Prayut orders 50 new posts in PM’s Office for officials investigated for corruption

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Prayut orders 50 new posts in PM’s Office for officials investigated for corruption
By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

Panita

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has issued a new order setting aside 50 new positions at the Prime Minister’s Office for officials accused of corruption or under investigation.

 

The move initially transferred three officials, including a member of the Shinawatra family.

The rationale behind Wednesday’s order Number 68/2559 appeared to be to deal with officers being investigated for alleged wrongdoing or who were being considered for transfers to boost workforce fluidity.

Prayut invoked the interim charter’s Article 44, which grants the NCPO leader absolute legislative, executive and judicial power.

 

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-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-11-18

[Somtamnication]

Is she the new model for this 44 thingy? 

[NongKhaiKid]

No suspension on full or a percentage of salary ! 

Seems more like ' come to the front of the class where I can keep my eye on you '.

The govt really is an iron rice bowl.

[bokningar]

Wow Thailand is running out of inactive post's and has to create 50 new FANTASTIC 

[davehowden]

Tie them to the posts and pelt them with rotten eggs ?

[Thechook]

So just increasing the size of the department of inactive posts.

[rkidlad]

Name and shame. Same as with drunk drivers.

 

Put pics up of people found guilty of corruption and publicise their pictures. "So and so, found guilty of corruption has been found guilty of stealing X baht from his fellow Thai people. Money that could have been used for hospitals and schools, etc"

 

it would be a step in helping people understand what corruption is and how it's a cancer on society. It's no different than some smarmy rich spiv putting his hand in your pocket and stealing your money. Taking baby formula from your baby or taking life saving medicine from a hospital, etc. Use pictures as analogies. 

 

But im serious about this issue. You have to be serious about it for it to work. 

[Thechook]

9 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Name and shame. Same as with drunk drivers.

 

Put pics up of people found guilty of corruption and publicise their pictures. "So and so, found guilty of corruption has been found guilty of stealing X baht from his fellow Thai people. Money that could have been used for hospitals and schools, etc"

 

it would be a step in helping people understand what corruption is and how it's a cancer on society. It's no different than some smarmy rich spiv putting his hand in your pocket and stealing your money. Taking baby formula from your baby or taking life saving medicine from a hospital, etc. Use pictures as analogies. 

 

But im serious about this issue. You have to be serious about it for it to work. 

Agree with you but unfortunately they have defamation (loss of face) laws.

[Srikcir]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

50 new positions at the Prime Minister’s Office for officials accused of corruption or under investigation.

Why not set up a whole division - the Department of Suspected Officials (DSO) - under the Minister for Justice?

[Sphere]

A view of the inactive posts department.....still plenty of room....

 

[Eric Loh]

35 minutes ago, Sphere said:

A view of the inactive posts department.....still plenty of room....

 

 

Are there still room for military officers under investigation for corruption? 

[klauskunkel]

from the article:

Quote

Panita is the niece of former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra.

how did that happen? this has to be complicated.

[fruitman]

Those 50 seats will be next to the exhaust of the toiletrooms and the bins from the kitchen. There are no windows and no soft seats.

 

The aircon at that spot is 30 years old and rarely works. Those seats don't have their own parkinglot so they'll have to use public transport. At lunchtime the other departments go first, these seats get the leftovers.

 

 

[yellowboat]

It sounds like he is settling in for the long term and does not want to step on too many toes.  Perhaps he is thinking of Minister Mentor role for himself, as the country needs more bike lanes and help with beach chairs.  50 posts to tackle corruption sounds woefully under staffed.   

Edited November 18, 2016 by yellowboat

[Reigntax]

If only it was 50 new posts to investigate corruption within the PMs office !.

 

But would 50 than be enough to get close to making any significant progress?

[thai3]

when will anyone be sent to prison for rampant corruption and abuse of office?

[sharecropper]

33 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

 

Are there still room for military officers under investigation for corruption? 

 

 

Of course not. There is absolutely zero proof of anything corrupt or untoward as far as these brave warriors are concerned.

[ratcatcher]

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Is she the new model for this 44 thingy? 

She is Panita Shinawatra, so she could be.

[silent]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

Why not set up a whole division - the Department of Suspected Officials (DSO) - under the Minister for Justice?

But if successful wiping out corruption as in the rice farming and everything else, they have to come up with a new industry.

[Eric Loh]

6 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

She is Panita Shinawatra, so she could be.

 

The Shinawatra is so yesterday. It is now the era of the Ocha. They give new meaning to cronyism, nepotism and populism and can do wrong. Salute the new master.   

[silent]

26 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

It sounds like he is settling in for the long term and does not want to step on too many toes.  Perhaps he is thinking of Minister Mentor role for himself, as the country needs more bike lanes and help with beach chairs.  50 posts to tackle corruption sounds woefully under staffed.   

Oh I see now. It's "50 new positions at the Prime Minister’s Office for officials accused of corruption or under investigation" to investigate officials that are accused, not 50 out of those being investigated. Thanks for clearing that up for me. 

[Enoon]

 Another one for the "Past Tourists Guide To What You Didn't See In Amazing Thailand".

 

 

Edited November 18, 2016 by Enoon

[bark]

3 hours ago, thai3 said:

when will anyone be sent to prison for rampant corruption and abuse of office?

555

Yes, I mean no, I mean.... what was the question ?

[Baerboxer]

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

from the article:

how did that happen? this has to be complicated.

 

I vaguely remember her writing some article a couple of years back saying how nice it was working for "auntie Poo" who'd given her some marketing oriented position.

 

Looks like her mom too.

[Baerboxer]

3 hours ago, thai3 said:

when will anyone be sent to prison for rampant corruption and abuse of office?

 

Just ask yourself how many have and you have the answer.

[Thechook]

3 hours ago, silent said:

But if successful wiping out corruption as in the rice farming and everything else, they have to come up with a new industry.

Everyone is now involved in rice under the junta, hospitals and the police to name a couple.

[candide]

"The order also authorises the prime minister to decide the appointments and whether affected officials would be returned to their original posts."

So no judicial process. 

What will happens with the "freed" positions?  Let me guess, new appointments by the Junta? :)

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

No suspension on full or a percentage of salary ! 

Seems more like ' come to the front of the class where I can keep my eye on you '.

The govt really is an iron rice bowl.

He is stealing a page out of Mr. Xi's playbook. Also you can make the corruption search a selective process to deal with your enemies. I see one member of the Shin clan has already been named. 

[lvr181]

7 hours ago, Thechook said:

Agree with you but unfortunately they have defamation (loss of face) laws.

I thought you would not be able to defame criminals? 

[fruitman]

4 hours ago, thai3 said:

when will anyone be sent to prison for rampant corruption and abuse of office?

 

Well mr Dubai is on the wanted-list but even then they let him escape.