Complaint on futsal graft sent to Thai Justice Minister

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Complaint on futsal graft sent to justice minister
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Oct 7 -- Thailand's Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is sending a letter to Justice Minister Gen Paiboon Kumchaya today complaining of irregularities in a several million baht project to construct futsal pitches at schools in several northeastern provinces, according to PACC Secretary-General Prayong Preeyachit.

Mr Prayong said thorough inspections had been made by PACC officials and it was found that out of 101 schools in the northeast, 39 of them were allegedly involved in irregularities.

Most of them are in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Initial investigation found that two private companies owned by the same person are allegedly involved in the scandal, said Mr Prayong.

The first company which won the bidding to build futsal pitches also signed construction contracts with schools that received budget for building futsal pitches and related facilities.

He charged that the construction at schools in Nakhon Ratchasima is substandard and much different to schools in two other northeastern provinces – Uttaradit and Buri Ram – where quality is much better.

Mr Prayong said his office would send a letter to Gen Paiboon asking him to approve a joint investigation by the Anti-Money Laundering Office and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to probe the illegal practices.

He said he had discussed the issue with DSI Director-General Pol Gen Chatchawal Suksumjit. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-10-07

[clockman]

Show you are serious, about corruption. Make an example of him! Because until now, just talk.

[slapout]

Its too bad the Thai do not seem to have the patience while navigating the roadways or their quest to satisfy a hunger pain,

as they do in taking action against corruption, murder, theft and other illegal actions.

Another example of funds into a personal rathole instead of what passes for a education system

[BigBadGeordie]

Complaint on futsal graft sent to justice minister

By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Oct 7 -- Thailand's Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is sending a letter to Justice Minister Gen Paiboon Kumchaya today complaining of irregularities in a several million baht project to construct futsal pitches at schools in several northeastern provinces, according to PACC Secretary-General Prayong Preeyachit.

Mr Prayong said thorough inspections had been made by PACC officials and it was found that out of 101 schools in the northeast, 39 of them were allegedly involved in irregularities.

Most of them are in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Initial investigation found that two private companies owned by the same person are allegedly involved in the scandal, said Mr Prayong.

The first company which won the bidding to build futsal pitches also signed construction contracts with schools that received budget for building futsal pitches and related facilities.

He charged that the construction at schools in Nakhon Ratchasima is substandard and much different to schools in two other northeastern provinces – Uttaradit and Buri Ram – where quality is much better.

Mr Prayong said his office would send a letter to Gen Paiboon asking him to approve a joint investigation by the Anti-Money Laundering Office and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to probe the illegal practices.

He said he had discussed the issue with DSI Director-General Pol Gen Chatchawal Suksumjit. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2014-10-07

My God harsh actions, Mr Prayong is going to send them a letter.

Well thats it sorted, move along please.

[BigBadGeordie]

Bye the bye, "pitch looks perfectly playable to me" said .....,..nobody

[recycled]

This scam is nation wide; in the Tesbaban I live in (mid north) there are at least 5 of these pitches built on land far from the schools belonging to who knows who.. Poo Yai Ban's up should be charged for ripping of the schools, pupils and the country.

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DSI, AMLO sought to probe futsal court corruption scandal



BANGKOK: -- The Public Sector Anti Corruption Commission (PACC) has sought cooperation from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to jointly probe into the 600 million baht construction of futsal courts in 17 provinces after on-the-spot inspections found irregularities and alleged corruption.

PACC secretary-general Prayong Preeyajit said the PACC has submitted formal request the Justice Minister Gen Phaibul Khumchaya seeking his approval in requesting the two state agencies to join the probe as his agency has not enough staff to launch investigation in a large scale.

He said the preliminary investigation found collusion in the project as two companies entering the bidding belonged to same person and was awarded to construct futsal courts in all the 358 schools in 17 provinces.

He said the DSI would be asked to probe the collusion charge, while AMLO would look into money trails of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) which supervises all the schools.

AMLO will check how the budget was allocated by OBEC to these schools, he said.

The futsal project was initiated and launched in 2012 with MPs in each province, particularly in the Northeast and the North were allocated rural development fund by the government to launch futsal courts for their provinces.

Over half of the budget or 335 million baht have been spent to build futsal courts in 101 schools in nine northeastern provinces and two in the North.

They are schools in Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Chaiyaphum, Mukdahan, Surin, Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Si Sa Ket, Khon Kaen, and two northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Phayao.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/dsi-amlo-sought-probe-futsal-court-corruption-scandal/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-08

[iReason]

"...two companies entering the bidding belonged to same person..."

[sweatalot]

would be interesting to know if the owner of the two companies belongs to any political group