Nam Yimyaem said the AEC would send letters telling agencies that have suffered losses because of alleged irregularities or corruption under the ousted Thaksin Shinawatra government to file complaints against the wrongdoers.

The AEC had told the Transport Ministry and Airports of Thailand to file complaints in the case of corruption in the procurement of CTX 9000 bomb scanners for Suvarnabhumi Airport. It has also informed the Finance Ministry to file a complaint over the land purchase by Thaksin's wife, Khunying Pojaman.

Under the anti-corruption law, parties that have suffered damage need to file complaints about suspected wrongdoers, including people holding political positions. That allows the AEC to send cases, after investigation, to the Attorney-General for prosecution.

He said the AEC would send letters to the parties that have suffered damage due to alleged irregularities in the procurement of the power network for Suvarnabhumi Airport.

And Auditor-General Jaruvan Maintaka, an AEC member, would inform the affected agency again about Pojaman Shinawatra's land purchase.

If the agencies take no action, the AEC would send a letter to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to urge the agencies to act. If they still failed to act, the AEC would file a malfeasance charge against them, he said.

Budsarakham Sinlapalavan

Bancha Khaengkhan

The Nation