Gen Prem compares corrupt officials to robbers

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Gen Prem compares corrupt officials to robbers



BANGKOK: -- President of the Privy Council Gen Prem Tinasulanonda yesterday sent a strong message against corrupt officials comparing them to criminals who rob the country and warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country.

The strong message from the former prime minister and army chief who earned the respected “statesman” status came as he presided over the opening of the first ever “Anti-Corruption Museum”.

The museum is located at the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Bangkok. It is set to raise awareness and understanding against corruption among the people, especially the young generation.

In the opening speech, Gen Prem lauded the sacrifice of the anti corruption officials in performing the duties which could be dangerous to their lives and the opening of such museum which might draw dislike and hatred from corrupt people.

He described corrupt officials as criminals who rob the country.

He said corrupt officials weaken the country and makes it unable to fulfill its goals, adding that it is not an easy task to change these people.

“Corruption is not a cheating but it is a crime against the country. It is a robbery. We here are robbed every day. Corrupt officials take our money away and directly put them in their pockets. This money should have been spent on national development,” he said.

The new museum is an exhibition of anti-corruption cases from the past until present. It is aimed to help raise awareness and understanding against corruption among the people and to forge collaboration between the public and the government sectors in the anti-graft fight.

Thailand was last year ranked 85th out of 175 surveyed countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index, moving up 17 places from 102nd position from a year earlier. The country scored 38 out of 100 in the index last year, up by one point from 2013 and two points from 2012.

Among the 10 ASEAN member countries, Thailand shared a third place with the Philippines in the index, behind Singapore and Malaysia, the least and the second least corrupt countries in the region. Cambodia and Myanmar scored the lowest in the region.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/gen-prem-compares-corrupt-officials-to-robbers


-- Thai PBS 2015-11-26

[dageurreotype]

and warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country.

[MZurf]

"...warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country."

How about warning them that their sorry @rses will be put in jail instead!

[LannaGuy]

ah those guardian spirits again who must have been taking a nap when the coup happened?

[dageurreotype]

"...warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country."

How about warning them that their sorry @rses will be put in jail instead!

This would indeed dramatically reduce the absurd level of corruption here, but is not 'polite'.

[trainman34014]

As long as ''Law and Order '' are just words not enacted upon, then corruption will continue to blight this Nation. Don't expect any serious changes soon.....just more empty words.

[Always18]

Good to know that there are some spirit entities "guarding the country" because the rest of these idiots are only guarding their own self-interests....................

[selftaopath]

"...warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country."

How about warning them that their sorry @rses will be put in jail instead!

NO warning needed. Just jail them..... PLEASE.

[arunsakda]

Not robbers, parasites, who suck the life-blood of the nation.

[tbthailand]

“Corruption is not a cheating but it is a crime against the country. It is a robbery. We here are robbed every day. Corrupt officials take our money away and directly put them in their pockets.

Please, tell that to the current, inexplicably wealthy, former General, and unelected "PM", ...

Oh, wait, you were one of those, too... never mind...

[Calimotty]

Does that include your Multi Millionaire General Friends who made their money Trafficking Heroin during the 1970/80s?

[mojorison]

That's a brilliantly crafted metaphor. Say it slowly.... "corrupt officials are like robbers". Fantastically nuanced. The man is a wordsmith. (Crooked as a dog's hind leg too no doubt, which makes the banality of it all even more wondrous.)

[thaipod]

Just wait for the next election all these crooks and officials will be coming out of the wood work in a feeding frenzy Back to square 1..

[tomacht8]

“Corruption is not a cheating but it is a crime against the country. It is a robbery. We here are robbed every day."

True.
These robberies happen every day.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow.

How about time for a change?
Order to pursue these robbers, noted in court and to impose penalties?
At the same time collect the loot and without that, this then lasts 20 years or more?

[klauskunkel]

Yes, guardian spirits see everything, but I doubt they do appear in court as witnesses, so there goes your scare tactic, Gen Prem Elder Statesman.

[silent]

"...warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country."

How about warning them that their sorry @rses will be put in jail instead!

NO warning needed. Just jail them..... PLEASE.

Then we have a case of foxes guarding the hen house

[Thai at Heart]

Wow. Such insight.

[chainarong]

Come clean General Prem what are your thoughts on the Junta . Yours Chain.

[Lupatria]

So the reason for corruption is a problem between guardian and evil spirits. Thanks to whatever you believe in there are no people involved.

[Doc46]

"...warning that their crimes cannot be hidden from guardian spirits who are guarding the country."

How about warning them that their sorry @rses will be put in jail instead!

Well now, If the guardian spirits were doing their job in the first place then there wouldn't be any corruption ,,so what were they doing?collecting money also? Can't trust anyone anymore.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

ah those guardian spirits again who must have been taking a nap when the coup happened?

what do you suppose the spirits were doing the whole time Shins have been pillaging the country?

[MobileContent]

Gen Prem was part of it in the 80's and now they are called robbers, so I wonder what did he do in the past 35 years.

[tukkytuktuk]

General Prem is 98 years old, amazing, I wonder what's the secret to his long life. My grandfather got to 99 years old but went senile at 90.

[bangon04]

ah those guardian spirits again who must have been taking a nap when the coup happened?

No not those Guardian Spirits which are active only at the appropriate times. He probably means the other Guardian Spirits. The ones on the side of the self righteous.

Surely you understand that some Guardian Spirits have a higher social importance than others. You must have seen some lower Guardian Spirits bowing and wai-ing to their social superior Guardian spirits.....

Edited November 26, 2015 by bangon04

[saakura]

General Prem is 98 years old, amazing, I wonder what's the secret to his long life. My grandfather got to 99 years old but went senile at 90.

I have often seen that the most wily politicians generally have a very long life.

[z42]

Well he talks the talk (unsurprisingly)... But anybody who gets to the levels he has risen to in Thai politics is almost certain to have partaken in some dodgy dealings in years gone by. I wonder what his assets amount to, and if like uncle big too in the PM's chair they can be fully accounted for due to legit land sales and having a rich wife

[ResandePohm]

ah those guardian spirits again who must have been taking a nap when the coup happened?

Maybe it is thanks to all the Guardian Spirits that the coup Happened.

To put an end to all the corrupt and incompetent management that the country had.

[Thai at Heart]

ah those guardian spirits again who must have been taking a nap when the coup happened?

Maybe it is thanks to all the Guardian Spirits that the coup Happened.

To put an end to all the corrupt and incompetent management that the country had.

Those guardian spirits obviously have a sense of humour. Because they provided the army to be the saviour from this incompetence.

Ooooooh, those spirits are a card aren't they. My ribs will never recover.

[aussieinthailand]

Hmmmm pot calling the kettle black,,,, any one who knows Thai history will know just what's up, do a little research and,,,,, yeah.

[Denim]

Only spirits to be found here come in bottles and don't achieve anything benign for the country at all.