Let the legal department handle “Srisuwan”

Government House, "Somsak" responds to "Srisuwan" accusing the same matter. Confirmed that no corruption in EM bracelets was found. The Probation Department explains that the committee has exhausted all rules and is not impressed, emphasizing that there is no lock on specs and lobbying. Let the legal department take action. Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Deputy Prime Minister Referring to the case of Mr. Srisuwan Charanya, leader of the Love the Nation, Love the Land organization, submitting a letter to the Court Affairs Commission. Investigate corruption in the Probation Department's EM bracelet rental project. The Ministry of Justice, during his time as Minister of Justice, said that he was aware of the matter. Mr. Srisuwan is a prolific complainant. But on this issue, you may not have received complete information. who accused him of neglecting the TOR directors and the procurement committee is corrupt from upstream I confirm that this is not a fact. The minister has no authority to sign or order anyone to sign anything. He can only provide a policy that the rental of EM bracelets must strictly follow the legal procedures, be transparent, and never be neglected. Because it has been emphasized over and over again from the department level to the Ministry that they must check carefully before making a contract. Because it is a procurement that has a budget limit. But in the end, no faults or defects were found. The government agency therefore moved forward. 'In addition, I delivered the policy at the Ministry of Justice executive meeting at that time. which includes the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice Director-General of various departments to follow up on the issue of EM bracelets that If the procurement is against regulations, it can be canceled immediately. Because I have a goal of transparency. But if everything is legal, then move forward, including in the past when EM bracelets Found a problem and can remove it. For example, in August 2019, an examination committee was quickly appointed. It refle cts that we have never neglected it,' Mr. Somsak said. Mr. Somsak said that regarding the allegation that there was lobbying to approve the employment contract, he would like to emphasize that there was no lobbying in this matter. Because the Probation Department came to explain to the committee to follow up on the budget. finished which the committee There were no additional questions, so it can be considered that this project was a normal procurement according to the legal framework. As for the specifications of the EM bracelet, I confirm that they are not outdated. Because it has passed the consideration and scrutiny of the Ministry's Computer System Procurement Committee. and the Government Computer System Procurement Committee There is also an agency that already uses EM bracelets, namely the Judiciary Office. The results of its use are acceptable. In addition, comparative studies from other countries such as Israel, Korea, and the United States have also been conducted. 'Ministers cannot lock specs to help anyone. Because the specs are set By committee members and qualified academics and must also be announced to the public Including the law requiring that the specs must have at least 3 companies able to compete, so the specs cannot be locked as alleged. Confirming that there is an opportunity to fully adjust the specifications of the EM bracelet. Because of the announcement of invitation Reveal information at every step Through the government procurement system of the Comptroller General's Department To allow those who are interested to study, criticize, recommend, and protest about the qualifications. which the law already requires to be taken into consideration Including there must be competition for the device of no less than 3 products, so it is not a closed opportunity to fix the specs,' Mr. Somsak said. Mr. Somsak said that the operation of the equipment Many of the claimed malfunctions were in fact the equipment was operating normally. But due to the operation of the device there are a lot of noti fications. And the machine must also send a warning signal 24 hours a day. If any damage to the equipment is detected, officials will rush to notify the company. to bring a new device to change immediately The part that says There were directors who confessed that they did not attend the meeting or sign anything. The facts have been checked. It was found that on the voting day there were directors Only 2 people did not participate, so the voting meeting was not considered to lack a quorum. 'Singing this again Even though it's all been explained. Make the relevant agencies noted that Is there anything hidden? Because of the equipment of the Ministry of Justice It's similar to the court. But only one agency was targeted. And the accusations submitted to the committee were false accusations. which emphasizes the use of discourse Just to make it look interesting. But the facts I would like to confirm that It complies with all legal requirements. From now on, I must request to exercise my legal rights. which was given to the legal department Proceed further,' Mr. Somsak said. Source: Thai News Agency