NACC chief admits tie with Prawit may be seen as his ‘weakness’

politics August 11, 2017 01:00

By THE NATION

 

Patcharawat Wongsuwan

 

BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (NACC) President Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit conceded yesterday that his close connection with Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan may be seen as a weakness when dealing with a potential court appeal involving the 2008 crackdown on yellow shirts.

 

“It’s normal, it’s something that cannot be denied. It’s part of my career,” said Watcharapol. “But how I act is a different matter.”

 

Watcharapol insisted that the NACC would meet the 30-day deadline to decide whether it would appeal the case.

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders last Wednesday acquitted former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, his deputy Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, and then-Metropolitan police chief Pol Lt-General Suchart Muenkaew, and then-police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Prawit’s brother.

 

 The four were found not guilty in regard to the police crackdown on yellow-shirt protesters in October 2008 that left two people dead and more than 400 injured. 

 

The People’s Alliance for Democracy, which led the protest, has petitioned the NACC to appeal the case.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30323461

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-11

It is kind of funny that the head of the national anti corruption comes from the police force.

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Wasn't he investigated for "unusual wealth" a while back? Something to do with a fake "member club" to which officers aspiring for promotion signed in droves? Or am I confusing him with another person and a different case?

Is the NACC useful for reporting corruption in smaller non government busineses or is it only for within government ranks?