Rajabhakti probe 'needs more time' !!!

 

Thousands of people attended a religious ceremony held Aug
19 to consecrate the statues of former kings of Thailand at
Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan,
but they are running from the developing scandal over
construction. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd)

The government admitted Tuesday that the investigation into

 irregularities surrounding the construction of Rajabhakti Park

 in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan was unlikely to be

 completed within a week as initially scheduled.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon

said much more work remains to be done.

 Army commander Gen Theerachai Nakvanich is in charge of

 the investigationand if the media has any questions regarding

 the probe, Gen Theerachai is the right person to ask,

said Gen Prawit.

"I insist this is not a big issue like the Khlong Dan waste water

 scandal," he said.

As for the about 1 billion baht spent on construction of the park,

Gen Prawit said, he could not be certain that much really went

 into it. Gen Veerun Chantasatkosol, chairman of the army's

 advisory board, in his capacity as chairman of the committee

set up to probe the project, said the panel needed more time to

 go through documents.

But even if the results of the investigation were unlikely to be

 available by tomorrow as planned, the committee would report

preliminary findings to Gen Theerachai, said Gen Veerun.

 Starting out last Friday, the committee looked at the process

which organisers used to select the foundries chosen to cast

statues of seven Thai kings for the park, he said.

The committee was also looking into details of the donations

 received to fund the project, the landscape upgrade given to

 the park, and the organisation of the Bike for Rajabhakti

 event and an associated concert, he said.

 It was still ploughing through reports on the probe with no

indication of when it would finish.

 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, meanwhile, said critics

should not attempt to make the Rajabhakti Park matter a

political issue.

 Critics of the investigation into the case should let the probe

 run its course so any culprits can be brought to justice, he said.

 He also said he didn't know the exact amount of money spent

 but estimated it could be huge given the size of the statues

produced and installed at the park.

 Asked if he would hold talks with former army chief Udomdej

 Sitabutr, who oversaw the project, Gen Prayut said he saw no

 reason why he should.

 He said the person with whom he has to communicate regarding

the investigation is Gen Prawit.

 The project was initiated by the army under the leadership of

 Gen Udomdej who is now the deputy defence minister.

Asked whether the government would take responsibility in

 the event corruption was found, Gen Prayut said:

"How does the government take responsibility for this alleged

misconduct and why?"

 In related news, acting deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said police were working on 12 reports of

 a cluster of investigations into a high-profile lese majeste case.

The reports had been received from the Crime Suppression

Division and were being reviewed, he said. One previous report

received had now been processed, he said.

 An army colonel implicated by Suriyan "Mor Yong"

 Sucharitpolwong, a suspect in the lese majeste case who died

 while in military custody, is also allegedly linked to the

 park project.

Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Thitiraj Nongharnpitak

confirmed reports he had approved the resignations of four

policemen who were among the eight earlier transferred to

inactive posts when the lese majeste scandal surfaced

 last month.

The criminal case would continue despite their resignations,

 he said. They are Pol Col Siwapong Patpongpanich,

 Pol Col Pairote Rojanakhachorn, Pol Lt Col Thammawat

 Hiranyalekha, and Pol Lt Col Jirawat Boonwattanaporn,

 according to the source.

 

News,Politics,Bangkok Post,18 November 2015.

As the society doubt about there are corruption about

 Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

But Gen Prayut insists it is misunderstood so it is the duty

of the government and the authorities invole to make it clear

that the project is transparency.

 

Sincerely Yours.