Park project, said the army commander-in-chief on Friday.
Gen
Theerachai Nakvanich said the committee found no
irregularities in all organizations
and persons operating
the project.
"The operation was transparent. All
incomes and expenses
matched. But if we find outsiders are skimming money
from
the project, we'll take action," he told reporters in
an informal session
where live broadcast was not allowed.
The army set up the panel a week ago at
the height of the
project's corruption scandal, presumably to look into
the
allegations.
When asked on Friday what exactly the committee had probed,
Gen Theerachai said
it was set up to look into the accounts of
the project. "Since I have to
take over the project from now on,
I have to know what I inherited and what has been
done."
The general, however, refused to give
details at the heart of the
scandal — the alleged commission fees some
contractors
claimed to have paid. Instead, he told reporters to ask his
predecessor, Gen Udomdej
Sitabutr, since the irregularities
had happened before he took over.
He
also insisted no military officers, including the fugitive
Col Kachachart Boondee,
had been involved in the alleged
corruption but the colonel might face other
charges unrelated
to Rajabhakti.
"There is an outstanding 33 million
baht in donations
[to the army] now, excluding the funds held by the
Rajabhakti
Foundation, which is a separate entity.
"If a soldier is found to have been
involved, we will not
hesitate to take action.
He also urged the public to apply discretion
when reading
the news, especially on social media, and to not believe in
everything they read.
The army will continue to look after the
project.
He
confirmed as true reports about a fund-raising event where
a Chinese-food table
cost 1 million baht each, as well as the
palm-tree planting activity where a
donor paid 300,000 baht
to have his name on a tree.
"However, these are the army's affairs and
we don't need to
involve anyone including the National
Anti-Corruption
Commission or the Comptroller's General's Office," he
said.
Located on the army's land in Hua Hun district of Prachuap
Khiri Khan,
the 222-rai park showcases the statues of former
Thai kings.
Seven have
been built to date. The construction was financed
by public donations.
There were reports last month about possible
corruption in the
project's construction after the casters of the statues told
police
they had paid millions of baht in commission fees to a civilian
who sat
on the construction committee. Col Kachachart, a former
aide to Gen Udomdej,
and a major general were also
reportedly involved.
The colonel was rumoured to have been in
custody this week
but authorities denied the reports, saying he remains on the
run.
News,Politics,Bangkok Post,20 November 2015.
As from the news Gen Theerachai insisted
there is no corruption
in
Rajabhakti .!!!
"If a soldier is found to have been
involved, we will not
hesitate to take action.
He also urged the public to apply discretion
when reading
the news, especially on social media, and to not believe in
everything they read.
The army will continue to look after the
project.”
Sincerely Yours
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