There is a short post in The Nation regarding Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat being cleared by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The story isn’t entirely clear, but it seems that Boonjong can hand out money willy-nilly and that this is okay. The report states: “The case came to light in January after the Social Development and Human Security Ministry allocated the Bt100,000 budget designed as cash hand-outs to 200 villagers in Chok Chai district, seen as Boonjong’s political stronghold.”
Boonjong is one of those who jumped off the Puea Thai ship to join (the other untouchable) Newin Chidchob’s deal with the Democrat Party and the military-palace complex to form a government last December.
A search of The Nation’s archive indicates Boonjong’s recent political career:
November 3, 2009
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found that Deputy Boonjong Wongtrairat had done nothing wrong when chairing the ceremony to hand out cash to 200 poor people in Nakhon Ratchasima
November 3, 2009
… Development and Human Security Ministry allocated the Bt100,000 budget designed as cash hand-outs to 200 villagers in Chok Chai district, seen as Boonjong
October 9, 2009
… No 1 or No 2, said Sumet Uppanisakorn, commissioner in charge of public participation. He said he could not remember asking the EC to disqualify Boonjong because he did not remember defendants names in most election fraud cases.He promised he would instruct the investigation office to speed up the probe into…
September 10, 2009
They were Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat and Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi from the Bhum Jai Thai Party, and Deputy Transport Minister Kuakul Danchaiwijit from the Chart Thai Pattana Party, Suthiphon said.Most of the other MPs were from the opposition, including veteran politicians Snoh…
September 9, 2009
… speakers of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as senators, MPs and committee members of both Houses.Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat, who submitted the first draft law, said the salaries of Bangkok s district and city councillors had not been raised since 1994.Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij…
September 9, 2009
Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat on Wednesday dismissed the allegation that interior officials were demanded to pay Bt10 million to Bt15 million in exchange for each appointment as provincial governor. The allegation is nonsense because interior officials don t have that much money, he said.Boonjong rigorously denied…
September 9, 2009
“The allegation is nonsense because interior officials don’t have that much money,” he said.Boonjong rigorously denied the involvement of his Bhum Jai Thai Party in the bribery demands designed to replenish its campaign warchest.He said the slow progress to replace 23 provincial governors, who are due for mandatory…
September 9, 2009
… Pandin12 Kaukoon Darnchaiwijit, deputy transportation minister, Chart Thai Pattana13 Treenut Thienthong, Pracharat14 Sanoh Thienthong, Pracharat15 Boonjong Wongtrairat, deputy interior minister, Phum Jai Thai16 Mani Nopamornbodi, deputy public health minister, Phum Jai Thai
and so on….
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