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Home » News from Thailand » Former DSI head suspected of corruption
Former DSI head suspected of corruption
Former DSI head Tarit Pengdith is now suspected of corruption himself. The DSI is a kind of federal police, similar to the FBI. The man must answer to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for his wealth of 346,65 million baht. The NACC will seize it.
The man fell short when he had a house built in Khao Yai National Park (Nakhon Ratchasima), on government grounds. The man thought he was smart by putting the house in his wife's name. Tarit also made the mistake of not reporting the house as he was required by law.
The NACC investigated and found that Tarit had deliberately concealed assets, including by registering them in the name of his cousin, his wife, and a company. That led to an initial seizure of property worth 90 million baht.
Tarit himself says he is innocent. He says the wealth comes from business sources and stock trading.
Mr Tarit is being investigated further because he is 'unusually rich', a capital of 346 million baht.
When the current government took office in 2014 (half of which consists of military personnel) and a new 'parliament' (with almost half of the military and police) was appointed, all these people had to give up their assets.
What turned out? The assets of the military and police fluctuated between 50 and 600 million baht with an average of 150 million baht, no less than 4 million euros.
Both General Prayut and the then police chief Somyot (now head of the Thai feel ball federation, also very lucrative) had something like 600 million baht in assets, 15 million euros.
Another Thaksin loyalist that they undress, and so one by one those loyalists face the axe. In this way, Thaksin is completely isolated.
Exactly, Henry, you understand how it works. I don't know how guilty Mr. Tarit is, but everything indicates that the hunt for 6.000 other 'influential people' has a political background. I wouldn't even be surprised if things start to rumble in the hitherto loyal army.
Great... and may many of you follow this nonsense (there are a lot of them!)... and please give as many of these assets as possible to the poor... because they really need it... so not to the Temple or government or the royal family .. they already have enough!!! thank you!! 🙂
Dear Pierre,
In my humble opinion, the social system (almost non-existent for most people) is supported solely by the royal endowments and the temples. Here in Isaan, the temples provide the entire social fabric. The state hospital in our city is a donation from the king's son. Politics is far behind this! That is why I cannot completely agree with that statement.
Sincerely,
Jan
I do agree with Pierre, because nothing sticks to the bow that I seriously doubt about Jan VC's options
You don't expect this in Thailand.hahaha
I'd be more surprised if it wasn't.
In addition to a statement of the capital, it seems to me more sensible to check in advance how that capital was acquired. So transparency. Then a subsequent investigation would not be necessary.
So my proposal: an investigation into the origin of assets in advance and an annual update of this during employment.
Beautiful and grateful in Thailand, the people will appreciate it. Something like the declaration of assets in the Netherlands. And for example, the Tax Authorities in Thailand can then investigate increases in assets.
Boy, I'm already starting to think along with the NACC.
The idea is fine and then apply this to all foreigners living in Thailand, because monks cut down the same.
In the Netherlands that should also be followed for everyone.
Now I think there's something else coming out of the closet.
It is astonishing to see that no sector of Thai society is free from skulduggery, that all sections of society are engaged in corrupt pursuits of power and gain, and that greed and money predominate in all behaviour. In monasticism, the army, politics, civil service, police, education and health care, most recently at a TV production company, and now the former top of the national criminal investigation department. It doesn't stop. That 'continuous-out-of-its-own-profit' has enormous proportions, and is a monstrosity with tentacles right down to the family level.
One from a calculating heart, and with a completely different definition of the concepts of fraud and fraud, I experienced in recent weeks: a Thai couple who were friends bought a property for 3,7 MB, of which 3 MB on a mortgage. The wife (my wife's girlfriend) handled the financial part. During the purchase process, she stipulated that the original asking price minus a discount of 3,8 MB would be included in the purchase contracts. On the day of transfer, the bank issued a check for 3MB, and the husband paid the remainder by check. The next day, without involving the husband, 100 baht was charged to the wife.
When questioned by my wife, the friend stated that she felt she acted properly, received a proper commission for her work in the purchase negotiations, especially in persuading and persuading the bank on the mortgage, and that the money earned in this way would benefit the education of both their children. For the various extras of those studies that were expensive after all, and therefore her husband not too generous. She did not think she had acted immorally by keeping her husband out of the special arrangements.
In short: no matter how corruption is defined - TH knows more than one explanation and experience of it! Nothing surprises me anymore.