DSI appointed special case advisers to take action against former executives of the Railway Club Saving Cooperative and others for money laundering offencs

DSI appointed special case advisers to take action against former executives of the Railway Club Saving Cooperative and others for money laundering offencs

       This case Pol.Lt.Col. Korrawat Panprapakorn (the Director-General) assigned Pol.Lt.Col. Somboon Sarasith (a Deputy Director-General) overseeing the Center Against Criminal Proceeds Laundering of the DSI to order Mr. Rawee Acksornsiri (the Head of the Center Against Criminal Proceeds Laundering) Mr. Thawatchai Rattanapreechachai (a Deputy Head of the Center) and Mr. Pongtawat Oumsumang (the Head of Criminal Proceeds Laundering Crime Division 3) to prosecute the former committee of the Railway Club Savings Cooperative for the offences under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999). For implementation according to clear guidelines and prosecution based on the facts and evidence, the DSI, therefore, appointed special case advisers consisting of (1) Mr. Watcharin Panurat (a public prosecutor of the Executive Director’s Office of Investigation 2, the Office of the Attorney General) and (2) Pol.Col. Panya Klaprasert (the Deputy Commander of the Railway Police Division, the Central Investigation Bureau of the Royal Thai Police) according to the DSI’s Order No.369/264 dated March 31, 2021, for taking actions against persons who committed offences in the Railway Club Savings Cooperative as the special case no.21/2564 with the total value of assets related to the offence approximately 2,285 million baht. Besides, on May 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Mr. Watcharin Panuratthe (the said public prosecutor as the adviser of this case) met with Mr. Thawatchai Rattanapreechachai (a Deputy Head of the Center as the head of the special case inquiry team) Mr. Pongtawat Oumsumang, (the Head of Criminal Proceeds Laundering Crime Division 3) and the special case inquiry team of the special case no.21/2564. The special case adviser Mr. Watcharin Panurat advised, set guidelines for criminal prosecution, and suggested the actions against criminal proceeds for determining the case file before submitting to the court for further prosecuting the alleged offenders.

       Today (Friday, June 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.), the Deputy Head of the Center Mr. Thawatchai Rattanapreechachai (as the head of the special case inquiry team) Mr. Pongtawat Oumsumang (the Head of Criminal Proceeds Laundering Crime Division 3) and the special case inquiry team of the special case no.21/2564 met with Pol.Col. Panya Klaprasert (the Deputy Commander of the Railway Police Division, the Central Investigation Bureau of the Royal Thai Police as the chief of inquiry officials for predicate offences) to discuss the issues of predicate offences, the commission of crime of each alleged offender, the evidence that can prove guilt, the progress of the prosecution for predicate offences and the transfer of money laundering case files to the DSI.

       Henceforth, for implementation in accordance with the policies of Mr. Somsak Thepsutin (the Minister of Justice) and the order of the Director-General in prosecuting criminal offenders in all dimensions, the DSI will expedite its further inquiry as suggested by the said advisers and will seize or forfeit the property related to crime for collecting the property and submitting it to the court before issuing seizure order and returning the property to the injured persons. If it is of the opinion that the implementation under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) would be more beneficial, the DSI will submit the case to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) for taking actions to ensure efficiency in law enforcement, to build public confidence and  to return the property back to the injured persons quickly. The DSI will urgently pursue persons related to this case and proceeds for strict prosecutions according to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) and the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E. 2547 (2004).

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Dated June 4, 2021