Nirat appointed Director-General of DDPM

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

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Nirat Pongsittithaworn has been appointed as the Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

•Nirat Pongsittithaworn accepted the appointment as Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
•The appointment was decided by Anutin Charnvirakul and the Permanent Secretary for Interior.
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn is currently the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Interior and Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration (DLA).
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn stated he is unsure if the transfer affects the investigation into local government official corruption.

Overview

•On August 25, Nirat Pongsittithaworn spoke after being appointed Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn stated he did not know about the appointment in advance and respects the decision of Anutin Charnvirakul and the Permanent Secretary for Interior.
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn stated he is always ready for the heavy missions of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn identified the first priority for the Department of Local Administration (DLA) as managing and correcting account lists for personnel appointment revocation.
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn noted that the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is the primary agency for criminal proceedings regarding corruption, which may be assigned to the police or DSI.
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn admitted it is not easy to complete the cleanup of the Department of Local Administration (DLA) before transferring but will do his best.
•Nirat Pongsittithaworn is preparing to hand over work to the new Director-General of the Department of Local Administration (DLA).

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Key Entities

Person

Nirat Pongsittithaworn(นิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)

Deputy Permanent Secretary for Interior and Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration who was appointed Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Minister of Interior.

Organization

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

The agency where Nirat Pongsittithaworn was appointed as Director-General.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The agency where Nirat Pongsittithaworn served as Acting Director-General and is conducting internal cleanup.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Local Administration and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

National Anti-Corruption Commission(สำนักงานป้องกันและปราบการทุจริตแห่งชาติ)

The primary agency responsible for criminal proceedings regarding corruption cases.