AEC to file first charges Monday
Retired judge Nam Yimyaem arrives at the Auditor-General’s Office yesterday for a meeting of the Asset Examination Committee, which he chairs.
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The Asset Examination Committee (AEC) will on Monday file its first charges against those suspected of graft in government projects under the Thaksin regime.
"Just watch on Monday to see who the AEC will fire the shot at," AEC secretary Kaewsan Atibhodi said before the committee's meeting yesterday. An investigative committee on Wednesday finished one of the cases relating to irregularities at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The case would be forwarded to the National Counter Corruption Commission for prosecution. Kaewsan said fact-finding committees would be appointed to look into eight more cases of alleged corruption in the deposed government. After the suspects are named, they can check the lists of committee members to see if any are biased or have some connection to the cases, he said. The accused can report to the AEC to defend themselves. NCCC chairman Panthep Klanarongran said all 207 financial statements of Thaksin's cabinet members submitted after all NCCC members resigned will be released to the public this month. NCCC staff have already checked the declarations over and they only need the commissioners' endorsement to be published. Panthep hit back at Thai Rak Thai Party executive Weera Musikapong for demanding that NCCC members reveal their assets. He said the disclosure law does not apply to NCCC members, only political officeholders.
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