Encouraging justice for state forest officials strike with unfair exchanges and vowing higher transparency to boost the particular public’s trust, Athapol Charoenshunsa was sworn into office a week ago as the acting main of the Department of National Parks, Animals and Plant Conservation.
Previously, Mr Athapol, who is currently working as chief of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, has been assigned by the atmosphere minister to a taskforce supervising the park and wildlife section as its acting key.
The particular order was designed to restore the public’s confidence in the section, which has been damaged by a bribery scandal concerning its chief, Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya.
Mister Athapol said he’d make his highest effort to restore confidence. He vowed to begin by setting up a committee focused on reviewing and revising post transfers ordered by Mister Rutchada.
He said it is going to proceed on a case-by-case basis to ensure every transfers were released on the basis of placing the most suitable candidate in each position.
“My first priority is to restore proper rights to any staff who may have received unfair treatment, ” he stated. “A new transfer order will be produced later to boost spirits. I can do my job unhindered because the minister has provided me full power to proceed with out interference. ”
“I have got three years left within office, ” he or she said. “Whenever I retire, I shouldn’t want to have any misgivings, but rather fond remembrances of everything positive that I have achieved. This is exactly what gives me joy. It will be a shame if I were not to try my best during my career. ”
He said he’d also visit nearby officers, especially the forest fire avoidance unit that has been strike by its alleged “missing budget”.
He said operating budgets would be provided “in full”, adding the division will let the community know its budget allocations with full transparency.
Regarding the Rutchada case, he said the department is in charge of delivering information as required by the committee groups. The committee probing disciplinary actions continues to be working in line using the National Anti-Corruption Payment, he added.
The Ministry of Natural Sources and Environment has given the committee on disciplinary analysis an one-month deadline to determine whether Mr Rutchada is doing any corruption charge. The results are expected next month.