EC to summon Chalerm to explain CMPO's 2 billion baht budget request

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Election Commission prepares to summon Chalerm to explain CMPO’s 2 billion baht budget request

BANGKOK, 14 March 2014 (NNT) — The Election Commission (EC) has approved a withdrawal of 1.25 billion baht from the central budget at the Cabinet’s request to finance necessary spending at the now-defunct Center for Administration for the Peace and Order (CAPO) while requesting Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yubamrung to explain the necessity to withdraw another 2.3 billion baht for the Center for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO).

Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn revealed that the EC has approved the 1.25 billion baht budget requested by the Cabinet to be used in the 52-day operation of the CAPO from December 1, 2013 - January 21, 2014.

In addition, Mr. Somchai added that police and army subordinates have a right to place complaints if they had not received their 700 bath per day subsistence allowance, as the EC would take legal actions against those responsible for the payment.

Concerning the 2.3 billion baht budget of the CMPO, the EC has not yet approved the budget as there are not enough details to justify its approval. Therefore, the EC has summoned Pol. Capt. Chalerm, an acting CMPO Director, to elaborate the budget request at a meeting to take place this March 27.


-- NNT 2014-03-14

[JoePai]

He needs the extra due to the increase in booze tax

[Costas2008]

He just needs the money, to send to his European account before he is kicked out.

[StealthEnergiser]

He needs to stock up on ear medicine as it will be much harder to get when he's behind bars.

[RockyBeerbelly]

This must be to compensate the loss of income from the kickbacks of the rice scheme.....come to think of it, why not use all the money given to the completely useless CMPO for the farmers?

Edited March 14, 2014 by RockyBeerbelly

[siampolee]

Sorry Chalerm, the C.M.PO.S. isn't your local Co-op

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[Crushdepth]

What did they actually do?

Sent from somewhere in the Pacific

[thesetat2013]

So basically each army and policeman are making 2times more on top of salary just for sustinance.

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[Commander Tamson]

And on & on & on it goes..........

[Katipo]

What a scam.

Politicians and officials just can't let one single opportunity to rip off the tax payer pass by. They seem to honestly think it's there right to do so.

[Rob8891]

What a scam.

Politicians and officials just can't let one single opportunity to rip off the tax payer pass by. They seem to honestly think it's there right to do so.

More of an obligation than a right, under this government.

[Dr Bruce]

Now we will have the EC stalling on letting the CMPO have money while at the same time encouraging the policemen and soldiers to sue the CMPO for payment of the 700 Baht a day they should have been paid.

Just like the poor rice farmers.

[Tatsujin]

Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yubamrung responded to the request for further information by responding that the additional budget was required as the current overseas bank balances of various members of the CMPO are seriously depleted now due to the refusal of the EC and the Courts to allow additional "loans" to be forthcoming during the tenure of the current caretaker Govt.

He continued by stating that this was completely unfair on all the members of the CMPO as they now have no opportunity to feather their nests further and this is having a serious impact on their lifestyles.

Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yubamrung went on to state that his family is most upset with him as they have had to cancel their travel plans to Dubai causing further unrest within his own household. The blame for this he places firmly on the "old elite" who are "not very nice people" and who "don't understand how much we (the) underprivileged need this money to live".

[antimedia]

Explains why and from whom, the much unsolved violence against, in and around the protestors.

[Luk Mhee]

He needs to stock up on ear medicine as it will be much harder to get when he's behind bars.

Logic tells me that he wants the money to re-vamp the prisons, because perhaps, that where he and many others will be heading to in the near future.

[Tatsujin]

Now we will have the EC stalling on letting the CMPO have money while at the same time encouraging the policemen and soldiers to sue the CMPO for payment of the 700 Baht a day they should have been paid.

Just like the poor rice farmers.

Explain to me how ANY of this is the EC's fault?????

They have agreed to the budget that was originally asked for. What's the problem? It's not enough now? Well, if that's the case, then perhaps the blame should be placed where it belongs . . . on the CMPO/Govt's shoulders for not being able to see past their own damn noses and planning ahead a little.

[dinom]

1.25 billion baht budget used in the 52-day operation of the CAPO from December 1, 2013 - January 21, 2014.

Let's see 24038461.5385 or roughly 24 Mill. per day. 700 THB for every personal on duty, so roughly 34285 (!) police and military force were keeping peace and order everyday in that time frame, correct?

Wow where were they? All on roof tops?

[Scamper]

Just to clarify what this is all about, the EC sanctioned a budget for the CMPO of 1.25 billion baht for a 52 day period. That comes to roughly 25 million baht per day. And now Chalerm wants an additional 2.3 billion baht. In addition, the EC is noting that some people within the service are not being paid. Where has their money been diverted to ? And the EC has also noted that Chalerm's request comes with insufficient details. Fancy. And just on the subject, exactly what does the CMPO do ? Have they provided exemplary service that has been commended by the public far and wide ? Have they not been an absolute fizzle ? And where is this money going ? And what shell game of words will Chalerm - Mr. Subterfuge - bring to the table ? Did his moonlighting stint as a used car salesman fizzle out ?

[lawrence1366]

Yeah, 1.25mil to CAPO and then changed the name to CMPO to collect 2.3mil. Brilliant idea. Squeezing to the last drop when you still can. Perhaps another change is in the works.

[PatOngo]

Changing the color of the Bentley (pen*s extension) from pink to RED does'nt come cheap.

[chainarong]

There is a tendency in some quarters , to believe the PTP are a corrupt mob of miss fits, the EC needs to prove me wrong.

[Pimay1]

1.25 billion baht budget used in the 52-day operation of the CAPO from December 1, 2013 - January 21, 2014.

Let's see 24038461.5385 or roughly 24 Mill. per day. 700 THB for every personal on duty, so roughly 34285 (!) police and military force were keeping peace and order everyday in that time frame, correct?

Wow where were they? All on roof tops?

Correct but Chalerm is asking for a total of 3.55 billion Bhat. In USD terms that would be over two million dollars a day in expenses.

[fstarbkk]

1.25 billion baht budget used in the 52-day operation of the CAPO from December 1, 2013 - January 21, 2014.

Let's see 24038461.5385 or roughly 24 Mill. per day. 700 THB for every personal on duty, so roughly 34285 (!) police and military force were keeping peace and order everyday in that time frame, correct?

Wow where were they? All on roof tops?

Correct but Chalerm is asking for a total of 3.55 billion Bhat. In USD terms that would be over two million dollars a day in expenses.

Incompetence doesn't come cheap in Thailand.

[MunterHunter]

Queue the Red Shirts burning cr@p and tampons in front of the EC tomorrow?

[worgeordie]

Wines and canapés,thirsty work protecting the country.

regards Worgeordie

[Artisi]

Now that's some booze bill, does it include the bar fines as well?

[webfact]

The Election Commission confirms no CMPO budget holdup

BANGKOK: -- Mr. Supachai Somcharoen the Election Commission Chairman has noted that the house hasn’t yet approved the central budget of 23.9 billion baht for the CMPO, stating that some expenses documents needed to be reviewed.

Moreover the Office of the Auditor General of Thailand has presented a letter remonstrating with the EC over the expenses document revision. However, under the royal decree of election circumstances, the EC needs to look at the expenses of government thoroughly.

Meanwhile, no corruption activity has been found, but there are some details in the contents that remain unclear.

The Chief of the EC also confirmed no delay in payment and whether or not the director of CMPO decides to clarify the issue is a matter for him.

-- NNT 2014-03-14

[Goat Roper]

He needs the extra due to the increase in booze tax

He feels time is running out for PTP and he needs to get ASAP a little going away money.

[Mentors]

Ear medicine is expensive

[MunterHunter]

How about we divert the money away from CMPO and into the farmers bank accounts, that should go a long way to ease the suffering of the farmers