The NACC found that Sudarat did not force the permanent secretary for Public Health to cancel the project so she was cleared of the allegations.
As public health minister in 2003, Sudarat wanted to scrap the Bt911million project, for which P Square had won the bidding.
Dr Wallop Thainua, then-permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry, refused to endorse the cancellation, leading to conflicts. He was later moved to an inactive post in the PM’s Office and his successor, Dr Wichai Thiantaworn, endorsed the cancellation, prompting Wallop to file malfeasance charge with the NACC against Sudarat.
The Nation