"Some Thai politicians, who have such low ethical standards that they would have been barred from politics in countries like Britain, are the very people who want to do away with the 2007 Constitution, Vicha Mahakhun, a former 2007 charter drafter and member of the junta-appointed Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC), said yesterday.
Vicha said these politicians wanted to escape scrutiny and avoid facing charges of conflict of interest.
He was speaking yesterday at a seminar organised by the Office of the Courts of Justice on the role of the courts in the prevention and suppression of corruption. Vicha said the negative aspect of Thai culture, namely its patronage culture that fosters nepotism and corruption, was on a head-on collision course with anti-corruption agencies like the ACC.
"It's a strong collision," said Vicha, adding that Thailand can never hope to join the league of respected nations as long as it fails to ensure good governance. "Otherwise Thailand will sink lower and justify what some people have said - that everything about Thailand is good except the people themselves."
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"Everything about Thailand is good - except the people."
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Vicha said the negative aspect of Thai culture, namely its patronage culture that fosters nepotism and corruption, was on a head-on collision course with anti-corruption agencies like the ACC. . . everything about Thailand is good except the people themselves."
I think they are pissing in the wind if they think that the courts can stop the patronage culture that emanates from the top of thai society. More than likely, the courts will just become as corrupt as the rest.
