Degree
of farce belies gravity of situation - The
Nation, June 7, 2005
A well-respected graft investigator who rings an alarm bell
over a potentially massive airport corruption scandal faces expulsion
from office by a group of judges and lawmakers who quote an apparently
illegal rule.
Fighting for her is a notorious politician wanting to turn over
a new leaf. She is investigated by anti-money laundering authorities
who refuse to take any initiative on the airport allegations.
Meanwhile, members of other anti-graft bodies who have done absolutely
nothing somehow get the opposite idea about their performance,
give themselves major pay rises and are being hounded out of office
or are busy trying to cover up their sins. It reads like a bad
script for a messy political comedy...
As Thailands anti-graft, justice and constitutional mechanisms
crumble around him, or at least appear irrelevant, Thaksin has
seemed unfazed. He has vowed that any remaining agencies (which
one?) would keep combating corruption...
Degree of farce belies gravity of situation
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