Cabinet undecided on clemency for whistleblowers found guilty of bribery

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Cabinet undecided on clemency for whistleblowers found guilty of bribery
By Nattapat Promkaew
The Nation

 

Apisak

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CABINET is still undecided about whether to endorse a proposal to waive criminal charges against people who commit bribery if they provide information about official corruption, the Secretary-General to the Council of State said yesterday.

 

Distat Hotrakitya said the Cabinet had thoroughly discussed the proposal by Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong that Article 44 of the interim charter should be enforced to drop charges against bribers willing to give details of officials on the take. 

 

While Cabinet would like to see such an approach being more effective, it did not endorse it nor assign the council to look into possible legal aspects, he added.

 

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[Raymonddiaz]

Maybe our dear leader is finally trying to fight corruption. But no check and balanced for the military. Why?

[Emster23]

Indecision wouldn't have anything to do with cabinet members being in the pipeline? Perhaps first pass some sort of bribery immunity law to cover whomever might enact bill to protect whistleblowers

[jaywalker]

Not much choice but to bribe & pay in Thailand.

 

They probably have to bribe the cops they report the shake-downs to, just to get them to notice.

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK: -- THE CABINET is still undecided about whether to endorse a proposal to waive criminal charges against people who commit bribery if they provide information about official corruption, the Secretary-General to the Council of State said yesterday.

Waving the criminal charges for whistle blowers is about the last bastion left to protect higher echelon corrupters. When its every man/woman for themselves the birds start singing. 

[realenglish1]

A good idea 

[Baerboxer]

In the UK not being a whistle blower is a criminal offense now. If you know and keep quiet, even if not directly involved in giving or taking, you commit a crime with silence.

 

Making potential whistle blowers aware they will also face possible prosecution, as well the the ubiquitous defamation charges, should ensure there aren't many whistle blowers!

 

Maybe they need to check out what the UK and US did over the last few years to beef up their anti corruption laws.