National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) secretary-general Worawit Sukboon said Thailand’s score had dropped in three assessment sources involving politics and democracy. The Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index gave Thailand a score of 37, three points lower than last year. Worawit said ICRG focuses on political corruption, particularly bribes, as well as patronage and close political relationships. The World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index might have recognised Thailand’s official stance against corruption and recent efforts to suppress corruption via new mechanisms, including creation of a special corruption court, said Worawit. The index found that more than two-thirds of countries score below 50, with an average score of 43.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 22, 2018 06:24 UTC