Joint Staff College trips probed for impropriety

Details of the trips involving 107 students and teachers were listed on the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand’s “Watchdog Act” project’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Watchdog.ACT/).
The three 13-day trips followed separate routes across Europe. On Tuesday, the page posted about a trip to England, Wales, Scotland and Germany from March 5-18, 2016 including 33 participants. Another trip’s details posted on Wednesday described a visit to Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden from March 4-17, 2016 with 36 participants. Details about the last trip to Germany, Italy and Switzerland including 38 participants from March 5-18, 2016 were published on Thursday.
The probe led by General Sutthipan Krisanakup, deputy chief of the Armed Forces, will take up to 10 days to complete, Surapong said on Thursday.