Audit Office workers leak defense memo
PUBLISHED: 2 Apr 2025 at 07: 12
The Auditor-General has come under fire for issuing a circular letter in which he wrote that the State Audit Office ( SAO ) has been unfairly criticised following the collapse of the SAO’s under-construction building after the earthquake in Myanmar last Friday.
The circle was issued to employees at the SAO by Monthien Charoenpol, the auditor-general, on Monday, according to solutions. It was also distributed on the SAO’s Line party talk.
In the spiral, he wrote,” Take a deep breath. Keep fingers tightly and move forward up”.
The email stated that Friday’s quake was the worst event the SAO has previously experienced.
” Off from smashing our dream of having a new house, it has also affected our respect and the historic trust the SAO built up over a long period”, he wrote.
” No some wanted this tragedy to occur. Some wished it was just a terrible dream. But now it’s happened, we never go back in time to correct something. The only thing we can do is to offer moral support to each other, keep up, look away and walk on through these difficult times”, the spiral reads.
” As for the condemnation that we feel is cruel, we will be calm and avoid confronting and responding to those who have negative thoughts. Let’s think of it as standard.
” When the truth is uncovered, we will be ready to regain our respect and trust. We may use our job to show our price. We may work up to take care of our recent home to make sure it is a place where we live happily together, and we will never leave the dream of building a new home in the future,” Mr Monthien wrote.
However, the circle was later deleted from the Line party talk as it was criticised for containing sentimentalised speech, the sources said.
Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit criticised the speech reportedly made by the auditor-general, saying she hoped it was only an April Fool’s Day prank.
” But, while the SAO’s dream]of having a new business building ] was crushed, it may compare with the grief of the people of those killed in the decline of the tower, while the death of some trapped under the dust is still not known,” she said.
” In difficult times, the SAO should think more of others and less of itself. A collapsed home can be rebuilt. Dignity can be restored. But lives lost cannot be recovered,” Ms Angkhana said.
Auditor-General Monthien Charoenpol ( photo: State Audit Office )