rooster59 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Officers sacked over illegal auction of Army cars By The Sunday Nation Army spokesman Col Winthai Suvaree The Department of Army Transportation (DAT) has sacked officers over the illegal auction of more than 1,100 Army cars sold using nine forged DAT documents, an Army spokesman revealed yesterday. Colonel Winthai Suvaree said that the DAT had found irregularities in auction documents related to Army cars. Officers had submitted the documents to the Department of Land Transport (DLT), which led to a thorough examination that identified nine documents involving total sales of 1,136 Army cars. After careful inspection, it was found that all the documents were forged, Winthai said. The details of the cars, such as the engine and the identification numbers, did not match those of the Army, he said. The authorities’ signatures found in the documents were also fake, Winthai added. During the time covered by the documents, the DAT did not put any cars up for auction, he added. The DAT had brought strongest disciplinary punishment against all involved, and sacked them from the Army, the spokesman said. The number of officers involved has not been disclosed. In the meantime, the DLT is tracking down the cars involved in the fraud to prevent or overturn illegal registration. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30319658 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybott Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Next they'll be auctioning off some submarines and I hear four Blackhawk helicopters are coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 So they sold 1100 cars by auctions who were not "real army cars"... What's the trick about that? Were they imported cars maybe? Or where did the 1100 cars come from and why did they have to sell them this way? Is it about tax evasion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 That's it??? you steal, forge and profit out of illegally selling 1,100 cars you only get sacked? who says that it doesn't pay to be a criminal in this country? no wonder why there're so many crocks in the army, police and government, they keep doing it as they know that the worst that can happened to them is transferred to inactive post of get sacked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Well would you believe it, army officers just as corrupt as the police. Sacked ok, they should be named and shamed, then jailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Oooh they got sacked what a horrible punishment , obviously dont have military prisons or corporal punishment here..although it does mean missing out on a lot of ill gotten gains. Edited July 1, 2017 by starky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow64 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 The strongest action wassacking them. Here is an idea.. send them to jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: The DAT had brought strongest disciplinary punishment against all involved, and sacked them from the Army, A unique recruitment plan........................................ "Join the Army today, and be immune from prosecution" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: A unique recruitment plan........................................ "Join the Army today, and be immune from prosecution" ! The only difference between the RTA and the RTP is that the former has bigger guns, tanks and their real leader has got a big mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Not enough rank to pull it off apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 19 minutes ago, wow64 said: The strongest action wassacking them. Here is an idea.. send them to jail. Where they can blab about the guys higher up who were in it up to their necks? Doubt it. They either need to let them go -under threat if they talk- or make them disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 The power of quick free money, has is amazing, tunnel vision is a Thai trait ? or is greed the overriding factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Perhaps also freeze their personal-assets, so that some of the lost public-funds can be recovered, after all it works with former-PMs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsukayoi Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 1 hour ago, wow64 said: The strongest action wassacking them. Here is an idea.. send them to jail. Also disgusting to let them keep all the gains. Confiscate all their assets and those of any family / friends who gained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) Wanna buy a used car ? Edited July 2, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 2 hours ago, canuckamuck said: Not enough rank to pull it off apparently. And the higher ranks were offended because they were not included in the food chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Sacked? No transfer to inactive post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: (DAT) has sacked officers over the illegal auction of more than 1,100 Army cars Wonder if the TMB was offering loans for the purchase to potential customers. It also explains the long shopping list of the generals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 More corruption....Generals found out they were not getting their 20%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HocusPocus67 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 That's it then? No prosecution? Slap on the wrist... And they wonder why people don't take them seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al007 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 SACKED NOT JAILED C o r u p t i o n, no not in the Thai Army T I T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 My guess this is just an 'exercise'. Someone has to appear to be doing something about corruption so offer up some morsel to 'prove' it. Is it just a coincidence that there has been a lot in the news lately about illegal cars? Probably the tip of a very big 'iceberg'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 No illegal cars; undocumented cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 If I was Thai and I saw the lack of punishment, I would also turn to all this misbehavior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Misunderstanding again readers They thought being in the army and the army being the government that they actually owned the cars See u farang dont understand Thai way of thinking They were looking after the government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 7 hours ago, fruitman said: So they sold 1100 cars by auctions who were not "real army cars"... What's the trick about that? Were they imported cars maybe? Or where did the 1100 cars come from and why did they have to sell them this way? Is it about tax evasion? There is a bit more information in the other paper and they also included trucks and buses. If you spend a little time reading before posting you may even have noticed this little snippet of information. I admit it was easy to miss as it was the second paragraph. quote from the OP. " Colonel Winthai Suvaree said that the DAT had found irregularities in auction documents related to Army cars. Officers had submitted the documents to the Department of Land Transport (DLT), which led to a thorough examination that identified nine documents involving total sales of 1,136 Army cars." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Haven't seen their movie star colonel for a while. Still recovering from shooting King Naresuan 5? Those good looks just make you want to believe in something. Should be reading the news 24/7 in Army get up. Maybe a few more medals. But the OP. 1100 vehicles? didn't anyone notice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebrown Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 The Thai military aren't renowned for their quality maintenance standards. Could be that the cars have been 'clocked' and never had an oil change in 200,000kms. If you want one of these cars you can have any colour, as long as it's camouflage green & brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Moonmoon said: Sacked? No transfer to inactive post? We're making progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 "Sacked!" OMG... All the inactive posts are full! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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