The committee tasked with selecting the new director of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) has defended its selection procedure in response to questions about the legality of selection methods, saying the entire process was lawful, fair and accountable. The Thai PBS director selection committee on Thursday issued a statement defending itself against an accusation made by Kaewsan Atibhoti, a member of the TV station's committee on good governance and social responsibility, that the selection was conducted unfairly. Mr Kaewsan on Tuesday replied in writing to a letter sent to him by Narong Phechprasert, a member of the Thai PBS committee on organisational management policy, requesting his legal advice on the director selection process. The selection committee, meanwhile, insisted in the statement released yesterday that it had strictly abided by the regulations set down for the recruitment and selection of a Thai PBS director. The selection committee is only responsible for screening candidates for the final selection and if the organisational management policy committee agrees that the selection process was wrong, the former can declare the selection invalid, said the same statement.

Source: Bangkok Post July 07, 2017 21:33 UTC