PM Prayut affirms continued effort against corruption

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PM affirms continued effort against corruption



BANGKOK, 29 June 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has affirmed his administration is working to its utmost to combat corruption and has given the issue great importance.

Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha chaired a meeting of the national committee against corruption, using the opportunity to state that his government has continually worked against corruption and to announce that his administration is now approaching the end of the second phase of its National Reform Road Map, which calls for serious eradication of graft.

The PM lamented that a major issue impeding his government’s efforts is the misrepresentation of information to the public and arguments based on emotion rather than fact. He urged caution against such tactics while asserting that righteousness must be maintained in all efforts. He pointed out that any projects that can no longer justifiably continue should be ended and restarted if necessary.

-- NNT 2016-06-29

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Think my 80 year old mother would like one of his silk dresses.

[sweatalot]

May he be VERY successful

[sjjmmi]

Happy Hour izit

Edited June 29, 2016 by sjjmmi

[The stuttering parrot]

Then what do you call giving yourself and your mates amnesty from any wrong doings?

I must have missed something .

[leeneeds]

Nullifying the corrupted means removing

at least 20,million people from society

just not going to happen.

[kotsak]

Not in our lifetime and the next one as well

[Broken Record]

So will he explain in detail how he came by his own incredible wealth ?

Didn't think so.

The axe will fall on those not in favor with his masters, he and his associates will be safe from thorough investigation, for now that is.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Broken Record

[Hawk]

The serious effort to eradicate corruption is going nowhwere and never will because everyone in a position of power expects a 'gift'.

[waldroj]

So, junta-head asserts that “…righteousness must be maintained in all efforts…”.

Whilst the biblical interpretation may well be accurate in most cases, in Prayut’s case it is actually the exception that proves the rule!

[Sawan Chan 7]

Under the serious circumstances that MOST foreigners don't understand, he's actually doing as good a job as anyone.

[worgeordie]

, which calls for serious eradication of graft.for some people maybe,

others, life goes on as normal

regards worgeordie

[jamesbrock]

What about the obvious corruption surrounding the "Lady Kai" vs Student Koy theft case? No? Thought not.

[Rayk]

As opposed to using the idiom "The pot calling the kettle black" I propose that when it comes to the PM and his corruption statements we should refer to it as

"Like a slug calling a worm slimey"

Edited June 29, 2016 by Rayk

[sweatalot]

I understand it will be an Augias task

- so much scum, so many enemies

Edited June 29, 2016 by sweatalot

[Winniedapu]

OK, I believe you.

So how many people have been convicted and imprisoned in the 2 years since the military government illegally siezed power from an elected government?

Winnie

[jamesbrock]

OK, I believe you.

So how many people have been convicted and imprisoned in the 2 years since the military government illegally siezed power from an elected government?

Winnie

579. Oh, you meant on corruption charges? Silly me.

579 people have been arrested—as of June 19, 2016—under the rules of martial law and the NCPO's 198 orders, not including the at least 1,006 individuals summoned by the NCPO for "attitude adjustment."

A very interesting report by the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, entitled "The Disguised Militarisation in the Name of Law and the Judicial Process", released earlier this month is well worth hunting down and reading.

[Winniedapu]

OK, I believe you.

So how many people have been convicted and imprisoned in the 2 years since the military government illegally siezed power from an elected government?

Winnie

579. Oh, you meant on corruption charges? Silly me.

579 people have been arrested—as of June 19, 2016—under the rules of martial law and the NCPO's 198 orders, not including the at least 1,006 individuals summoned by the NCPO for "attitude adjustment."

A very interesting report by the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, entitled "The Disguised Militarisation in the Name of Law and the Judicial Process", released earlier this month is well worth hunting down and reading.

Yes I did.

So how many people have been convicted and imprisoned for corruption in the 2 years since the military government illegally seized power from an elected government?

Winnie

Thanks for the assist.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Winniedapu

[Broken Record]

The serious effort to eradicate corruption is going nowhwere and never will because everyone in a position of power expects a 'gift'.

Indeed, and the money flows up the chain of command, so there is nobody to complain to.

These investigations are politically motivated that's all, the good General himself has amassed an absolute fortune on a Soldiers pay, is it coincidental that all these High ranking Army and Police Generals are unusually rich ?

Why has nobody ever done anything about it, they openly flaunt their wealth, they don't try to conceal it, ask yourself why, ask yourself who benefits from allowing those in charge of thousands of armed men to get away with blatant corruption, these crooks can get away with virtually anything, as long as they are there to protect the ultra rich and privileged few who have it all, from the millions of downtrodden poor who have nothing, they will continue to get away with it.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Broken Record

[Winniedapu]

The serious effort to eradicate corruption is going nowhwere and never will because everyone in a position of power expects a 'gift'.

Indeed, and the money flows up the chain of command, so there is nobody to complain to.

These investigations are politically motivated that's all, the good General himself has amassed an absolute fortune on a Soldiers pay, is it coincidental that all these High ranking Army and Police Generals are unusually rich ?

Why has nobody ever done anything about it, they openly flaunt their wealth, they don't try to conceal it, ask yourself why, ask yourself who benefits from allowing those in charge of thousands of armed men to get away with blatant corruption, these crooks can get away with virtually anything, as long as they are there to protect the ultra rich and privileged few who have it all, from the millions of downtrodden poor who have nothing, they will continue to get away with it.

Entirely reasonable questions.

Why do the Royal Thai Army and the Royal Thai Police appear to be corrupt? Why do so many people believe they are corrupt? Why do they act as if they are corrupt? Why does nobody dare investigate them?

I believe, the answers to all these questions and more is to be found in the names.

Winnie

Nine and not eight. Nine and not ten.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Winniedapu

[Franky Bear]

Good to hear.

[heybruce]

The Thai military is a notoriously corrupt organization, when will he make an effort to clean it up? Transparency International has made a partial list of problem areas to help him out: http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/

[Broken Record]

The Thai military is a notoriously corrupt organization, when will he make an effort to clean it up? Transparency International has made a partial list of problem areas to help him out: http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/

Interesting study.

[jamesbrock]

The Thai military is a notoriously corrupt organization, when will he make an effort to clean it up? Transparency International has made a partial list of problem areas to help him out: http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/

It seems that this passage from the (peer reviewed) assessment both confirms and answers your question:

While there are wide-ranging examples of Thai military units or individuals involved or complicit on organised crime, there is no concrete evidence to suggest that the government or the military see this connection as a serious problem or working actively to alleviate it. Organized crime and its penetration into narcotics, prostitution, human trafficking, and illegal casinos is ubiquitous throughout Thailand. Military and paramilitary officers have been involved individually, at senior and lower ranking levels. Evidence suggests that security officials are illegally paid "protection" money to ensure that illegal mafia operations are allowed to continue. Stamping out such behaviour has been difficult in Thailand because of the extent to which those enforcing the law are actually involved in the illicit activities.

[fullcave]

[heybruce]

The Thai military is a notoriously corrupt organization, when will he make an effort to clean it up? Transparency International has made a partial list of problem areas to help him out: http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/

It seems that this passage from the (peer reviewed) assessment both confirms and answers your question:

While there are wide-ranging examples of Thai military units or individuals involved or complicit on organised crime, there is no concrete evidence to suggest that the government or the military see this connection as a serious problem or working actively to alleviate it. Organized crime and its penetration into narcotics, prostitution, human trafficking, and illegal casinos is ubiquitous throughout Thailand. Military and paramilitary officers have been involved individually, at senior and lower ranking levels. Evidence suggests that security officials are illegally paid "protection" money to ensure that illegal mafia operations are allowed to continue. Stamping out such behaviour has been difficult in Thailand because of the extent to which those enforcing the law are actually involved in the illicit activities.

Gee, you aren't suggesting that General/Coup Leader/self-appointed PM Prayut and his band of heroes, the ones bringing 'real democracy' to Thailand, are part of the problem, are you?

I'll let the junta-huggers explain why that's wrong. I can't recall the reasons.

Edited June 29, 2016 by heybruce

[phoenixdoglover]

Perhaps this will be addressed in a later phase of "reform".

June 20, 2016, Thai PBS

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has shot down any attempt to revive an investigation into the GT200 bogus bomb detector scandal claiming that the devices have been dumped long time ago. Asked by a reporter about a possibility of an investigation into the scandal now that a British court last week ordered the convicted seller of the GT200 bomb detectors, James McCormick, to compensate the affected countries from his forfeited assets worth about 400 million baht, the prime minister retorted, asking: “What investigation? “. "They were useful once but when they were proven to be useless, they were not used. "

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-shoots-revival-gt200-investigation/

[Your Thainess]

"He pointed out that any projects that can no longer justifiably continue should be ended and restarted if necessary."

Surely he doesn't mean the military itself...

[heybruce]

"He pointed out that any projects that can no longer justifiably continue should be ended and restarted if necessary."

Surely he doesn't mean the military itself...

Wouldn't that be great!

[selftaopath]

The Thai military is a notoriously corrupt organization, when will he make an effort to clean it up? Transparency International has made a partial list of problem areas to help him out: http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/

It seems that this passage from the (peer reviewed) assessment both confirms and answers your question:

While there are wide-ranging examples of Thai military units or individuals involved or complicit on organised crime, there is no concrete evidence to suggest that the government or the military see this connection as a serious problem or working actively to alleviate it. Organized crime and its penetration into narcotics, prostitution, human trafficking, and illegal casinos is ubiquitous throughout Thailand. Military and paramilitary officers have been involved individually, at senior and lower ranking levels. Evidence suggests that security officials are illegally paid "protection" money to ensure that illegal mafia operations are allowed to continue. Stamping out such behaviour has been difficult in Thailand because of the extent to which those enforcing the law are actually involved in the illicit activities.

Gee, you aren't suggesting that General/Coup Leader/self-appointed PM Prayut and his band of heroes, the ones bringing 'real democracy' to Thailand, are part of the problem, are you?

I'll let the junta-huggers explain why that's wrong. I can't recall the reasons.

Sure but still "better" than the run away crook and his/her band of thieves.