“This centralising policy collides with the fact that wealth is scattered among a small proportion of Thai people,” he said. For instance, the current board of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was appointed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), whose members were handpicked by the junta. Mana said this apparent connection between the anti-graft agency and the NCPO actually was causing a backlash that hurt the credibility of the junta. Under current circumstances, the most that people could do to combat graft was to remain vigilant, Mana said. While activist Srisuwan Janya was keen to file petitions against alleged probes committed by state officials, the general public should also keep their eyes and ears tuned to state conduct, he added.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 01, 2018 18:00 UTC