Abhisit denounces Yingluck as 'centre of comprehensive corruption practices'
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Democrat Party leader and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, denouncing her as the "centre of comprehensive corruption practices".
During the first day of the censure debate against Yingluck and Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan, Abhisit alleged corrupt practices centred on Yingluck at every step and added that she tolerated corruption from “mountaintop to overlapping sea territories with ulterior motives”.
Abhisit said the Yingluck government may have won the majority in the House but it also had caused hardship.
“Actions based on claims that the government received the majority vote from the people has caused hardship to many,” Abhisit said.
“The government has held the country and its people hostage on several occasions. The prime minister let individuals in the government commit corruption.”
Abhisit also alleged that the government under Yingluck’s leadership had destroyed anti-corruption mechanisms, leading to corruption in the rice-pledging scheme, corruption at policy level, and corruption in projects that would be carried out outside of the budget.
