Pramon Suthiwong said the ceremony has been timed to coincide with national corruption day. He continued by saying the displays and exhibits will trace the shenanigans and aftermath of the 10 most infamous examples of corruption perpetrated by Thai politicians and senior officials in recent history.
One of the political hot potatoes that will be a highlight of the museum is the rice pledging scheme instigated by the former government. Another is the alleged bribes paid to a former Tourism Bureau chief for the operational contract for the Bangkok International Film Festival during the early 2000s.
Mr Suthiwong noted that the current prime-minister of Thailand, general Prayut Chan-o-cha, had said he would be would be attending the museum’s launch ceremony. He finished off by stating the museum would serve to educate Thai people about how each incident of corruption came about and how they could help prevent similar occurrences in the future.
Thailand political graft museum in the offing
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Thailand’s anti-corruption organisation is busy putting the finishing touches to a museum-gallery dedicated to corruption and fraud. The bureau’s chairperson told reporters at the end of last week that the museum would hold its opening ceremonies on 6 September 2015.