NACC to tackle corruption at every level

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NACC to tackle corruption at every level



BANGKOK, 7 July 2016 (NNT)-The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has developed a strategy to combat corruption in the hope of improving Thailand’s listing in Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

NACC President Police General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit cited the need to promote an anti-graft culture at every level of society. Politicians have also been urged to take part in this movement and declare their commitment to fighting corruption.

The Police General said if all sectors cooperate with the NACC, the CPI for Thailand will improve by more than 50% by the end of the third phase. The NACC acknowleged that corruption has become more aggressive, complicated and difficult to detect.

Out of around 10,000 complaints the NACC received, only around 100 cases have been resolved. The NACC will have to take major steps during the third phase of the anti-corruption campaign to stop it from happening in future.

These include the implementation of relevant policies and controls on politicians as well as civil servants.

-- NNT 2016-07-07

[MZurf]

" The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has developed a strategy to combat corruption in the hope of improving Thailand’s listing in Corruption Perceptions Index"

So, again it's all about face instead of actually wanting to improve things.

Sigh.....

[cornishcarlos]

100 cases resolved out of 10,000 complaints !!

So solve another 50 cases and that's the 50% improvement on the CPI

[shirtless]

While your talking why dont you look into the Lady Gai information sounds like many senior officials are ripe for charging , ,

[Winniedapu]

"NACC President Police General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit cited the need to promote an anti-graft culture at every level of society. Politicians have also been urged to take part in this movement and declare their commitment to fighting corruption."

Where's the point? Someone else is promoting the exact opposite.

The rest of this nonsense is just fluff, it's completely beneath contempt.

Winnie

[Winniedapu]

100 cases resolved out of 10,000 complaints !!

So solve another 50 cases and that's the 50% improvement on the CPI

A 1% clear-up rate is pitiful by any non-Thai yardstick.

If we assume that only one percent of corrupt people in Thailand are the subject of a complaint, then that makes a 0.01% clean-up of estimated corruption activity.

Someone ought to commit sepukku or hang themselves or something with that track record. But these are Thais so I suppose we'll have to witness them being all proud of themselves and swaggering about and stuff...

It's bloody hard living in this sh|t-hole sometimes; I hope the wife and kids appreciate how much I have to put up with.

Winnie

[Brer Fox]

I don't suppose there is any chance that some/many of those investigating the corruption might be corrupt themselves? And if they are not already corrupt is there a chance they could become corrupted while carrying out their investigations?

Is there anyone in Thailand who is incorruptible and would qualify to be employed within this programme?

Pardon my cynicism but the appalling success rate so far tends to lend support to my theory.

[tuanku]

100 cases solved would be OK if only it were the 100 most corrupt individuals in the country. Floundering around at the grass roots level is not good enough. Corruption is top down and that is also the way it should be tackled. Give the little guys an amnesty in exchange for them reforming and delivering the next level up, repeat the process until you get to General/Ministerial/Supreme court/untouchable level, then hit them with everything in the armoury.

Sorry, forgot where I was!

[heybruce]

As I've posted many times before:

1. Full transparency in all government finances.

2. Strict conflict of interest laws, strictly enforced.

3. Regular financial disclosures by everyone in government in any position of responsibility..

4. Free the press to report on verifiable facts, such as suspiciously wealthy police chiefs and generals, without fear of retribution.

Doing anything less is pointless window dressing. Any government that doesn't implement these measures, including the present junta, isn't serious about eliminating corruption.

[Ceruhe]

If we assume that only one percent of corrupt people in Thailand

Thais would never do that. Don't look down on them! ....or so that moron Surasi Maawai will tell you

So yea, another one of those "very good luck with that" cases.

[halloween]

"Politicians have also been urged to take part in this movement and declare their commitment to fighting corruption."

How about PTP resurrect their campaign, should be good for a big laugh. Invite Boonsong along.

[slapout]

I would be ashamed to admit to such a lack of success from the numbers quoted. Furthermore if a 50 % increase for basically, past failure, is susposed to encourge anyone other than those involved in corruption I would be surprised.

How dumb do you have to be to work for NACC ? It sounds like the security people who are deemed unqualified to hold their job due to lack of education may be more intelligent than those working for the good general.

Looks like the problem is corrupt people are sharper than the mob chaseing them. A few less photo shots may be a start, less published warning on planned raids, etc.

He did not mention the time involved for the 10,000 complaints to be filed, nor the 100 cases resolved and what the outcome was, in legal speak.Wonder how many are on this groups payroll?

[halloween]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

[Emster23]

Every level? I think most of us would be amazed if happened on any level, other than disposing of political enemies.

How about start at the top level? Perhaps this could be example where "trickle down theory" might actually have some impact

[Thailand]

Top down then?

[MZurf]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

Was an amnesty bill passed by the YL government? I thought that bid failed? I think you're confused again. It was actually the JUNTA that gave themselves an amnesty.

[clockman]

There goes another flying pig!

[heybruce]

I would be ashamed to admit to such a lack of success from the numbers quoted. Furthermore if a 50 % increase for basically, past failure, is susposed to encourge anyone other than those involved in corruption I would be surprised.

How dumb do you have to be to work for NACC ? It sounds like the security people who are deemed unqualified to hold their job due to lack of education may be more intelligent than those working for the good general.

Looks like the problem is corrupt people are sharper than the mob chaseing them. A few less photo shots may be a start, less published warning on planned raids, etc.

He did not mention the time involved for the 10,000 complaints to be filed, nor the 100 cases resolved and what the outcome was, in legal speak.Wonder how many are on this groups payroll?

Prosecuting corruption isn't that easy, they can't just investigate everyone who is currently out of political favor. First they must make sure that the investigation won't implicate people currently in power. Usually they decide it's safer not to ask questions.

Remember when the human trafficking in the south made the news? First the junta maintained that it was driven entirely by local political figures and the police, that the military was clean. The RTP responded with evidence against LtGen Manas so damning it couldn't be ignored. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Manas-suspended-30261481.html The junta went quiet after that. They learned not to charge people that can implicate their own.

Speaking of going quiet, anyone know what happened to Manas?

[phoenixdoglover]

NACC is a failure.

The commission should be phased out, and their activity immediately curtailed to include supporting active court cases only.

The RTP should be broken up. A new police unit separate from the main police should be established. It's primary anti-corruption mandate should consist of eliminating police corruption, and eliminating graft in procurements. Forget about political negligence cases.

This would be reform.

Not a snowball's chance in hell.

[Alive]

Corruption = crime. Tackle crime of all sorts and at ALL levels of the pyramid. You can walk down any street and see all sorts of violations of the law. You can visit any government office and uncover abuse instantly. Everyone knows what's going on. I'm sure Genreal Prayuth personally crushed lots of corruption and sent dozens if not hundreds to jail while in the military. Ask him for advice. He knows how to catch them and get them locked up. He should tell the nation his endless stories from his leadership years as examples so that others can follow his lead.

[brucec64]

NACC to tackle corruption at every level..(except the very top level, of course)

Prayuth Deflects Questions About 600 Million Baht Land Sale

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2014/11/04/1415098178/

[selftaopath]

Sorry. I just had to LAUGH. Ah what jokers.

[halloween]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

Was an amnesty bill passed by the YL government? I thought that bid failed? I think you're confused again. It was actually the JUNTA that gave themselves an amnesty.

It was passed by the Yingluk government, it was rejected by the senate. Of course the subject is the NACC, but best you leave that hot potato alone, right?

[phoenixdoglover]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

Was an amnesty bill passed by the YL government? I thought that bid failed? I think you're confused again. It was actually the JUNTA that gave themselves an amnesty.

It was passed by the Yingluk government, it was rejected by the senate. Of course the subject is the NACC, but best you leave that hot potato alone, right?

Your nomenclature is off, and this leads to an incorrect statement.

The National Legislative Assembly consists of the lower House and the Senate. The Government is the PM, cabinet, and permanent ministers, plus their subordinates.

So the amnesty was passed by the House, and rejected by the Senate.

[clockman]

Yes, it is corrupt at every level

[halloween]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

Was an amnesty bill passed by the YL government? I thought that bid failed? I think you're confused again. It was actually the JUNTA that gave themselves an amnesty.

It was passed by the Yingluk government, it was rejected by the senate. Of course the subject is the NACC, but best you leave that hot potato alone, right?

Your nomenclature is off, and this leads to an incorrect statement.

The National Legislative Assembly consists of the lower House and the Senate. The Government is the PM, cabinet, and permanent ministers, plus their subordinates.

So the amnesty was passed by the House, and rejected by the Senate.

TYVM for your nit-pick, my usage comes from the Australian experience where ministers are elected, not appointed stooges, family members and cronies. However you are also inaccurate as

"The National Assembly is defunct for an indefinite period as it was superseded by the National Legislative Assembly by the authority of the 2014 interim constitution of Thailand. This was a result of the 2014 Thai coup d'état." source wiki.

There was no National Legislative Assembly in 2013.

[Strangebrew]

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[Skywalker69]

"Politicians have also been urged to take part in this movement and declare their commitment to fighting corruption."

How about PTP resurrect their campaign, should be good for a big laugh. Invite Boonsong along.

You beat me to it.

[MZurf]

April 2013 the Yingluk government slashed the NACC budget by 60% as an integral part of their STOP Corruption Investigation program. Other independent organizations were similarly affected. Not sure if their funding has ever been restored.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ministries-allowed-bigger-budgets-as-independent-a-30204708.html

Some 6 months later they passed their own amnesty bill. Apparently the reductions weren't big enough.

Was an amnesty bill passed by the YL government? I thought that bid failed? I think you're confused again. It was actually the JUNTA that gave themselves an amnesty.

It was passed by the Yingluk government, it was rejected by the senate. Of course the subject is the NACC, but best you leave that hot potato alone, right?

What hot potatoe? As a non-aligned person highly critical of both past and present governments there are no hot potatoes. The same can obviously not be said for you.

[Siam122]

The General Prayut. Is cleaning Siam from the bad plants