Yingluck insists govt fighting corruption

[noitom]

What does Yingluck perceive the blatant preferential treatment of elite criminals such as the Red Bull Ferrari cop killer? Does she perceive that this was a buyout and stall or just a complete buyout with corrupted officials. How can she convince ordinary Thais that the law applies equally to everyone when such a flagrant and abusive criminal conspiracy and collusion occurs in Thailand and is regular news?

[AleG]

What does Yingluck perceive the blatant preferential treatment of elite criminals such as the Red Bull Ferrari cop killer? Does she perceive that this was a buyout and stall or just a complete buyout with corrupted officials. How can she convince ordinary Thais that the law applies equally to everyone when such a flagrant and abusive criminal conspiracy and collusion occurs in Thailand and is regular news?

Pfff... never mind that guy, how about issuing a new passport to a criminal fugitive that just so happens to be her brother?.

That's the very definition of abuse of power and corruption.

[mrtoad]

If she is serious, then she would have her Caddy bought back to Thailand to face the music.

[LuckyLew]

Open this center and start this campaign don;t mean jack

Lets see some arrests ... you can start with an interpol arrest warrant for your brother

Actions speak louder than words

[silent]

Ya these Thais. Almost as interesting as Watergate and Tricky Dickie, Bushes' tales of the Iraqi baba and the band of 40 thieves, or Reagan and Olly North's what guns and now Snowden what spying. Forgetting about the non-conspiracy who dunnit crime of the century coming back to haunt 50 years later just last week.

Who does this Yinglucki think she's fooling with all this talk about doing more than Elliot Ness and the Green Hornet to wipe out corruption?

[surangw]

fighting to get their cut of the money that is.

[monkeycountry]

Perhaps she could name some of the corruption cases her administration is currently pursuing, or even better, name a case where someone is actually being prosecuted or has already been convicted? I cannot think of a single case - I doubt Yingluck can either.

[arthurwait]

What does Yingluck perceive the blatant preferential treatment of elite criminals such as the Red Bull Ferrari cop killer? Does she perceive that this was a buyout and stall or just a complete buyout with corrupted officials. How can she convince ordinary Thais that the law applies equally to everyone when such a flagrant and abusive criminal conspiracy and collusion occurs in Thailand and is regular news?

Wrong tree. Barking up.

[Thai at Heart]

Lying to the house is grounds for instant impeachment under the rule of law.

I have a feeling that Abhisit is taking his time and dishing out the rope for her to hang herself with. Then he can release his evidence. I bet everyone had forgot about the evidence he has.

At the moment it is Q&A time, to build up the lies and dig a deep hole. What will land on the table on Thursday is anyone's guess.

Don't forget, all they really need is one person to shop them on the rice issue. Just one, or a group of people who got shafted because of this. They must be out there somewhere.

[northernjohn]

This is really starting to sound like the start of the end. She really must be grasping at straws when she trots out answers like this.

Not exactly sure how it works but could they hook skype up to a blue Ray phone or one of those clipped to your ear. Then she could answer questions.

[spidermike007]

What a complete BS artist she is. How many ministers have been arrested? What happened to the transport minister who was caught with 2,000,000,000 baht in his living room, stacked up on pallets? Nothing. How many policemen have been imprisoned. Ahbisit is right, she could not be doing less to fight corruption. But, he is not one to talk. If ever a politician enforced the status quo it was Ahbisit. Easy to talk now, but you did NOTHING as PM, so may be best To keep your mouth shut, little man. Virtually all politicians are useless to society.

Mike Macarelli

Chaiyaphum, Thailand

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[EricBerg]

The pot fighting the kettle?

[Thai at Heart]

This is really starting to sound like the start of the end. She really must be grasping at straws when she trots out answers like this.

Not exactly sure how it works but could they hook skype up to a blue Ray phone or one of those clipped to your ear. Then she could answer questions.

Huh?

We are fighting corruption because we made a committee?

F for effort.

[yooper2001]

Easy question. How many government officials have went to prison for corruption since yingluck took office. I think the evidence will show that her government has done nothing.

[arthurboy]

How many of the wealthy and influential are ever convicted, yet alone serve any time? Very, very few.

Last week the convictions of those found guilty of the Klong Dam land corruption fiasco of ?10 years ago was overturned by the appeal court.

Corruption is fully institutionalised and expected in Thailand. The politics of this or any day is wholly irrelevant.

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[whybother]

It's easy to say that you're fighting corruption when you can't admit that there is any.

[Lupatria]

Yingluck simply replied that she did not want to talk about a case that has already been closed by the court's ruling.

Typical female answer. Same one I got from my ex when I asked her why our credit cards were maxed out.......I don't want to talk about it.

Sounds like there's one court ruling she accepts for a change.

[klauskunkel]

Yingluck insists govt fighting corruption

and the strategy is to suck Thailand until nothing is left, then corruption will stop. For a time. Hibernate. Regroup...

[upena]

Yingluck tells almost as many lies as Obama

[Artisi]

Sure they are fighting corruption, but not the corruption they are involved in - just everybody else who is trying to hone in on their patch.

[JRSoul]

Someone should ask her if she thinks MPs voting for an amnesty which includes charges that they are facing is corrupt. They might have to explain the concept of a conflict of interest to her, in words of 2 syllables or less.

[Crushdepth]

How can anyone take her seriously, when she makes such an obviously dishonest claim.

[Misab]

Ha ha ha ha ha

Ho ho ho ho

[tingtongteesood]

As evidenced by the clock scandal and the the vans scandal and the unusual wealth of all the Mp's and the rice scam and the and the and the.......

[Dap]

Lying to the house is grounds for instant impeachment under the rule of law.

I have a feeling that Abhisit is taking his time and dishing out the rope for her to hang herself with. Then he can release his evidence. I bet everyone had forgot about the evidence he has.

At the moment it is Q&A time, to build up the lies and dig a deep hole. What will land on the table on Thursday is anyone's guess.

One can only hope that is the case.

[xminator]

Can someone explain to me what this corruption they are fighting is? I mean, the people currently supporting their rich oligarchs, the wannabie rich middle class, they are not exactly white clean themselfs. I would rather say they would do <deleted> well in a world championship for corruption. To clarify, in case someone got their yellow tinted glasses on today and bend all and everything into government bashing - I'm talking about the people currently squatting in public buildings. There is no other group more corrupt in Thailand then that bunch.

[rubl]

Nice rant.

As for what this government has done against corruption? Well, they keep on saying they are transparent, signed some law covering corruption, anti-money laundering laws, pushed through parliament a 'blanket amnesty' bill effecting 25,000++ ongoing investigations into corruption and managed to loose 400++ billion in two years on rice scam pledging.

Now that takes something.

The bunch squatting in public buildings? I would be surprised if the common men is more corrupt than that bunch of politicians currently defending Thaksin in parliament.

Can someone explain to me what this corruption they are fighting is? I mean, the people currently supporting their rich oligarchs, the wannabie rich middle class, they are not exactly white clean themselfs. I would rather say they would do fuc_king well in a world championship for corruption. To clarify, in case someone got their yellow tinted glasses on today and bend all and everything into government bashing - I'm talking about the people currently squatting in public buildings. There is no other group more corrupt in Thailand then that bunch.

[Ulic]

We are working hard to combat corruption but if we can pass our reconciliation bill all cases will be dismissed.

No convictions, no corruption. All cleaned up in one move. LOL

[airconsult]

What does Yingluck perceive the blatant preferential treatment of elite criminals such as the Red Bull Ferrari cop killer? Does she perceive that this was a buyout and stall or just a complete buyout with corrupted officials. How can she convince ordinary Thais that the law applies equally to everyone when such a flagrant and abusive criminal conspiracy and collusion occurs in Thailand and is regular news?

 

Pfff... never mind that guy, how about issuing a new passport to a criminal fugitive that just so happens to be her brother?.

That's the very definition of abuse of power and corruption.

Interesting you brought that up. Not good I agree, but actually the ministry was following the law.

Here's how it works.

1. The foreign ministry is required to issue a passport to any Thai citizen who requests it unless the court has notified them not to.

2. Thaksin requested a new passport.

3. The ministry found no block had been requested by the court - but - sent a formal letter to the criminal court and the Attorney General requesting instructions. (Because they knew it should have been done, but had no power to do it on their own)

4. After 30 days of no response, the ministry was obligated by the law to provide a new passport.

The rumors of it being delivered personally were made up in social networks. It travelled in the diplomatic bag as most countries do with passports.

So. ... point out to me who slipped up here? Clearly it was the criminal court who are responsible for sending the notice to the foreign ministry.

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[JRSoul]

What does Yingluck perceive the blatant preferential treatment of elite criminals such as the Red Bull Ferrari cop killer? Does she perceive that this was a buyout and stall or just a complete buyout with corrupted officials. How can she convince ordinary Thais that the law applies equally to everyone when such a flagrant and abusive criminal conspiracy and collusion occurs in Thailand and is regular news?

Pfff... never mind that guy, how about issuing a new passport to a criminal fugitive that just so happens to be her brother?.

That's the very definition of abuse of power and corruption.

Interesting you brought that up. Not good I agree, but actually the ministry was following the law.

Here's how it works.

1. The foreign ministry is required to issue a passport to any Thai citizen who requests it unless the court has notified them not to.

2. Thaksin requested a new passport.

3. The ministry found no block had been requested by the court - but - sent a formal letter to the criminal court and the Attorney General requesting instructions. (Because they knew it should have been done, but had no power to do it on their own)

4. After 30 days of no response, the ministry was obligated by the law to provide a new passport.

The rumors of it being delivered personally were made up in social networks. It travelled in the diplomatic bag as most countries do with passports.

So. ... point out to me who slipped up here? Clearly it was the criminal court who are responsible for sending the notice to the foreign ministry.

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Seems a plausible theory - your own? What happened to the claims that it was issued while the office was closed due to flooding, or some such? and why has Surapong never denied visiting Thaksin at that time (AFAIK)? Why was this not supplied to the ombudsman the first time he asked?