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PM wants “small fries” in graft probes to be ensured fairness

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has instructed the National Anti-Corruption Board to ensure fairness to low-ranking officials under investigation for alleged corruption who merely followed orders of their corrupt boss and who did not benefit from the corrupt practices.

 

In his weekly “Returning Happiness to the People” speech, the prime minister said he was concerned with these “small fries” who were forced against their will to serve their corrupt boss and wanted the board to work out some sort of mechanism to ensure fairness to these officials.

 

To tighten up the fight against corruption in government bureaucracy, the prime minister disclosed that the National Anti-Corruption Board had agreed to give more powers to the anti-graft operating centres.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-wants-small-fries-graft-probes-ensured-fairness/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-10

[PatOngo]

So......if the small fry serve the corrupt bosses the inevitable people to investigate would be.........................!

 

Happiness is........................................

[sharecropper]

Answer 1 - Anyone associated with the Red Shirts.

Answer 2 - An illusion.

[worgeordie]

But it's only the "small fries" that get caught,the sacrificial lambs.

regards worgeordie

[CharlieK]

That would mean more than half of all politicians should be behind bars! Corruption starts at the top!

[Artisi]

1 minute ago, CharlieK said:

That would mean more than half of all politicians should be behind bars! Corruption starts at the top!

Correct, but it will never happen - too much corruption in the wa?

[tomwct]

We need more prisons!.What about turning Phuket into an island prison? It's a Cesspool of Corruption now, so just remove the tourists and wallah and everyone is already confined. Lets use Section 44 to start in motion. Don't you think Phuket would be a perfect setting for Penal Colony?

Edited September 10, 2016 by tomwct
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[BigBadGeordie]

"Only following orders". Didn't work at thd Nuremberg trials.

[ratcatcher]

[Emster23]

To ensure fair treatment, small fries will be given pre stuffed brown envelopes for distribution to appropriate authorities

[rkidlad]

Instructed, huh?

 

Like when my old Thai boss used to instruct the staff to work harder. Everyone smiled and noded, and it was back to procrastinating again. In her little head, she thought they were listening and had a deep respect for her. 

 

What at this contry needs is a humble leader. 

[NongKhaiKid]

Fairness to the ' small fries ' and no need for the big ones to worry because they're already covered as evidenced with the biggest of the lot being given complete wrap around protection as soon as the junta took control and their wealth was placed off limits by the PM.

Edited September 10, 2016 by NongKhaiKid

[MikeTexas]

Ask the guy that "committed suicide" in jail how he thinks going after the big boys will work out?

Edited September 10, 2016 by MikeTexas

[ratcatcher]

Not wishing to be pedantic, but the Thai PBS translation of what the P.M. said, has been mistakenly reported as "small fries", something for which McDonalds is famous 

Actually, the correct term, as most native English speakers are aware, is "small fry ", a collective singular noun.

This explains it perfectly.

small fry

noun

young fish, animals, or children.

insignificant people or things.

"high-ranking officials escaped prosecution while numerous small fry were imprisoned"

 

[jerojero]

Small fries? Forced to do demeaning things against their will? You mean McDonald's jobs.

[BlindMagician]

The wording gives so much away ... implying that without such a statement, there is no fairness, such is LoS "justice".

 

Fairness should be the default setting.

 

I know, I know, TIT, LoS, same same but different, Mai Pen Lai, etc.

[soalbundy]

I don't see why small fry should be spared, without them corruption for the most part wouldn't be possible. You can order the streets to be clean but you need the road sweepers to do the job. Long prison terms are needed for the big fish and little fry, yes i know......wont happen

[seajae]

maybe if they offer the small fries penalties only to a maximum of their extent of financial gains and no jail time for turning in their superiors that ordered them to do it we might see more being caught out, at this stage it is only the small fries, they need the higher ups dragged kicking and screaming to be charged along with seizure of all their assets, maybe even a kick back to the small fries if they are able to lock up the big fish and seize their assets