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THE NATION; Prawat turns himself in
- Subject: THE NATION; Prawat turns himself in
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 03:58:00
Politics
Prawat turns himself in to
police
ROYAL Forestry Department deputy chief
Prawat Thanadkha Tuesday surrendered to
police to face charges that he accepted a
Bt5 million bribe.
Prawat, who was recently transferred to an
inactive post, insisted he was innocent and
threatened to file a counter suit against the
investigators.
After three hours of questioning, Prawat
was released on bail using his position as
surety.
Police said they had sufficient evidence to
take action against him and that the
investigation would be completed within a
few days.
The bribery case linked to the Salween
logging scandal broke up last month when
Prawat tried to donate Bt5 million, he said
was a bribe, to the Thai-help-Thai
campaign.
But Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai refused
to accept it and instead ordered an
investigation.
Police have said that the initial investigation
found that Prawat received the money from
Vinai Panichayanuban, an owner of a
sawmill in Tak. Both Prawat and Vinai have
denied the charges.
The Agriculture Ministry has set up a
committee to consider disciplinary action
against Prawat after another committee
found that there was evidence that Prawat
had committed wrongdoings.
The Nation