"Santisuk" Exposes ATK Deal Irregularities, Slams Bill Splitting for Approval Evasion

MGR Online•General•221d ago

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News anchor Santisuk Malongsri has accused a former hospital director of fabricating a narrative around a delayed procurement of ATK test kits, alleging bill splitting to bypass approval limits and demanding transparency.

•News anchor Santisuk Malongsri has critically exposed alleged irregularities in the procurement of ATK test kits by a former hospital director.
•The allegations include using bill splitting to divide a single purchase into five separate contracts to evade the hospital director's approval authority.
•Santisuk Malongsri presented evidence suggesting the former director was aware of a severe disciplinary investigation before resigning to run for MP.
•The anchor urged the public to focus on facts rather than emotional appeals or sympathy-seeking campaigns.

Overview

•In July-August 2024 (B.E. 2564), proactive operations in Bangkok for ATK distribution were completed.
•Between October-December 2024 (B.E. 2564), documents were prepared and retroactive ATK procurement was initiated.
•A total of 42,854 ATK sets were procured retroactively across five contracts at 230 THB per set, totaling 9,856,420 THB.
•The procurement was split into five contracts, each under 2 million THB, in order to circumvent the hospital director's approval authority.
•The total budget for ATK procurement amounted to 9,856,420 THB, with a remaining budget difference of approximately 7,600,610 THB after deducting the ATK costs from the total disbursed funds of 17,515,750 THB.
•The former hospital director allegedly received a severe disciplinary offense notice and had previously submitted a written explanation to the investigation committee.
•Santisuk Malongsri stated that the procurement was not related to emergency stock management as claimed, and the rationale was not plausible.
•Santisuk Malongsri urged the public to consider the facts and not be swayed by pity-seeking campaigns or deceptive rhetoric.

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Key Quotes

Santisuk Malongsri

"Who are you, and why lie to this extent?"

เป็นใคร ทำไมต้องโกหกขนาดนี้?

Santisuk Malongsri

"All of this, knowing there was a severe disciplinary investigation before resigning to run for MP."

ทั้งหมดนี้ รู้ว่าถูกสอบสวนวินัยร้ายแรงอยู่ก่อนจะลาออกมาลง ส.ส. นะครับ

Santisuk Malongsri

"Whoever is wrong or right still has the opportunity to fight and explain according to legal procedures."

ใครจะผิด-จะถูก ยังมีโอกาสต่อสู้ชี้แจงตามขั้นตอนกระบวนการกฎหมายต่อไปนะครับ

Santisuk Malongsri

"Tell the public the whole truth if you are truly sincere with them."

บอกความจริงแก่ประชาชนให้หมดเถอะครับ ถ้าจริงใจกับประชาชนจริงๆ

Key Entities

Person

Santisuk Malongsri(สันติสุข มะโรงศรี)

A news anchor and commentator known for investigating corruption cases, who brought allegations regarding ATK procurement to public attention.

Organization

Place

Bangkok(กรุง)ℹ️

The capital city where the proactive operations related to ATK distribution took place in July-August 2024 (B.E. 2564).