PACC Looking to Take Action Against 100 Corrupt Civil Servants

[Jacob Maslow]

The PACC (Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission) is seeking S44 action against 100 allegedly corrupt officials. The Commission submitted the names of the suspected individuals to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday.

The Commission, which covers the civil-service sector, hopes that the PM will use S44 to take administrative action to cut through the red tape and swiftly impose sanctions.

Prayong Preeyachit, PACC secretary-general, passed the list of names and evidence to support the corruption claims to a representative of the PM’s office who will then hand the information to Gen Prayut.

Prayong states that the officials on the list are from public-sector organizations all over Thailand. Each one has been accused of corruption, and PACC gathered supporting evidence through a series of investigations. Prayong declined to disclose any of the names included on the list.

Whether or not Section 44 will be invoked to punish the allegedly corrupt officials will depend on the Prime Minister. But the PACC says it will continue to submit names of public servants who are suspected of being corrupted. Many of the individuals on the list are being accused of corruption from four anti-graft agencies.

Prayong admits that a single anti-graft agency may not have sufficient authority to expose all corrupt officials and that the PACC needs help from other relevant agencies, like the Department of Special Investigation.

-- 2015-04-12

[seajae]

well its a start, hopefully it will be followed up and gradually all the corrupt practices that they now do will be ended or at least slowed down a lot

[tomross46]

This would help foreign investment. Actions like this have been needed since 1932.

[phoenixdoglover]

Let's get back to basics.

1. Corrupt acts such as graft, bribery, kickbacks, and influence peddling, are universally unacceptable.
2. Laws prohibit these corrupt acts, and provide for penalties for law breakers.
3. Alleged law breakers are investigated and their cases are referred for prosecution.
4. Prosecuted law breakers are subject to fair hearings and trials.
5. A determination is made as to guilt or innocence.
6. The press reports on the process.

Do any of the above statements apply to Thailand?

[retarius]

Now this would be a good use of S44 instead of moving to a sinecure and launching endless lengthy appeals to avoid jail. Remember Supoj...the guy with a billion baht in cash in his house....still no action 2 or 3 years later...

[off road pat]

Now this would be a good use of S44 instead of moving to a sinecure and launching endless lengthy appeals to avoid jail. Remember Supoj...the guy with a billion baht in cash in his house....still no action 2 or 3 years later...

Oh yes,....Supoj ?.....I started to forget about him......that was such a good story ....!!...and there is also the case of a monk "TummaChayo" with 900 000 000 Tbth they know of....yet....it seems he has a lot more hidden.....

[ggt]

100 is the tip of the iceberg...what about the other hundreds of thousands of corrupt civil servants and business people?

[TheFishman1]

A little off the topic but just a question I notice there is no price for residence letters but always asked for 500 bht to get how does that work

[German Viking]

100 is the tip of the iceberg...what about the other hundreds of thousands of corrupt civil servants and business people?

I don't like to offend you, but 100 is just pee drop in the ocean. If 100,000, then I could agree with you, anyway is this list available. I would like to see, there is influental person on this list or just some sacrificial pawns as usual, to show some action for the gallery.

[NongKhaiKid]

Apart from seemingly running every aspect of government personally the PM is to be the final decision maker on whether action is to be taken against any of the first 100.

Will he accept what is presented or check all the evidence personally which will take a lot of reading to say the least or will other ' factors ' simplify the process ?

In short, by this time next year will any sort of proceedings have commenced, far less be concluded against any of the 100 ?

If other lists are to be produced at regular intervals the process will become gummed up in no time flat.

[mike324]

its sure a hell of a good start whether it is 100 or 100,000 at least the wheels are starting to turn