Yingluck unaware of Nalinee's sanction
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday insisted she had been unaware of the US Treasury sanction against PM's Office Minister Nalinee Taveesin prior to bringing her into the Cabinet.
“I did not know (about Nalinee being sanctioned) and the checks on Nalinee’s records found everything in order,” she said.
Yingluck said after she had learned about the sanction, the relevant authorities advised her that the Nalinee’s appointment was in accordance with the Constitution and laws.
The sanction was an individual issue which Nalinee was in process to rectify by appealing to the US Treasury Department, she said.
Pending a resolution of the sanction and a valid objection on Nalinee’s legal qualification to hold office, she was obliged to give her minister a chance to work.
She vowed to reconsider her decision if relevant authorities drew conclusion that Nalinee was not qualified for the job.
She was speaking at the question-and-answer session at the House. Democrat MP Ratchada Dhnadirek posed a query on Nalinee’s qualifications.
