At least 10 may face probe over Boss acquittal role
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published : 15 Jun 2021 at 06:00 Vorayuth: Under fresh scrutiny
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is considering whether to launch an inquiry against at least 10 people for their alleged role in delaying justice in the 2012 hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth Boss Yoovidhya.
Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, NACC spokesman, said findings outlined in the report by an independent panel headed by former NACC member Vicha Mahakun indicated a number of people, including several police officers and public prosecutors, played a big role in getting prosecutors to drop criminal charges against Mr Vorayuth.
The report was taken up by a NACC sub-committee, which in turn recommended the NACC to launch a more detailed investigation into individuals which the Vicha panel believed had intentionally acted to derail the justice process.
18 Deputy Transport Minister Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol attends a cabinet meeting on March 30, 2021. (Government House photo)
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is looking into a discrepancy in an asset declaration of Deputy Transport Minister Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol and his wife Yolada, in which a 10-billion-baht debt was written off within two years.
NACC secretary-general Worawit Sukboon said his officials had begun examining several documents but he couldn’t go into details yet.
If the NACC found evidence of wealth concealment, a case would be filed in the Supreme Court for Politicians, he said. Previous penalties for politicians and public officials for wealth concealment include being banned from politics for five years.