Another 70 officials suspended for alleged corruption

[snoop1130]

Another 70 officials suspended for alleged corruption

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday said that more inspections would be done after 70 officials and local political office holders were suspended on Tuesday for alleged corruption or abuse of authority.
 

The suspension, commanded by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) via the premier’s absolute Article 44 order, was the ninth set of orders to suspend officials accused of alleged wrongdoing.

 

The preceding eight orders have affected 353 officials. Wissanu said that procedures against them should be revealed next week.

 

The list initially contained 90 names but was later reduced to 70. The other 20 officials held minor positions and could be dealt with by their own agencies, he said.

 

Wissanu said officials, some of whom appeared to share common connections, were petitioned for committing grafts, misconduct, or both, he said.

 

“All is done without political bias,” he said.

 

A committee would also be set up within a month to probe the accused officials, he added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321994

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-7-27

[YetAnother]

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The other 20 officials held minor positions and could be dealt with by their own agencies, he said.

but they wont; guess the current anti-corruption efforts dont apply to those who can 'regulate themselves'; we have seen how well that works here

[JohnLick]

Wouldn't be easier to suspend everyone and start again?

[Lingba]

70?  Is that all?

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

A committee would also be set up within a month to probe the accused officials

Another committee and some more "probing". Don't you just love it.

There is no way known grubby deals will come back to bite those in high places on the bum. Article 44 will make sure of that.

[ELVIS123456]

The Junta is doing a good job identifying and removing the endemic corruption. Long may they continue to do it, because I dont remember it being done very much before they took over (this time).  This story is just one of many things being done about corruption in Thailand now, that was not done before (such as tearing down illegal hotels, shutting down illegal super-car dealers, removing food stalls blocking roads, etc etc etc). It will take a long time but hopefully the Junta will continue to go down this path, and once they do leave power, I do hope it continues. Sure they are doing it the 'Thai way', but expecting them to use 'western methods' is just ridiculous. This is Thailand - slowly slowly catchy monkey. Cudos to the Junta on taking this approach and the outcomes.

 

[ratcatcher]

2 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

Another committee and some more "probing". Don't you just love it.

There is no way known grubby deals will come back to bite those in high places on the bum. Article 44 will make sure of that.

"... in high places on the bum."

More probing going on here right now than at a convention of proctologists

[stanleycoin]

Don't see what the big deal is.

Its perfectly normal behavior in Thailand.

Same,  Same,  but Same

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, ELVIS123456 said:

The Junta is doing a good job identifying and removing the endemic corruption. Long may they continue to do it, because I dont remember it being done very much before they took over (this time).  This story is just one of many things being done about corruption in Thailand now, that was not done before (such as tearing down illegal hotels, shutting down illegal super-car dealers, removing food stalls blocking roads, etc etc etc). It will take a long time but hopefully the Junta will continue to go down this path, and once they do leave power, I do hope it continues. Sure they are doing it the 'Thai way', but expecting them to use 'western methods' is just ridiculous. This is Thailand - slowly slowly catchy monkey. Cudos to the Junta on taking this approach and the outcomes.

 

Be prepared for an onslaught of bagging levelled at your thoughts, especially from the extreme anti junta brigade. 

[hanuman2543]

This is only one tiny example how serious they really are. Anything new about this case in the last 3 years? Anybody got punished?

[NickJ]

But...but without corruption this would be Singapore. 

[Artisi]

19 minutes ago, NickJ said:

But...but without corruption this would be Singapore. 

Can you ever imagine LOS being like Singapore, no throwing rubbish everywhere, not chewing gum or spitting in the streets, obeying the law, being civil minded - maybe if the nuked the place and started all over again... 

[candide]

4 hours ago, hanuman2543 said:

This is only one tiny example how serious they really are. Anything new about this case in the last 3 years? Anybody got punished?

Same for the Rajabhakti Park, Prayuth's assets, Prayuth's brother, Prayuth's nephew, Rolls Royce corruption case, High speed train contract, etc....

[wakeupplease]

So only another 6 million 499 thousand 930 to go then

[Reigntax]

8 hours ago, ELVIS123456 said:

The Junta is doing a good job identifying and removing the endemic corruption. Long may they continue to do it, because I dont remember it being done very much before they took over (this time).  This story is just one of many things being done about corruption in Thailand now, that was not done before (such as tearing down illegal hotels, shutting down illegal super-car dealers, removing food stalls blocking roads, etc etc etc). It will take a long time but hopefully the Junta will continue to go down this path, and once they do leave power, I do hope it continues. Sure they are doing it the 'Thai way', but expecting them to use 'western methods' is just ridiculous. This is Thailand - slowly slowly catchy monkey. Cudos to the Junta on taking this approach and the outcomes.

 

 

With absolute power and no liability anybody could solve Thailands problems. Unfortunately, those having absolute power are the worse offenders and most corrupt and cannot be touched. This is nothing more than smoke and mirrors as an attempt to pretend they actually care. No high ranking will be prosecuted only the lower ranks without adequate connections.

 

Give any elected PM the same power and watch the military officers fall like flies.

Edited July 27, 2017 by Reigntax

[pattayadgw]

Sack the lot and start over again with a crew of under 10 year olds school kids.... then you would have a fighting chance of zero corruption :)

[inThailand]

Is being paid but not working, ie suspended, better or worse than moved to an inactive post?

 

Has anyone in this country ever been fired?

[MaxLee]

70 officials suspended or in other words put into inactive posts as always...

[YetAnother]

17 hours ago, YetAnother said:

but they wont; guess the current anti-corruption efforts dont apply to those who can 'regulate themselves'; we have seen how well that works here

We hear a lot of talk that amounts to 'see ,we are doing something about the problem 'but we see little in the way of hard results

Edited July 28, 2017 by YetAnother

[zyphodb]

“All is done without political bias,” he said.

 

And does he for even one second expect anyone to believe this???

[Artisi]

14 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

“All is done without political bias,” he said.

 

And does he for even one second expect anyone to believe this???

Yes. 

[zyphodb]

15 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Yes. 

Sadly, probably true, just shows the unreal world these people live in...

[natway09]

Our bank accounts are full, but things have changed ,,,,,, you are no longer allowed to extort monies

[Prbkk]

We'll know just how serious they are when there is action taken against those with unexplained wealth...or those who appoint their children to government paid jobs without any selection process ( often those who have themselves been appointed without s competitive process or any vetting).

Edited July 28, 2017 by Prbkk

[Chama1]

On 7/27/2017 at 7:52 AM, JohnLick said:

Wouldn't be easier to suspend everyone and start again?

It would sure save a lot of time. But then what to do with those who replace the current rascals?