Yingluck insists govt fighting corruption
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday denied that she has tolerated corruption practices and said that her government instead gives priority to fighting corruption.
Replying to allegations by opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva during the first day of the censure showdown, Yingluck said the government has been carrying out anti-corruption measures in several areas.
She said the government has launched anti-corruption awareness campaigns and has opened anti-corruption centres for ministries as well as setting up a national anti-corruption centre.
Yingluck said Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana is heading the centre, which has been monitoring the work of government officials.
Yingluck said she has assigned the Council of State to consider whether it is possible to allow civic groups to take part in the centre’s monitoring of corruption.
Yingluck declined to respond to Abhisit’s allegations that she committed perjury during the assets seizure case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the Supreme Courts’ Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office.
Abhisit alleged that Yingluck tried to protect Thaksin’s assets that had been disguised as hers but the court did not believe her. Abhisit said the Department of Special Investigation had been dragging feet in the perjury case against Yingluck.
Yingluck simply replied that she did not want to talk about a case that has already been closed by the court’s ruling.
