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Govt won’t protect corrupt politicians

The embezzlement case against of Rakesh Saxena, a former executive of the failed Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC), will proceed strictly according to the law and the government will not protect any politicians found to be involved, Prime Minister Abhisit... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Fri, Oct 30 2009

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