Pressure on Yongyuth mounts

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Calls to resign intensify from within Pheu Thai

Published: 27 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Internal pressure is growing on Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit to step down from his post.

Mr Yongyuth's eligibility to serve in the cabinet and as an MP is in doubt since the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found him guilty of malfeasance for his handling of the controversial Alpine land case while he was a deputy permanent secretary for the interior in 2002.

The Interior Ministry's Civil Service Committee has decided to expel Mr Yongyuth with the expulsion order retroactively taking effect on Sept 30, 2002.

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oldairman
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Discussion 19 : 28 Sep 2012 at 06.0119
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This entire story is based on an unnamed PT 'source'. At the end of the story a named PT source, Pirapan Palusuk described as "a legal specialist", pours cold water on the whole story. Typical Bangkok Post.
It has also been brought to court and the civil service and THEY think he is guilty too.
He is however PTP, a Thaksin acolyte and needs the PTP double standards applied.
Typical domdunn as the PTP and reds can do no wrong in his eyes.
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Discussion 18 : 27 Sep 2012 at 16.0218
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"The real estate developer had connections with former deputy interior minister Sanoh Thienthong and the property was later sold to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra."
Will the government take back the land which was illegally sold to the fugitive??.
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Discussion 17 : 27 Sep 2012 at 11.5817
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D7 wrote : "This entire story is based on an unnamed PT 'source'". I guess that's the kind of conclusions you'll always reach when wearing red-tainted glasses. This unnamed PT source accounts for less than 5 % of the entire article. Claiming that PT MP & so called "legal specialist" Pirapan is pouring cold water on the whole story,must be what we call a rather biased personal opinion,if not an outright lie. Typical Domdunn.

I would say that Pirapan is desperately trying to down-play this mess as he is acutely aware of the dire consequences this case could have...such as the Peua Thaksin Party being dissolved and several of their MP's being banned from politics. Not to mention returning the land to the Temple.
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Discussion 16 : 27 Sep 2012 at 11.3816
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The backstabbing has begun.
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Discussion 15 : 27 Sep 2012 at 09.4015
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What about the people that were actually involved in the trading back and forth of the property? Land deals of that size would normally require a lawyer who's job it is to seek out and verify the land title. At best the lawyer is guilty of malpractice but in reality it should invalidate all transactions with the money shifting back plus interest and the land being reverted to the original monastic holding.
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Discussion 14 : 27 Sep 2012 at 09.3314
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"Most party members don't think he has done any damage to the party. I don't think it will make a significant impact," he (PT MP Mr Pirapan) said.

I think that statement reveals alot about the PTP. Mr. Pirapan is more or less directly stating that most PTP members do not care about damage to the country (or anyone else), as long as there is no damage to the party.
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Discussion 13 : 27 Sep 2012 at 09.0713
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He is a 'made man' protected by 'T'.Real estate is the family business.
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Discussion 12 : 27 Sep 2012 at 09.0412
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Another land corruption case linking to Thaksin. If this guys is so innocent he wouldn't be linked to so many corruption cases.
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Discussion 11 : 27 Sep 2012 at 08.5811
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I agree with Dom Dunn that this is another made up article to fill space, but I'm curious as to Dom's attitude about the long standing chant of no double standards.
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Discussion 10 : 27 Sep 2012 at 08.5110
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The real estate developer had connections with former deputy interior minister Sanoh Thienthong and the property was later sold to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit doing such a big favour for thaksin has not helped him get to the position he is in now.

Why are they not reclaiming this land if it was bought illegaly??
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