Office of the NACC, April 5- NACC, former chairman of the board POC Corruption in rubber gloves Collaborate with officials - private sector Planning to produce 500 million pieces of rubber gloves, causing a loss of 2,000 million baht, preparing to seize assets to the state
Mr. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), announced that the NACC had found fault with Suchart Techachaksema, former chairman of the Warehouse Organization. POE) with corrupt people purchasing 500 million boxes of rubber gloves between the POE and the company. Guardian Glove Co., Ltd. worth 112,500 billion baht that From the investigation, it was found that The accused jointly share the duties of the offender.
by management and staff POC, led by Mr. Suchart Techachaksema, former president of POC. and Pol. Col. Rungroj Puttiyaphiwat Acting Director of the POC at that time Has joined with a private group pretending to be There is a company representative located in the United States. will ask to buy rubber gloves from POC at a high price where the criteria for the procurement and distribution of products have not been laid out Then the POC has hurriedly proposed a project to purchase rubber gloves. Where there is no plan to proceed with purchasing and not publishing on the website of the POC. no reference price Claiming to have customers who support buying in advance
After that, PPO entered into a contract with Guardian Gloves Co., Ltd. to produce rubber gloves. without having to compete with other bidders Withdrawal of money from the PMO that was deposited with financial institutions to pay in advance to the said company of 2,000 million baht without authority. together with the contract signed with the company It is not a contract that has been used in government agencies. and did not send the draft contract to the Office of the Attorney General to review the draft contract
Mr. Niwatchai said that such action caused damage to Severe POC because until now the company Guardian Gloves Still haven't handed over rubber gloves to the NACC under the contract, the NACC therefore pointed to Mr. Suchart as a criminal offense for offenses relating to the Bidding to Government Agencies Act. BE 2542, the Organic Act on the Prevention and Suppression of Corruption BE 2561 and charged with Pol. and other officials Related charges of offenses related to the Bidding to Government Agencies Act BE 2542, the Organic Act on the Prevention and Suppression of Corruption BE 2561 and has serious disciplinary offenses. Including private companies and company directors File an offense against the Bidding Act to the government agency, B.E. 2542
in which the NACC will submit a case to the Attorney General to continue the offense by asking the Attorney General to petition the court to forfeit the property obtained from the offense to the state, namely 1. company deposit Guardian Gloves 315,946,014 baht with interest 2. The company's money deposited with the property deposit office, Nakhon Pathom Province, in the amount of 14,697,500 baht. 4. money 200 million baht which the company placed as collateral for the performance of the contract with the POC. 5. 20 million baht that the company paid to a private company which the NACC has ordered to seize. In addition, information will be sent to AMLO considers to proceed according to its authority.
As for the case where other companies are found with the same location as Guardian Gloves Co., Ltd., will there be an audit of the financial path or not? Mr. Niwatchai said A large part of the issue of tracking money is the duty of the AMLO. The NACC points the way AMLO will use the information to seize assets, but in the case of rubber glove corruption The NACC also proceeded by itself, with assets worth about 500 million out of about 2 billion, but now I know that the money has been transferred to a private company that we there is a freeze keep the property We know the name, but in this class I do not want to mention. Because this company is in the process of monitoring whether they are involved in the wrongdoing or not. Or is used only as a way to launder money which if it is a matter of money laundering, it will be the duty of AMLO will continue to take action.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency