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Published on February 29, 2008

Speaking after receiving formal complaints from women's rights groups yesterday, Apirak said the investigation would start soon due to public attention on the issue.

He said he could not reveal the names of the parties involved in the allegations, for fear of tarnishing reputations.

Apirak affirmed that no officials would be transferred till the probe was completed. Any official wishing to give information about the allegations could do so, he said.

Supensri Puengkoksung, from the Friends for Women Foundation, said a four-page report was given to Apirak, with documentary evidence and a plaintiff's testimony. She declined to give details, but said the group wanted the BMA to probe the claims and report findings to the group. It would then present them to public, to punish wrongdoers.

Meanwhile, City Clerk Pongsak Semsan said he had heard the group did not identify anyone involved or the complainant.

The Nation