NACC gets 2,500 complaints over officials in Isaan
THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has received nearly 2,500 complaints against state officials in the Northeast, including a provincial governor and a judge.
The judge and governor were accused of claiming prizes from lucky draws despite not being the winners during their tenure in Udon Thani province between 2006 and 2007.
“We will speedily investigate the complaints against them,” NACC member Vicha Mahakun said yesterday.
He said the NACC had already set up a committee to check complaints about alleged wrongdoings by Udon Thani-based state officials.
“There are 41 complaints in Udon Thani,” Vicha said.
There were several complaints involving senior officials from Udon Thani. In addition to those against the judge and the governor, the NACC has also received complaints against former Nam Som district chief Metha Siripaiwong, who is accused of violating laws in relation to bidding on government projects.
Surapon Sukprasert, former head of Khai Prachak Silapakhom School in Udon Thani, was also accused of issuing fake certificates for teachers’ academic work during his tenure.
“Just as we began investigating the case, a senior education official in the area allegedly contacted Surapon saying a huge sum of cash would help pull him out of trouble. So, we decided to investigate that official too,” he said.
The NACC had already completed its investigation into 417 of the 2,492 complaints related to the Northeast.
“We will try to speed up the investigation into remaining cases,” he said.
Most related to bribery, embezzlement, dereliction of duty, abuse of authority and offences related to procurement and bidding on projects.
