Chatchawan to help vet conflicts-of-interest bill

By The Nation

 

Chatchawan

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Monday appointed one of its members, Pol General Chatchawan Suksomjit, to chair the NLA committee vetting the bill to prevent conflicts of interest among state officials.

 

Chatchawan, who was a permanent secretary to Justice Ministry from 2014 to 2015, will deliberate the draft together with attorney-general Pongniwat Yuthapanboriparn, Supreme Court judge Pattarasak Wannasaeng and retired general Akanit Muensawat, who all are vice-presidents of the committee.

 

Prior to the meeting, the NLA vice-president, Surachai Liengboonlertchai, said that he would propose that the committee members should not hold any benefit in private entities to ensure that they consider the draft law with the least possible bias.

 

Surachai’s view is that committee members overseeing the bill should be qualified on par with the state officials to be subject to the bill.

 

Under the bill, state officials and politicians must also not receive any position in private sectors within two years of leaving their state offices, Surachai said.

 

The bill, aimed at preventing conflicts of interest among state officials, will apply not only to corrupt officials but also their parents, partners, siblings and children.

 

Wrongdoings under this law will include receiving gifts, and taking actions or making judgements in favour of private entities in state projects or legal cases.

 

Written by the defunct National Reform Steering Assembly, the draft was approved.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30324489

 

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9 hours ago, webfact said:

The bill, aimed at preventing conflicts of interest among state officials

Military Officers apparently are not considered in this bill.

Wish they would do that in Oz. So many resign from politics and suddenly pop up in lucrative private enterprise positions. These are the same people who claim they need an exorbitant amount of superannuation (pension) payments as they may never find a job once they leave the political arena.

15 hours ago, webfact said:

Wrongdoings under this law will include receiving gifts, and taking actions or making judgements in favour of private entities

Tut tut! No Thai government management people would ever dream of such a thing. They would be out there busy extorting.