Action on new ministers unlikely
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The Office of the Ombudsman is unlikely to take action against two newly appointed Cabinet members for alleged moral wrongdoing because the petition against them was filed before they assumed office, Ombudsman Siracha Charoenpanij said Friday.
He said Prime Minister’s Office Minister Nalinee Taveesin and Deputy Agriculture Minister Natthawut Saikua were not Cabinet members when the petition was filed against them.
“The two persons were not actually public officials when they were accused of moral wrongdoing,” he said.
However, according to Siracha, the Office of the Ombudsman would continue its investigation to determine whether Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Cabinet secretarygeneral Ampon Kittiampon were aware of any issues that would render Nalinee and Natthawut unqualified before they were appointed to the Cabinet.
