Former House speaker, ex-House sec-general face probe over shady procurement deals

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Former House speaker and ex-House secretary-general face probe over shady procurement deals



BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission has set up a panel to investigate the conduct of former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and former House secretary-general Suvichak Narkwatchara over some dubious procurement deals.

The panel is to be led by Mr Pakdi Pothisiri, a member of the NACC.

The dubious procurement deals include the followings: 36 million baht spending for the renovation of the conference room of the budget committee on the third floor of the parliament; 24 million baht receipt for the renovation of the strategic conference room of the House of Representatives; 13.8 million baht bill for the renovation of King Rama VII statue; 2.6 million baht cost for the construction of the ticketing room and 15 million baht costs for the purchase of 240 digital wall clocks.

Mr Pakdi said that once the NACC endorsed the probe panel, both Mr Somsak and Mr Suvichak would be notified about members of the panel and whether they would object to any of them.

If there is no objection from the two men within 14 days, the panel will immediately start the enquiry.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/former-house-speaker-ex-house-secretary-general-face-probe-shady-procurement-deals/


-- Thai PBS 2014-08-28

[NongKhaiKid]

Within 14 days will they still be in the country ?

[siampolee]

Surely not a case of wrongdoing from an ex national leader is it ?

Now let's see.

What was their political allegiance, who was their manipulator and how much might the commissions on these scams schemes have been and where did all the commissions go to ?

[harrry]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

[shirtless]

just check suppliers there must be a connection ,or get a quote I am so sure that all is above board.

[EricBerg]

Sounds good. Investigate them and if they enriched themselves put them in court. Buttttttttt if found guilty please put them in prison. Only if the big fish serve time the people will believe reform and participate actively in a better society.

[ramrod711]

If there is no objection from the two men within 14 days, the panel will immediately start the enquiry.

A very curious thing to say, what will happen if they do object?

[Roadman]

If there is no objection from the two men within 14 days, the panel will immediately start the enquiry.

A very curious thing to say, what will happen if they do object?

Had to laugh at that too...an invitation to start the stalling process, tie up the judicary, hope that time, memory and document loss occurs, to arrive in court eventaully in 10 years but then claim that the defendant is to old to serve time or has had that much time to suffer over the prolonged case that the case should be dismissed.

[meatboy]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

surely it must be a MISPRINT 15million bht.for 240 wall clocks =62,500bht.EACH not including batteries.

[harrry]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

surely it must be a MISPRINT 15million bht.for 240 wall clocks =62,500bht.EACH not including batteries.

But it does cost a lot for someone to go to the nightmarket to buy them....especially when the Nightmarket is in paris and you have to send the whole family too.

[tomross46]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

surely it must be a MISPRINT 15million bht.for 240 wall clocks =62,500bht.EACH not including batteries.

They are high quality digital.

[StefanBBK]

There is so little transparency. All these should have gone through a proper quotation process.

Government spending needs to be an open book for every citizen to review.

"Cannot disclose details of deal" comes to mind.

[balo]

Must be some pretty nice digital clocks for that price, you can buy a luxury house with a privat pool for the same price.

Edited August 28, 2014 by balo

[harrry]

There is so little transparency. All these should have gone through a proper quotation process.

Government spending needs to be an open book for every citizen to review.

"Cannot disclose details of deal" comes to mind.

We are just as bad in the west...there they just say incite Commercial Confidentiality if you ask how much.

[worgeordie]

What about the 1 million baht coffee tables,they bought.

regards Worgeordie

[Nickymaster]

Ex-House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont cleared Bt200 million personal debts between 2011-2013, his asset reports show.

Edited August 28, 2014 by Nickymaster

[gerry123]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

surely it must be a MISPRINT 15million bht.for 240 wall clocks =62,500bht.EACH not including batteries.

But it does cost a lot for someone to go to the nightmarket to buy them....especially when the Nightmarket is in paris and you have to send the whole family too.

Iwould think that the family travel would have been a thai air perk therefore come under a seperate budget more funds for clock purchase ?? NOT

[trogers]

As you can tell by the wall clock...."It's time!!!!!!"

surely it must be a MISPRINT 15million bht.for 240 wall clocks =62,500bht.EACH not including batteries.

They are high quality digital.

Wrong. At this price, we expect atomic clocks. And then the old Thai excuse - traffic was bad.

[razer]

OMG ... I read the headline and thought this was about USA politicians ... so the thinking goes for politicians everywhere.

[recycled]

Must be some pretty nice digital clocks for that price, you can buy a luxury house with a privat pool for the same price.

Yep, probably did!

[Eric Loh]

Shouldn't the NACC be questioning the procurement manager rather then the house speakers? Strange.

[rubl]

Shouldn't the NACC be questioning the procurement manager rather then the house speakers? Strange.

Don't worry, if there is such a person (s)he'll be questioned as well. Maybe the NACC will even follow shirtless' suggestion of

"just check suppliers there must be a connection ,or get a quote I am so sure that all is above board."

Edited August 28, 2014 by rubl

[worgeordie]

All the purchases will have been done through a middle man

or Agent,that way the value of a clock or coffee table can be

increased to whatever they want really,so a 5K clock becomes,

62K,they know everything they purchase can be checked out

at manufacturers web sites to get the real cost,so they have

to introduce the agent into the equasion.

regards worgeordie

[Benmart]

Within 14 days will they still be in the country ?

Hopefully, their travel documents have been seized.