NACN demands graft billions probe

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NACN demands graft billions probe

Money spirited overseas via gold traders, tourism

Published: 19 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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Politicians are using tourism and gold businesses as channels to transfer abroad money they have made through corrupt means, the Nation Associate Anti-Corruption Network (NACN) claims.

This includes 16 billion baht from the government's flood prevention budget, which the NACN believes is in Hong Kong.

NACN secretary-general Mongkolkit Suksintharanon yesterday testified and submitted information about alleged corruption in four schemes to the Senate panel on corruption investigation and good governance.

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lungstib
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Discussion 26 : 19 Oct 2012 at 14.2926
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No sum, no matter how big, surprises me anymore. Its all possible, but now lets see some evidence.
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Discussion 25 : 19 Oct 2012 at 14.2225
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Again, this is old news in a new bottle. Standard response is to call for an investigation on the accusers and maybe file crippling law suits to bankrupt them. What is the accusers’ pecuniary interest in this revelation? AMLO and various governments anti corruption Agencies wouldn’t take kindly to embarrassing “discovery” without ditching out any robust responses of their own.
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Discussion 24 : 19 Oct 2012 at 13.0424
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nothing will happen Thailand was handed all the evidence on a plate regarding the Bangkok Film festval graft that the former director of tourism took $1.7 million in bribes from a Los Angeles couple that all appears to have been put on the back burner for good.
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Discussion 23 : 19 Oct 2012 at 12.1823
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Corruption was and is always part of life in the country however it seems now to be an the rise to a dangerous level under the present government. So one would expect that the majority of the Thai society would start to complain but it looks like the majority has no problems at all.
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Discussion 22 : 19 Oct 2012 at 11.5122
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Hillfarang Im with you, just being sarcastic as I understand only too well the mechanisms of Thai ultra nationalism... its their for a reason and its not patriotism...
No unity...no Asean as with the backward state of affairs how are Thai politicians and their elite backers ever going to get their 30% cut on international trade deals as I assume there will be rules and laws...cant wait to see how that little earner will pan out...cheers
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Discussion 21 : 19 Oct 2012 at 10.5621
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Didn't I read the other day where politicians from both leading parties were involved. so why are the PTP getting so upset???
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Discussion 20 : 19 Oct 2012 at 10.1320
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Mongkolkit Suksintharanon tarnished the name of NACN. The NACN must clarify whether Mongkolkit's accusations had the blessing of the organization. Maybe, the NACN wants to pursue a reference made by ICAC executive to a past case that already was dropped due to a lack of complaints from Thai authorities.
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Discussion 19 : 19 Oct 2012 at 09.0619
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As a result that both Pol Gen Pracha and the Anti-Money Laundering Office had dismissed the allegations as groundless, as have Hong Kong authorities, the motive behind the baseless accusations should be investigated.
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Discussion 18 : 19 Oct 2012 at 08.2618
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Aussie-John D@4: Are you kidding?!? I'm not commenting on the 'merit' of your idea, just the likelihood of its being adopted. Thailand is well-known for resisting outside, foreign influence. Look at the posters who have taught, or the lack of consulting with outside military experts re: Southern Insurgency, the rejection of NASA, and the list goes on.

IMO, the only thing that will initiate change is a groundswell of intolerance from the Thai citizenry. Do you seriously see that on the horizon? No. Rather we witness the somewhat silly "us versus them" kind of political bickering on nearly every issue.

No unity = No progress
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Discussion 17 : 19 Oct 2012 at 08.2517
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If Peua Thai are asking for an inquiry into the allegations that must either be confident it's a red herring, or their alibi and influence over House Committee must be solid. It does seem like conjecture but I wouldn't put anything passed this govt, somehow the accusations of corruption or snuffing out corruption investigations seem to be far more numerous now that 2 years ago before the change of guard at Govt House.
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