Anti-graft body won't be affected by staff changes
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NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission members will stay on until new members are ready to replace them, but spokesman Vicha Mahakhun said the looming changes would have no impact on current anti-graft cases.
There had been calls for outgoing NACC members to stay on for another term in order to finish corruption cases against politicians.
“Even if there is no extension to the commissioners’ terms it would not affect the ongoing cases because new NACC members could process these cases,” Vicha said.
He said ongoing cases would only end prematurely if the NACC was dissolved.
The NACC spokesman said the commissioners were obliged to continue working until the new members replace them in accordance with Article 12 of the 1999 Constitution bill. Vicha said the current commissioners could still indict someone.
