Watana defends Thaksin administration in Rolls Royce bribery scandal

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Watana defends Thaksin administration in Rolls Royce bribery scandal

 

Former commerce minister Watana Muangsook today defended the Thaksin Shinawatra administration over alleged involvement in the Rolls Royce bribery scandal.

Watana posted on his Facebook page saying the Thaksin cabinet did not give approval to the purchase of Boeing and Air Bus planes using Rolls Royce jet engines under Lot 3.

 

His defense of the defunct Thai Rak Thai party-led administration headed by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra came after the independent Issara News Agency exposed the Thaksin cabinet’s approval of the huge 96,000 billion baht aircraft procurement scheme of the national flag carrier Thai Airways International in November 2004. A total of 14 planes were on the scheme to purchase.

 

The news agency said the approval was given by former transport minister Suriya Juengrungruangkit at the time when former banker Thanong Pitaya was THAI board chairman and Kanok Apiradee was former THAI president. It also said 4% brokerage fee had been paid by Rolls Royce to former THAI executives and cabinet ministers.

 

It also exposed that bribery payment was paid in three lots. The first lot, 663 million baht,  was paid between 1991-1992;  the second lot, 336 million baht, between 1992-1997;  and the third lot, between  2004-2005, 254 million baht.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/watana-defends-thaksin-administration-rolls-royce-bribery-scandal/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-24

[Pimay1]

Why would anyone think that someone in the Thaksin administration would be guilty of corruption and accepting a bribe.

[Enoon]

 

777-200       (Rolls-Royce)      ordered 1991      del 1996      8 Aircraft

777-300       (RR)                                     1995            1998       6

777-200er   (RR)                                      2004            2006      6

777-300er   (General Electric)             2011             2014      6

 

"Boeing 777: Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)"

 

"Only the guilty need be afraid"

 

(Obviously not those guilty before 2004)

 

 

Edited January 24, 2017 by Enoon

[SOTIRIOS]

...wow.....

[catinthehat]

This guy should know that with the hatred of anything Thaksin or Red  by the Junta. And the resulting lack of credibility, that he is much safer staying off the radar.

He looks like is he urinating upwind.

[wakeupplease]

2 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

777-200       (Rolls-Royce)      ordered 1991      del 1996      8 Aircraft

777-300       (RR)                                     1995            1998       6

777-200er   (RR)                                      2004            2006      6

777-300er   (General Electric)             2011             2014      6

 

"Boeing 777: Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)"

 

"Only the guilty need be afraid"

 

(Obviously not those guilty before 2004)

 

 

 

Um just trying to think when Mr Thaksin came into power, a guess 2001.

but I think some unfortunate others will say it was him in 91 to 98 and after.

Corruption has been going on here since 1936 and that is not pm, its the year

same happening now as happened in 1945 blame the ones you are scared of, or want out of the way

 

Same old Thailand just different faces get the cream and have to take the rap.

 

2017 the world is waking up I hope

 

can some one check my spelling etc just so shawn does not blow a Winchester gasket

Ta

[worgeordie]

Its not corrupt payments,bribes, its to be called a Brokerage fee !

I think the 4% would have been a lot better spent on schools,

hospitals, instead of going into already rich people's pockets.

regards worgeordie

[Muhendis]

3 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

777-200       (Rolls-Royce)      ordered 1991      del 1996      8 Aircraft

777-300       (RR)                                     1995            1998       6

777-200er   (RR)                                      2004            2006      6

777-300er   (General Electric)             2011             2014      6

 

"Boeing 777: Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)"

 

"Only the guilty need be afraid"

 

(Obviously not those guilty before 2004)

 

 

Thanks for the heads up list. Next question could be;      

How much and to whom did GE pay for securing their order for the 2014 delivery?

[leeneeds]

Refusal of a bribe / brokerage fee is so uncommon 

here I doubt very much they had much choice other than to take the money and run,

so many fingers in the pie, they ALL must have worked so hard for their fees.

[hansnl]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

Its not corrupt payments,bribes, its to be called a Brokerage fee !

I think the 4% would have been a lot better spent on schools,

hospitals, instead of going into already rich people's pockets.

regards worgeordie

That, Sir, is a matter of opinion!

[FitnessHealthTravel]

They are huge amounts but then again I guess it's inline with the size of the deal. Didn't think it would be a carton of Singa and a packets of ciggies.

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, hansnl said:

That, Sir, is a matter of opinion!

What does that mean? are you saying lining the pockets of selected cronies is all OK?

Edited January 24, 2017 by scorecard

[gamini]

3 hours ago, catinthehat said:

This guy should know that with the hatred of anything Thaksin or Red  by the Junta. And the resulting lack of credibility, that he is much safer staying off the radar.

He looks like is he urinating upwind.

 

Why just the Junta. Most Thais hate Taksin  and everything he stands for

[Krataiboy]

the independent Issara News Agency 

 

Just how independent is it?

[jayboy]

Why just the Junta. Most Thais hate Taksin  and everything he stands for

Strange then when given a chance they tend to vote in their tens of millions for him and his policies.That doesn't make him a good man but it makes you a liar.


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[wakeupplease]

1 hour ago, gamini said:

Why just the Junta. Most Thais hate Taksin  and everything he stands for

I used to think that but over the last few years my eyes got opened to the truth and its a bit different to what you may think, seems like its just the usual suspects

 

may be wrong and my ears are on the way out, but doc said no there fine last time we met up.

[Ulic]

Nobody in Thailand is surprised. The surprise would be is no government/Thai airline

executives padded there bank accounts. There where no complaints filed by Thai

officials. Just business as usual. Unfortunately for those involved the spotlight of the

press is no shining brightly in there direction.

[mtls2005]

New bribery scandal hitting Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and TOT Plc. as General Cable in the U.S. settles with the SEC and DOJ.

 

The US government is investigating allegations of bribery payments to government officials in Angola, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia and Thailand.

 

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/general-cable-resolves-ongoing-sec-163500181.html

 

[jayboy]

https://www.ft.com/content/fb10ac48-e1ee-11e6-8405-9e5580d6e5fb

 

Not sure whether above report from the Financial Times is behind paywall but it provides an excellent overall summary.