Panel to help BMA in scandal probes

 " The commission will comprise seven representatives from academia, the law, and experts on investigation procedures. Five will be selected from organisations outside BMA," he said after meeting with BMA's governor, MR Sukumbhand Paribatra.

Wisith said the governor and his team had selected Juree Vijitvatakarn, a secretary general of Thailand Transparency, Jirawan Pakdeebutr and Kanokkan Anukansai, committee members of Thailand Transparency,Tortrakul Yommanak, and himself Pol.General Wisith Dejkunchorn  who is Transparency Thailand's deputy chairperson.

Wisith said BMA's governor had also selected two people from inside BMA - including Teerachon Manomaipiboon, a deputy BMA governor and Jareonrat Chutikan, director of the Office of BMA's civil service commission. Teerachon will act as deputy chairperson of BMA's anticorruption commission with Jareonrat the commission's secretary. BMA is seeking a secretary's assistant this week.

The commission will oversee investigative tasks assigned by BMA's governor and provide comment on corruption preventive measures and behavioural malpractice among BMA's officers.

The commission will also set up a subcommission to investigate and call for documents and witnesses involved in corruption cases.