The young whistleblowers said that while they were interns at the Khon Kaen Protection Centre, they were instructed to forge the signatures of people seeking state help. PACC deputy secretary general Korntip Daroj disclosed on Wednesday that disbursement irregularities were also detected at the Chiang Mai Protection Centre. An informed source said that the alleged irregularities at the Chiang Mai Protection centre for the Destitute were similar to those in Khon Kaen. “There have already been 30 witnesses testifying about doubtful practices at the Chiang Mai centre”. PACC assistant secretary-general Pol Lt-Colonel Wannop Somjintanakul, meanwhile, revealed that all four key witnesses related to the Khon Kaen Protection Centre for the Destitute had already received state protection.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 14, 2018 08:48 UTC