Department of Special Investigation Enters its 22nd Year, with Commitment to Combating Special Crimes and Serving the People

On Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) building, Pol. Maj. Yutthana Praedam, Acting Director-General of the DSI, along with executives and DSI officers, held a merit-making ceremony offering lunch to 11 monks. This ceremony aimed to bring auspiciousness on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the DSI's establishment.

They also took an oath of "DSI officials and personnel against corruption," declaring their commitment and intention to perform their duties with "honesty and integrity." They are determined to prevent corruption and misconduct, standing with the people and the nation in preventing and suppressing special crimes. They aim to provide justice, protect the interests and well-being of society, and uphold the DSI's core values of "Dignity, Specialty, Integrity."

The event was honored by the presence of Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice; Mrs. Pongsawat Neela-Yodhin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice; Pol. Lt. Col. Wannapong Kocharak, Secretary-General of the Southern Border Provinces Administration Center; ministerial-level executives; former Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Justice; and former DSI executives. They offered their congratulations and donated money to the DSI Welfare Fund to safeguard the well-being of DSI officers.

The DSI is an agency under the Ministry of Justice, established on October 3, 2002, according to the Ministerial Regulation Act of 2002. Its English name is "DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION" or "DSI." Since its establishment, the DSI has served the nation by effectively suppressing special criminal offenses and ensuring justice, with achievements recognized by the public.

In fiscal year 2024, the DSI investigated 204 special cases, recovering damages and benefits for the state, the public, and private sectors totaling over 58 billion baht.

Key cases include:

• Smuggling of luxury cars to evade taxes and cars stolen from abroad, with damages of 1.8 billion baht, and the return of 31 stolen cars
• Smuggling of illegal animal parts ("smuggled pork") with damages of 460 million baht, leading to prosecution of 12 private companies and government officials
• Corruption case of Stark Corporation PCL executives, with damages of 14.778 billion baht and prosecution of 11 suspects
• More Return PCL case, with damages of 800 million baht
• Public fraud through foreign exchange trading via the broker UAG Trade and investment through Leonine Global Co., Ltd., with damages of 225 million baht
• Encroachment on Ao Nang National Forest and Hang Nak Mountain Forest (4 cases)
• Encroachment on Kamala Mountain Range National Forest, with damages of 100 million baht
• Illegal surrogacy operation
• Prosecution of 8 police officers from Sakaeo Police Station for violating the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act ("Uncle Piak" case)