THE CHAN-O-CHAS

Anti-graft centre not probing case of PM’s nephew

THE NATION 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha poses for a photo inside Government House with his younger brother, General Preecha Chan-o-cha, to mark the latter’s upcoming retirement. Preecha, whose wife and sons have recently drawn criticism

 

BANGKOK: -- JUSTICE MINISTER General Paiboon Koomchaya has kept the Anti-Corruption Operation Centre (ACOC) away from an ongoing scandal concerning Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s nephew over alleged irregularities in construction contracts awarded by the Army.

 

The Paiboon-led ACOC has so far not received any complaints or queries from any individual or agency in relation to these contracts worth a combined Bt155 million. 

However, the Auditor-General and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have investigated the allegations and learned that Prathompol Chan-o-cha had set up his company's office inside the compound of the Third-Region Army.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Anti-graft-centre-not-probing-case-of-PMs-nephew-30296471.html

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-09-29

Well knock me down with a feather.

Corruption staring you right in the face.  The justice minister, a member of the junta a close friend of Prayuth keeps the Anti corruption center away from the Chan-o-cha family.  Perverting the course of justice charges will never be laid because these people granted themselves an amnesty for everything they do.  This sham of a government has a real stench and is starting to look the dirtiest in Thai history.  They are laughing at the people

What's this, not even the pretence of a sham investigation for public consumption ?

Now that IS arrogance.

Can't wait to read what they say about the company office being inside an army base.

Edited September 28, 20169 yr by NongKhaiKid

Despite what Prayut has be saying about the junta and the NCPO being more transparent, making any comment about the activities of this pair is simply futile.

 

One can only hazard a guess at the conversation taking place between them while the photo was being taken!

 

Perhaps it would have been something like this:

A very apt editorial from the Nation a few months ago is worth revisiting:

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Judging-the-reformers-by-their-actions-30284286.html

Surpriiiiiiiise!

Now everybody get your balloon with the clownsface and move along- there is nothing to see here....

They should go after the guy that sold the General his suit. Looks like Jimmy Wah's suit from Good Morning Vietnam.

3 minutes ago, Chris Lawrence said:

They should go after the guy that sold the General his suit. Looks like Jimmy Wah's suit from Good Morning Vietnam.

Jimmy's was green I think from Hong Kong ' home of the shiny green suit '. Now everybody say gook, it's ok !

Wow! It's now 155 Million baht in contracts. This is typical Thai Corruption. A full investigation is needed.

3 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Jimmy's was green I think from Hong Kong ' home of the shiny green suit '. Now everybody say gook, it's ok !

Leprechaun green, but both need volume control for the colour.

1 minute ago, Chris Lawrence said:

Leprechaun green, but both need volume control for the colour.

I watched that movie until the tape shredded but needed Polaroid sunglasses for the bar scenes.

 

Come on people as farangs we just do not understand Thainess.

Let me explain it very simply !! Look after yourself and <deleted> what others think. !!

Edited September 29, 20169 yr by metisdead
Please discontinue your efforts to post in a profane manner.

They will have find some more redshirts to burn at the stake so they can prove that they are still serious about fighting corruption.

Remember what the apologists say. It doesn't matter that they are one sided. As long some corruption is being dealt with it's all good

Edited September 28, 20169 yr by canuckamuck

27 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

They will have find some more redshirts to burn at the stake so they can prove that they are still serious about fighting corruption.

Remember what the apologists say. It doesn't matter that they are one sided. As long some corruption is being dealt with it's all good

 

Ooh, ow, how bitingly accurate!

That's one organized crime syndicate organization.....

.... and the whole of Thailand goes into a state of shock

Big fail, if they wanted to prove they were against corruption they would have done a good investigation and made it transparent and clear. Major fail here no excuses. 

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

Big fail, if they wanted to prove they were against corruption they would have done a good investigation and made it transparent and clear. Major fail here no excuses. 

 

They never wanted to prove anything. They wanted to return things to the way they were before and make sure the good people got to run these things, just like the good old days. They've been very successful and it's all going according to plan as this story shows. 

 

Are things becoming a bit clearer these days?

16 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

They never wanted to prove anything. They wanted to return things to the way they were before and make sure the good people got to run these things, just like the good old days. They've been very successful and it's all going according to plan as this story shows. 

 

Are things becoming a bit clearer these days?

Oh they still went after far more corruption than the PTP so they are still ahead. But what has become clear to me is that they are worse as I thought but still preferable over the PTP.. but the margin is getting smaller. 

1 hour ago, MaxLee said:

That's one organized crime syndicate organization.....

With an amnesty and Article 44

One can only hope the nephew is not using the money to buy a Ferrari.

time to put their money where their mouth is and have this investigated or they are simply no better than the previous ptp govts. Family or not, if someone is following corrupt practices they need to be investigated and charged, anything else is simply extreme arrogance. What happens now will be pivotal to the current pm and what he claims he stands for, is he there for the country or for his families benefit

2 minutes ago, seajae said:

time to put their money where their mouth is and have this investigated or they are simply no better than the previous ptp govts. Family or not, if someone is following corrupt practices they need to be investigated and charged, anything else is simply extreme arrogance. What happens now will be pivotal to the current pm and what he claims he stands for, is he there for the country or for his families benefit

It's been proved there's no shame in the junta so things will roll along without any care or concern and the PM et al will still spout all their transparency and anti-corruption BS minus the obvious codicil " this doesn't apply to us. "

4 hours ago, tomwct said:

Wow! It's now 155 Million baht in contracts. This is typical Thai Corruption. A full investigation is needed.

155 million on paper/that the public knows about. I suspect the real figures are significantly higher. Keep in mind also, the nephew (and other family members) might be involved in multiple rackets that we simply haven't heard about. 

'The Paiboon-led ACOC has so far not received any complaints or queries '

 

I wonder how many people actually got as far as this (2nd paragraph of the article) before a collective geezer wailing and gnashing of teeth occurred?

20 years to wipe out corruption in Thailand? You can't believe them even if you tried!

2 hours ago, robblok said:

Big fail, if they wanted to prove they were against corruption they would have done a good investigation and made it transparent and clear. Major fail here no excuses. 

what was the outcome of the silly bronze  statues fiascos eventually?

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