New conflict-of-interest prevention bill on the agenda
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The Cabinet has not yet considered the new conflict-of-interest prevention draft bill as speculated, but it is on the agenda.
The Council of State’s secretary-general Distat Hotrakitya said the council finished studying the bill’s wordings as per the Cabinet’s request and had sent it back to the Cabinet’s secretary a few weeks ago.
The bill is part of the government’s effort to address corruption and reform anti-corruption measures, especially within state offices.
It comes with penalties that would affect at least “three generations”, down to fraudulent officials’ family members, including their parents, siblings and children, if they are found to have benefited from the graft. According to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, the government is expected to enact the bill by the end of this year.
