Govt won’t protect corrupt politicians

The embezzlement case against of Rakesh Saxena, a former executive of the failed Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC), will proceed strictly according to the law and the government will not protect any politicians found to be involved, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday.

“If any politicians are found to be involved in the BBC corruption case will face appropriate legal action,'' Mr Abhisit said.

The premier said the government was serious about proceeding with the case,  otherwise it would not have worked so hard and so long to  extradite Mr Saxena to Thailand.

Chartthai Pattana Party spokesman Watchara Kannika earlier today called on the government to take legal action against those politicians getting involved in the bank embezzlement case. He pointed out that the collapse of the  bank in1996 had marked the start of the 1997 economic crisis.