Agencies urged to process big graft cases quickly
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Pramon Sutivong, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand, said yesterday that 15 graft cases were being pursued far too slowly, which allowed the violators to become indifferent. Hence, he said, relevant agencies should step in to punish the big fish quickly.

"Thailand has risen 17 places when it comes to anti-corruption efforts and is now ranked 85th globally, and though many in the private sector know they can oppose what is wrong, many corruption cases have either not made any progress or have disappeared. This is true of the ongoing 15 cases," Pramon said.

The 15 high-profile cases include the alleged purchase of overpriced microphones under the current government and the rice-pledging scheme under the previous government.

Pramon said it took the National Anti-Corruption Commission two to five years to process most cases, then the cases are with the Office of the Attorney-General for a year or two before they are tried in court for six to eight years before ending up in Supreme Court.

Hence, he said, some cases could take 17 to 20 years to see any conclusion.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Agencies-urged-to-process-big-graft-cases-quickly-30249510.html


-- The Nation 2014-12-10

Justice needs to be done,don't wait until the statue of limitations run out,

as has happened far too often in the past.

regards Worgeordie

Speed is never of the essence for Thais except when driving !

The current investigation involving the former head of the police CIB seems to be moving fast but there are indications it involves more than just corruption but discussion on that aspect is restricted.

Major cases, not just corruption, tend to be looked at in the light of who is involved, what does it involve, where will it lead and what's the implications for others in the future ?

The Latin phrase Festina Lente ( to make haste slowly ) is most appropriate.

Just do it!!......Stop f*****g about !

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Edited December 10, 201411 yr by robblok

The issue at hand is that those currently replacing others have as many skeletons in the cupboard as those they exactly want to apprehend and replace, thus putting those predecessors in greater positions of negotiation than their latter replacements.

I.e. They're all still as corrupt as each other, and will not do much about it - ever - as far as the horizon currently goes.

It has nothing to do with speed. It comes down to a complete lack of Balls.

Ironically, it seems that the NACC rushes its investigation too quickly to fully develop the case to be acceptable by the Attorney General's Office. That problem needs to be better understood and resolved. If it's a matter of poor professional practice or inadequate training, the solution may not be so quickly resolved even if money were thrown at the NACC for staffing.