Corruption name list to be carefully screened

[Lite Beer]

Corruption name list to be carefully screened

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said corrupted government officials in the name list resubmitted to the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for review must be carefully screened before facing legal punishment.

He said primary review showed some have their names changed, and some have retired.

This has to be reviewed in details to prevent punishing wrong persons, he said.

Punishment will include transfer, disciplinary penalty, and criminal charge, he said.

Meanwhile Interior Minister Gen Anupong Powchinda said among the list of corrupted officials resubmitted to the PACC are 115 interior officials and three Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials.

Most of these officials are central and local government officials, with 3-4 of them are at C 10 level.

They were mostly accused of appropriating disaster relief emergency funds during the period from 2011-2012, and mostly in the northeast provinces.

Most corruption was found to involve the spending of relief funds to people in disaster areas while in reality no disaster has really happened but just a fake disaster, according to a PACC official.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/corruption-name-list-to-be-carefully-screened

-- Thai PBS 2015-04-25

[arthurboy]

A few token crumbs.

If the junta really went after the corrupt, including the military, in Thailand, the country would stop dead in its tracks.

Full stop.

Edited April 25, 2015 by arthurboy

[Prbkk]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

[halloween]

Stay tuned, this should be good fun.

[halloween]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

I would have thought prosecuting corrupt politicians makes those who voted for them look foolish. A matter of perspective, I suppose.

[wow64]

Corrupt names have to be carefully seleted. The witch hunt continues.

Sent from my c64

[jerojero]

Some names have changed! Ya sure.... Deleted those associated with the General.

[Suffinator]

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said corrupted government officials in the name list resubmitted to the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for review must be carefully screened before facing legal punishment.

For sure you wouldn't want any of your buddies to suffer the consequence or your enemies to start revealing the dirt about your own acts of corruption.

Like anything else in Thailand this issue will drag on and on until they finally come out to declare that there was insufficient evidence to issue an arrest warrant ... end of story, good night another issue laid to rest and the pigs make a charge back to the trough.

[Sirbergan]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

I would have thought prosecuting corrupt politicians makes those who voted for them look foolish. A matter of perspective, I suppose.

How delightfully naive you are.

[Always18]

"Carefully screened"...............as in, "the mesh size of our screen will be sufficient only to trap only the larger denomination notes"............

[casindonet]

hear ye....hear ye....Is this news a surprise to anyone?

[slapout]

it would seem, retirement is seen as the same as having reached the statue of limitations as to proscution and or punishment for past criminal activity. throw in a name change and you become next to invisable as far as being located by any legal authority who may have a intrest in locating you.

yes the disaster really did happen the moment these people were put in a position to request and recieve money that they were not entitled to and thus those who did need help were deprived of same. are the village funds handled in the same way, by the same people or is their another litter at a different trough getting their fill?

i can imagine how proud the parents of these thieves must be to be able to claim parentage of such a class of people. have the thai ever heard the expression, ''do not do anything that would embarress your grandmother'' ?

[wabothai]

A good start would be to change the defamation laws.

Just do it !!!!!!! We all know that your popularity will take a nose dive, mr general. Let us see what you are made of.

[candide]

"He said primary review showed some have their names changed, and some have retired.

This has to be reviewed in details to prevent punishing wrong persons, he said."

So it means that the body which submited the list (NACC, PACC?) did not check anything before submiting the list?

[klauskunkel]

Most corruption was found to involve the spending of relief funds to people in disaster areas while in reality no disaster has really happened but just a fake disaster

fake Rolex, fake Louis Vuitton, fake Disaster...

[klauskunkel]

How can these eyes screen anything?

[Strangebrew]

Who is his dentist?

How can these eyes screen anything?

[Pib]

The list of names will shrink to the point they will all fit on a post-it note.

[rubl]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

I would have thought prosecuting corrupt politicians makes those who voted for them look foolish. A matter of perspective, I suppose.

The list contains names of Government Officials as in 'bureacrats'. Those people who have a career in government and after a while might have a difficulty to appreciate the difference between 'their account' and 'their budget'.

[rubl]

The witchhunt continues some have it. Does this mean the names on the list have been published?

BTW "Most of these officials are central and local government officials, with 3-4 of them are at C 10 level."

When the list contains names of Government Officials (aka Bureaucrats), what type different from central / local is there?

PS I tried to find but without success how many government officials are member of a political party and which political party. Any one who has some well founded ideas on this?

[butch333]

no need to comment , he title say everything already . thank you for coming , nothing to say

[ksamuiguy]

Name and Shame, Shake the Tree and see what falls out.

[NongKhaiKid]

Hands up anyone who is surprised by this ?

It's going the usual full circle of a great PR fanfare and the PM personally would be the sole adjudicator on further action. a couple of days ago it was said ' more evidence ' was need in respect of some of the names despite this supposedly being the Top 100.

Now the whole list is being carefully screened which could mean anything but the list is finding its way to the ' File and Forget ' category.

Thai journalists aren't noted for follow ups and especially not now with all the warnings they've received but if anyone dared to ask a question at a later time the stage is set for a ' still under consideration ' answer. After all alleged corrupt officials do deserve the most favourable of consideration and fairness.

Contrast this with the speed at which a corrupt Police General was dealt with but of course other factors which can't be discussed ensured time was of the essence.

Edited April 25, 2015 by NongKhaiKid

[Denim]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

I would have thought prosecuting corrupt politicians makes those who voted for them look foolish. A matter of perspective, I suppose.

About as foolish as those who gave their support to the PDRC thinking it would lead to an improved democracy.

[FangFerang]

They developed a news screen--it sorts out all the yellow sand and only lets the poor and red grains through for persecution, I mean, prosecution.

Bringing happiness back...to the 'right people' of course.

[halloween]

As anticipated, nothing more than a selective payback. It makes the junta look very foolish in the eyes of foreign observers and is not going to help what they are pleased to call 'reconciliation'

I would have thought prosecuting corrupt politicians makes those who voted for them look foolish. A matter of perspective, I suppose.

About as foolish as those who gave their support to the PDRC thinking it would lead to an improved democracy.

It's called work in progress. Could the result lead to a worse democracy than one where corrupt politicians are paid to vote to the orders of a criminal?

[ChrisY1]

So in reality, there's just a bunch of lower level public officers, with a couple of C10s in the batch, mostly from the NE.......!

Unexpected?...........not really, although there was a glimmer of hope that some serious effort had been employed to get some of the big money thieves.....but as we all know, that ain't ever going to happen!

[soalbundy]

screened in case there are any big names on it which of course don't belong there

[NongKhaiKid]

So in reality, there's just a bunch of lower level public officers, with a couple of C10s in the batch, mostly from the NE.......!

Unexpected?...........not really, although there was a glimmer of hope that some serious effort had been employed to get some of the big money thieves.....but as we all know, that ain't ever going to happen!

Just imagine, the people who compiled the list having the nuts to include names which would immediately attract the censor's blue pencil and have the spotlight turned on them for doing so.

It might just suggest that some of the ' safe ' names to be included have unexpected connections. Instead of investigating why names should be included it seems safer to investigate why they shouldn't ! TIT.

[chainarong]

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A few token crumbs.

If the junta really went after the corrupt, including the military, in Thailand, the country would stop dead in its tracks.

Full stop.

Agreed , the Military has undue influence in all things Thai, I have had first hand experience of the Thai Military , interesting indeed, the place is so corrupt it is beautiful.