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	In a press conference at the Parliament building, Vilas Chantharapitak, a Democrat MP for Bangkok, questioned FROC director Pracha Promnok&rsquo;s approval of the purchase of 2,500 small boats for Bt14.2 million. Pracha is also the justice minister.</div>
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	The purchase was made by the Interior Ministry&rsquo;s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.</div>
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	Vilas said the department paid far above market prices for the boats, 2,000 of which are made of plastic and 500 of fibreglass.&nbsp;</div>
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	Vilas told the press conference that he had also discovered that the private company involved in supplying the boats for the agency is located on Ratchadaphisek Road and operates a love motel.&nbsp;</div>
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Love motel operator sold FROC overpriced boats: MP

An opposition MP Friday came up with "new information" to support his allegation of irregularities involving the government's Flood Relief Operation Centre (FROC).