Trang provincial governor Kajornsak Charoensopha has tendered his resignation from government service, a year ahead of his mandatory retirement, after being found, by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), to have committed a gross disciplinary violation and irregularity in connection with the procurement of two sets of Alpha 6 fake bomb detectors back in 2008.
The NACC recommended that the governor be dismissed from government service.
Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern said that he has approved Kajornsak’s resignation adding, however, that the he has the right to defend himself as the case is not yet concluded.
He also said that he believes the governor was not involved in any corruption concerning the procurement of the bomb detectors. He was then a member of a committee tasked with taking official delivery of the devices.
Several other governmental…
