CAT transfers exec to clear way for probe on 3G deals
CAT Telecom's board this week shunted the senior executive vice president for the wireless-telecommunication business to an inactive post, a source on the board said yesterday.
The transfer of Viroj Tocharoenvanith is part of the state enterprise’s probe into the legality of the deals it made with True Corp to provide third-generation cellular service, the source said. Since Viroj was in charge of the wireless-telecom business, he had to be removed to pave the way for the scrutiny.
CAT chief executive officer Kitisak Sriprasert declined to comment on the matter, saying he would explain later.
Last month’s finding by an Information and Communications Technology Ministry panel of five irregularities in the ways the deals were made prompted CAT to set up its own committee to look into the case.
The committee of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) assigned to inquire into the legality of the CAT-True 3G contracts will meet on May 8 to reach a conclusion on the case.
The deals signed by CAT and True subsidiaries Real Move and Real Future in January last year have drawn the interest of many authorities over their legal status.
The Senate good governance and anti-corruption committee concluded this February that the agreements appeared to infringe laws and regulations, especially the Frequency Allocation Act.
