Police chief and ThaiBev get seven days to explain Bt50,000 adviser payment

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Police chief and ThaiBev get seven days to explain Bt50,000 adviser payment
By CHANIKARN PHUMHIRAN
THE NATION

 

Sanit

 

BANGKOK: -- METROPOLITAN Police chief Sanit Mahathavorn and Thai Beverage (“ThaiBev”) have been given seven days to explain how the senior policeman reportedly earned Bt50,000 a month as an adviser to the country’s biggest producer of alcoholic drinks.

 

Ombudsman’s Office secretary-general Rakkecha Chaechai said the board yesterday decided to send a letter to Sanit asking if he had actually held a position as ThaiBev’s adviser, if he received a payment for advisory work, if he currently continued to receive such a payment and if he had yet resigned from the post. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304857

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-25

[tracker1]

I thought not long ago it was all approved and above board ! someone realize their not getting their cut apparently

[ezzra]

7 days? is that how long it will take them to come up with the best BS

story they can put together? Com'on, we all know what it is....

[Somtamnication]

Of course 7 days! 6 days to come up with more funds and 1 day to transport it.

[jerojero]

Wonder who the PM will back, Ombudsman or Police Chief.

[BSJ]

Some of the police are the biggest p1ssheads out there.  Of course a smart businessman will retain experts in their field for there invaluable advice re; there the product they sell.

 

Where is the problem???  

[ksamuiguy]

Clear conflict of interests. Did he declare and pay his taxes on this income!

[mtls2005]

Any red-shirt would be hounded to death for such a thing. 

 

Good thing he wasn't hosting a TV cooking show.

 

Hopefully people won't ask questions about the QSNCC "contract", a second 25 year exclusive non-compete deal given by the "government" to ThaiBev's Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.

 

It is amazing that the definition of "corruption" seems to be very flexible based on one's political affiliations?

 

 

 

[klauskunkel]

The Ombudsman should also ask who else is paying to receive Sanit's favor.

[Ulic]

I am sure it is very useful to have the chief of police on the payroll.  

[Katipo]

In unrelated news. Brewing Craft Beer in Thailand is completely illegal.

[TheFishman1]

Did not pass down his share TIT

[Artisi]

31 minutes ago, Katipo said:

In unrelated news. Brewing Craft Beer in Thailand is completely illegal.

Anything to do with the off - chance that it it be seen as a reduction in market share / profit of a couple of major companies - nah! Didn't think so.

[Jonmarleesco]

Seven days to fabricate a believable excuse. A half-decent copywriter should manage that - for a fee.

[mtls2005]

Just now, Jonmarleesco said:

Seven days to fabricate a believable excuse. A half-decent copywriter should manage that - for a fee.

 

That's just because the first ten or so rationalizations (donation, speaker's fee, taste tester, drunk driving expertise, new brown beer recipe...) will be so flimsy they'll be laughed at by the public.

 

And you have to get ThaiBev's approval, which may take time.

 

Putting things off is always better; maybe people will forget or some other scandal will capture the public's attention. Why hurry?

[little mary sunshine]

Tax fraud too!!  It got Al Capone!

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Ombudsman’s Office secretary-general Rakkecha Chaechai said the board yesterday decided to send a letter to Sanit asking if he had actually held a position as ThaiBev’s adviser, if he received a payment for advisory work, if he currently continued to receive such a payment and if he had yet resigned from the post. 

Finally decided sure gave it a lot of thought. Asked if he was still receiving payment and if so had he resigned yet. You got to be kidding. 

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

5 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Any red-shirt would be hounded to death for such a thing. 

 

Good thing he wasn't hosting a TV cooking show.

 

Hopefully people won't ask questions about the QSNCC "contract", a second 25 year exclusive non-compete deal given by the "government" to ThaiBev's Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.

 

It is amazing that the definition of "corruption" seems to be very flexible based on one's political affiliations?

 

 

 

And what makes you think he is not a red shirt? Most of the police are.

[johng]

I think he ment the owner of the brewery..not the policeman.

[Rc2702]

This is great, I recall the story and it appears the scrutiny has come and bit the guy on the a-ss. Good to see some continuity in the news and will be interesting to see the outcome.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Rc2702 said:

This is great, I recall the story and it appears the scrutiny has come and bit the guy on the a-ss. Good to see some continuity in the news and will be interesting to see the outcome.

Don't hold your breath for any monumental outcome. 

[candide]

2 hours ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said:

And what makes you think he is not a red shirt? Most of the police are.

He has been appointed in 2016 under the Junta's government and is also a member of the puppet NLA. 

 

By the way, I am surprised he is only suspected of conflict of interest as police chief. Is it considered as ethical to have law makers paid by big companies. Are there other NLA members paid by the same company?

 

[rosst]

7 hours ago, ksamuiguy said:

Clear conflict of interests. Did he declare and pay his taxes on this income!

If there is no rule banning this practice there should be. 

Too easy for corrupt behaviour, unbelievable except in Thailand. 

[Gandtee]

He maybe Thai Bev's advisor as to who has the gall to brew their own beer. How to charge him and bang him up.

[fish monger]

How about he's got seven minutes...! Haul his ass in front of the ethics committee and tell him he has seven minutes....Oh, sorry.... No committee like that here.

[timewilltell]

And yet we are asked to believe that all the corruption affecting this years lousy rankings, happened in the past.  So much BS it is hard to breathe.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and replies have been removed. 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

No hope for this country, it's rotten to the core.

[chuang]

I doubt it is only 50K maybe 500K more likely

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[delgarcon]

21 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Seven days to fabricate a believable excuse. A half-decent copywriter should manage that - for a fee.

Shame John Sullivan's dead!