Malfunctioning body scanners at Thai Parliament seen as corrupt procurement

[resimi]

OK, so who was in power when these duds were purchased ?

And regarding the picture in post #25 - who is the ugly little toad to the right of Yingluck ?

Yuthasak Sasiprapha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuthasak_Sasiprapha

[tomacht8]

The corrupt thieves can here operate undisturbed.
Unchecked, uncontrolled and at the end they go unpunished and can even retain the stolen loot.
Then they wash their money in the stock market or in dubious companys and then at the end reappear
in politics or in the administration for the next rampage again.

[inzman]

Pigs at the trough, and no one cares.

[mikemac]

OK, so who was in power when these duds were purchased ?

And regarding the picture in post #25 - who is the ugly little toad to the right of Yingluck ?

Yuthasak Sasiprapha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuthasak_Sasiprapha

Thanks, interesting to read that he received, in 1993, the order of the White Elephant. Very fitting, considering the subject of this topic.

[worgeordie]

why buy something and put it into storage for 2 years.

Just so they can buy more, think about all those fire engines rotting in a field

somewhere.they have been there for years

regards worgeordie

[cracker1]

Please tell us the model and manufacturers name and the amount paid and we can then tell if you paid to much and probably a bit about the quality of the units. ?

[BSJ]

Anything new about the Bosch microphones?

555 you must be new around here. Nothing has happened and nothing will ever happen. If a person can get away with B 680 mil fortune without proving how he got it and that the taxes has been paid on this fortune why will they do something about a few million worth of mics. You could have asked the same question about the junta employing family members and friends, remember that one ?

Do you know what irony is?

"Do you know what irony is?" YES, when you realise you could have bought twice as many fire appliances at the same price and not gone to gaol!

[BSJ]

why buy something and put it into storage for 2 years.

It's called the submarine metality. If the submarines bomb detectors aren't being used they can't break down!

[mikemac]

Yep. They should investigate those involved in the purchase 2 years ago.

I have been trying to find out exactly who was responsible for their purchase but no luck.

Any idea who and when it was ?

[geriatrickid]

that was the money that was spent, I am sure Smiths have a copy of their invoice and the procurement company used for the purchase, perhaps a company owned by a relative of a high ranking minister

Security procurement is usually done via the military procurement office Oversight is through the National Defence Industry Committee, which is under the influence of the military. Two laws apply: Ministry Defence Procurement Regulation and Prime Ministers Procurement Regulation. The National Anti Corruption Commission oversees the PMO regulation. The NACC has no authority over the military's procurement.

[EnglishJohn]

Anything new about the Bosch microphones?

555 you must be new around here. Nothing has happened and nothing will ever happen. If a person can get away with B 680 mil fortune without proving how he got it and that the taxes has been paid on this fortune why will they do something about a few million worth of mics. You could have asked the same question about the junta employing family members and friends, remember that one ?

Nice try, but bought under the eyes of Pheu-Thai I believe.

And at least someone feels he can come forward and make it public under the Junta.

Remember the rice-scheme whistleblower ?. The immediate reaction was to out her under investigation, not the claims.

I'm sure there will be all the paperwork with all the names and everything in accordance with the law. Another case to be dismissed due to lack of evidence even though the crime is as clear as day.

[casualbiker]

why buy something and put it into storage for 2 years.

Maybe someone wanted to buy them quickly, for some reason

Look at all those unused fire engines. The unused aircraft carrier etc etc

Well they wanted to use the fire engines but someone said it was corruption so they were put into storage, for an extremely long time!

[Assurancetourix]

Maybe they should go over the body scanners with a GT200...

About GT 200 , In total, Thailand's government and security forces have spent between 800–900 million baht ($21 million) on the devices .

Some generals in the Royal Thai police have huge pockets

And about these false bombs detectors;

It's also another english man ;Jim McCormick, 57, from near Taunton, Somerset,

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/23/somerset-business-guilty-fake-bombs

[casualbiker]

Maybe they should go over the body scanners with a GT200...

About GT 200 , In total, Thailand's government and security forces have spent between 800–900 million baht ($21 million) on the devices .

Some generals in the Royal Thai police have huge pockets

And about these false bombs detectors;

It's also another english man ;Jim McCormick, 57, from near Taunton, Somerset,

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/23/somerset-business-guilty-fake-bombs

Lot's of other countries bought them also the UN in Africa.

[slapout]

Just today in different sources there were stoies related to graft / corruption

The over priced fancy clocks ordered for parliment

A monk stole several million baht intended for distribution to other temples

A school adminstrator was taken to task for collecting , baht which wasa not used for what students and parents were told.The students proteswted and the adminstrator cuffed one of the students in the head, but it was graft ofr money that syarted the student prtest.

Every day we read about police involvment in graft and corruption, the newspapers could not print all as not enough print space.

Thailand is rotten with graft from the core of government outward to cicil servents and a large percent of the private sector who are either directly involved or say and do nothing.

[mikemac]

Judging by the way "certain" posters are diverting attention away from this purchase, it seems to be yet another example of gross fiscal blundering by a previous government................. Or not ? Perhaps it will be blamed on the BIB or the Military.

[geriatrickid]

Judging by the way "certain" posters are diverting attention away from this purchase, it seems to be yet another example of gross fiscal blundering by a previous government................. Or not ? Perhaps it will be blamed on the BIB or the Military.

If this was a procurement under the PMO authority it is subject to oversight by the NACC. If there is an allegation of corruption, a complaint should be made to the NACC.

If it was procurement authorized by the House as part of national defence expenditures, then it comes under the security apparatus budget.

The purchase of security and defense equipment is done through the military procurement office. That office reports to the military, not the PMO. No thorough investigation can be made as the military is not accountable to any civilian government.

The above is not about blaming anyone. The first step is to identify who was responsible for the purchase. There will have been multiple approvals. One characteristic of corruption in Thailand is the long list of people who sign off on the transaction. This makes it easier to conceal the corruption and harder to prosecute as there is too much blame to go around.

I am unaware of any major purchase of security or military equipment that did not involve someone who is linked to the military. That's how it goes in Thailand.

[halloween]

Judging by the way "certain" posters are diverting attention away from this purchase, it seems to be yet another example of gross fiscal blundering by a previous government................. Or not ? Perhaps it will be blamed on the BIB or the Military.

If this was a procurement under the PMO authority it is subject to oversight by the NACC. If there is an allegation of corruption, a complaint should be made to the NACC.

If it was procurement authorized by the House as part of national defence expenditures, then it comes under the security apparatus budget.

The purchase of security and defense equipment is done through the military procurement office. That office reports to the military, not the PMO. No thorough investigation can be made as the military is not accountable to any civilian government.

The above is not about blaming anyone. The first step is to identify who was responsible for the purchase. There will have been multiple approvals. One characteristic of corruption in Thailand is the long list of people who sign off on the transaction. This makes it easier to conceal the corruption and harder to prosecute as there is too much blame to go around.

I am unaware of any major purchase of security or military equipment that did not involve someone who is linked to the military. That's how it goes in Thailand.

Do doorway body scanners sound like military equipment to you? Is the security of parliament house normally a military function?

[attrayant]

why buy something and put it into storage for 2 years.

Your budget: use it or lose it.