The Metropolitan police chief and Thai Beverages (ThaiBev) have been given seven days to answer a claim that the police official received 50,000 bht a month as an advisor to the largest producer of alcoholic drinks in the country.
Ombudsman’s Office secretary-general Rakkecha Chaechai said the board yesterday decided to send a letter to the official asking if he had actually held a position as ThaiBev’s advisor, if he received a payment for advisory work, if he currently continued to receive such a payment and if he had yet resigned from the post.
ThaiBev would also be sent a letter requesting information.
A third letter would be sent to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for information on the police official’s asset declaration list, to confirm if he included the ThaiBev payment in his list to the NACC.