Allt ska ju bli så mycket bättre med juntan vid makten, och krafttag ska tas mot korruptionen. Jomenvisst.
Den senaste "skandalen" under uppsegling är klart intressant. Som av en händelse har Prayuths brorson fått flera lukrativa kontrakt av militären till ett totalt värde av 155 miljoner THB. Tänka sig.
I Bangkok Post drar man man den självklara parallellen med affärer som Thaksins son tillskansade sig när pappa satt vid makten. Så det kan bli.
Men allting har givetvis gått helt korrekt till, anbudsreglementet har följts och brorsonen hade helt enkelt bästa buden. Sicken tur då....
"Our leaders like keeping it in the family
With their fathers on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Pathompol Chan-o-cha and Panthongtae Shinawatra should not have anything in common.
But they do and that is unfortunate.
Many of us remember Mr Panthongtae's business empire thriving when his father and then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra ran the country. Mr Panthongtae was allegedly indicated in the KTB money-laundering case which occurred during the Thaksin administration.
As a businessman who runs a company with 1.5 million baht in registered capital, Mr Pathompol is supposed to remain little-known. But he is in the spotlight this week for two reasons. First, he is a son of Preecha Chan-o-cha, permanent secretary for defence and younger brother of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Second, the company he partially owns, Contemporary Construction, won bids for several army projects -- specifically with the 3rd Region Army where his father was commander before being promoted to his current position -- and other state agencies.
All the projects, under the contracts signed from 2014 to this year, account for 155 million baht.
With his father as the No.1 bureaucrat in the Defence Ministry, not to mention his uncle as prime minister, Mr Pathompol's successfully bid triggered public suspicion. Was it nepotism? Gen Preecha was quick to say it was not. He insisted his son had followed all the bidding regulations and the process was transparent, denying any involvement. The National Anti-Corruption Commission will face a tough test with the case"
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1091841
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1091653/prawit-stands-by-preecha-sons-projects
På bilden nedan, Thailands nya maktfullkomliga klan?

