MEGAPIXEL cries foul more than procurement sign off
A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP criticized the government over deceptive GT200 bomb sensors, saying the former military leaders who authorized the procurement of the devices over a 10 years ago, and that are now in power, must still be held accountable.
During the censure issue against the government on Thursday, Jirat Thongsuwan, an MP pertaining to Chachoengsao, took goal at Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Prayut Chan-o-cha, Mouthpiece Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and Inner surface Minister Anupong Paojinda.
“It is now 13 many years since the scandal found light but 1 question remains unanswered. Who must be held responsible for the procurement of the devices? ” the opposition MP mentioned. “The fraudulent devices not only caused the nation to lose billions of baht, but they were to fault for blast accidents among soldiers plus civilians, ” Mister Jirat said. “Even though the distributor from the device was ordered by the Central Administrative Court last year to pay for 683 million baht in compensation to the army, we are unable to leave it from that. We must bring those who approved the procurement to justice. ”
He said that on March 28, prosecutors indicted 22 army officers at the Bangkok Military Court. They were accused of malfeasance in connection with the army’s purchase of a complete of 757 GT200 devices under twelve procurement contracts, really worth more than 682 million baht.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) previously found grounds with regard to accusations against the 22 officers before forwarding the case to the prosecutors, Mr Jirat mentioned.
“However, those involved in approving the procurement are not implicated in the case, ” he said.
Gen Anupong, who served since army chief at the time, approved the 12 procurement contracts whilst Gen Prayut, that then served because the army’s chief associated with staff, was purchased to approve among those contracts on behalf of Gen Anupong, Mr Nisan claimed. Gen Prawit, who served because defence minister at that time, also approved several procurement contracts, he said, adding the NACC have had these procurement contracts to get more than 10 years.
“But the NACC did not provide charges against the defence minister or the army chief, who experienced the authority in order to approve the procurement at the time. Therefore , there was clearly nothing the prosecutors could do relating to this, ” Mr Jirat said.
At least 15 condition agencies were believed to have been duped straight into buying the bogus detectors worth more than one 13 billion baht.