Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Thailand anti-corruption deputy / Philippines gift policy / Afghanistan release criticized

NACC turns its guns on deputy chief Prayat.  Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has recommended indicting its deputy secretary-general Prayat Puangjumpa for being unusually rich, after it found that he have amassed vast wealth and was accused of concealing them in his mandatory asset declaration to the NACC.

Bangkok Post: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1731015/nacc-turns-its-guns-on-deputy-chief-prayat

 

Lacson to Duterte: Insatiable greed starts with simple, petty graft.  This was the answer of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, the former Philippine National Police chief, to President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that it was okay for police officers to accept “gifts” out of gratitude while speaking at the 118th Policy Service anniversary.

Katrina Hallare/Inquirer.net: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1152446/lacson-to-duterte-insatiable-greed-starts-with-simple-petty-graft

 

US Envoy slams Afghan government’s anti-corruption resolve.  The United States criticized the government in Afghanistan for releasing from jail and into house arrest the former Kabul Bank chief executive, a key "fraud perpetrator" before the conclusion of his sentence, allegedly in return for a multimillion-dollar campaign donation.

Ayaz Gul/VoA News: https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/us-envoy-slams-afghan-governments-anti-corruption-resolve

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