruption. I cannot recall ever reading a story like that.

[SaamBaht]

Holy shit, ten years to conclude that?