The Nation November 14, 2011 12:36 pm
"The litigants may have the right to sue, but I believe there is no evidence with which to blame the government," he said.
Prompong was reacting to news reports that Chulalongkorn University economic lecturer Narong Phetprasert would seek the cooperation of the Law Society of Thailand in launching a court battle against the government.
As an academic, Narong should suggest flood-control solutions instead of faulting the government, Prompong said.
He voiced suspicion that Narong might have an ulterior motive, because his threat of legal action coincided with the opposition Democrats' criticisms of the handling of the flood situation.
He went on to criticise Democrat MP Wiratana Kalayasiri for trying to politicise the relief efforts.
Although the Flood Relief Operations Centre (FROC) has launched a probe of alleged irregularities in connection with the procurement of relief supplies, Wiratana portrayed the situation as if the wrongdoing had already been established, the Pheu Thai spokesman said.
The main coalition party will today hold a meeting of MPs to assess flood-related issues, such as obstacles to transportation, the rising prices of essential goods and increasing incidents of burglary in flood-hit areas.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Gp Captain Anudith Nakornthap has dismissed an allegation that he diverted public contributions and relief supplies from the FROC to his ministry.
Anudith said relief supplies packaged in black bags awaiting distribution were the property of the PM's Office, and not public contributions as alleged.
He said he was authorised by the prime minister to assist in the relief efforts in Bangkok.
Democrat deputy spokesman Sakoltee Phattiyakul said he welcomed the prime minister's pledge to get to the bottom of questions surrounding the procurement of relief supplies.
Sakoltee said the FROC made a hasty conclusion to rule out any irregularities before examining the evidence.
"Just look at price tags on items contained in each relief bag; evidence of foul play is there," he said.
He said the FROC had no credible answer to questions about why it had allocated Bt7.5 million to buy 30 flat-bottomed boats at an inflated price of Bt250,000 each.
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