BANGKOK, 21 April 2014 – Pheu Thai Party spokesperson Prompong Nopparit told the media that he would today visit the National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) to inquire the agency about the progress of seven cases already filed against Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) Secretary General Suthep Thaugsuban during their time in the administration.
The ruling party’s spokesperson said that he would submit a letter to the NACC asking how much the latter had dealt with the investigation into the 7 cases encountering the duo such as the 2010 military crackdown on red-shirt protesters and the construction of 396 police stations that failed to materialize.
He pointed out that these cases do not make a substantial progress despite the fact that they were filed well before the rice support program fraud case of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. He demands an explanation on the matter from the independent agency.
Pheu Thai Spokesperson Prompong also defended an action by the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) over its recent comment on the performance of the charter court and the NACC, which drew many criticisms against the center. Prompong said Pheu Thai party’s legal team had looked into the action by CAPO and found it a normal comment which was not considered an attempt to step over the public agencies’ authority. He thus urged all sides to refrain from denouncing the center on the matter.
