Suthep: GT200 works, no need for an investigation
By Bangkok Pundit Jan 29, 2010 12:05PM UTCJust when BP thought we were getting somewhere and could move on to other topics, Deputy PM Suthep shatters BP’s hopes of some resemblance of sanity from the governmment. Matichon quotes Thailand’s Deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban as confirming that the GT200 works (ยืนยันว่า เครื่องตรวจวัตถุระเบิด GT200 ใช้งานได้) and it is not necessary to set up a committee to investigate its effectiveness (ไม่จำเป็นต้องตั้งกรรมการตรวจสอบ), but if there was corruption then there would be a need to investigate further (ส่วนกรณีการจัดซื้อ หากมีการทุจริตก็ต้องมีการตรวจสอบและดำเนินการต่อไป)
BP: It seems we are getting nowhere…. It is a good thing to investigate if there was corruption, but shouldn’t the government officially check to see if the devices actually work?
For those who can read Thai, @pimx on twitter reflects BP views with this comment in response to Suthep’s comments “จะบ้าตาย”. Indeed.



