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Somyot ‘confident’ after questioned by DSI over Bt300m loan

By THE NATION

 

 

AFTER BEING questioned by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) about money he claimed to have borrowed from the alleged owner of a brothel, former national police chief Pol General Somyot Poompunmuang yesterday said he was confident he would receive justice and was willing to provide more information upon request.

 

The case arose after an investigation of the Victoria’s: The Secret Forever massage parlour, which is allegedly owned by the fugitive Kampol Weerathepsuporn and implicated in suspected underage prostitution and human trafficking. 

 

Somyot, who now runs Thailand’s Football Association, met DSI investigators to explain Bt300 million that he said he had borrowed from Kampol while still serving as police chief.

 

He declined to give any details of his explanation, saying the case investigation was still ongoing.

 

The DSI had requested that Somyot provide information as a witness about the loan, which was found as part of the DSI investigation into Kampol’s financial transactions, according to the director of the DSI’s human-trafficking bureau, Pol Lt-Colonel Supat Thamthanarak. 

 

On February 6, Somyot admitted to reporters that he had borrowed Bt300 million from Kampol, whom he described as a friend of 20 years, to help him resolve “financial issues”, but he said he had already repaid the loan. 

 

The loan was not a secret, as he had reported it to the National Anti-Corruption Commission three years ago, he said. 

 

“It was what it was – financial aid between friends, and the loaned money didn’t mysteriously disappear. It was duly repaid, with detectable transactions via the banking system,” he told reporters, adding that he had not asked Kampol the origin of the money. 

 

Somyot’s revelations came after a report that an unnamed retired police chief and five others were to be summoned for questioning by the DSI over the human-trafficking case centring on the parlour, which was raided last month. 

 

More than 100 women, most of whom were illegal migrants from neighbouring countries, were found on the premises. Officers also uncovered a ledger listing 20 officials who reportedly received free food, alcohol and suspected sexual services at the parlour. 

 

Several people described as executive staff at the parlour were apprehended and arrest warrants issued for the alleged owners, including businessman Kampol and his wife Nipa Weerathepsuporn.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30338970

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-16

[Dexlowe]

You can just imagine how that interview went. Here we have the powerful ex-national police chief being grilled by officers who were once his underlings well tutored in krieng jai -- underlings who would have redefined and stretched the boundaries of sycophancy while furiously kissing his backside during his reign at the top. No wonder he's giving everyone that infuriating shit-eating grin.  

[ezzra]

We're asked to believe, and with a straight face, that the chief of police 'borrowed' 300 millions

from a massage parlor mogul, this claim so ludericus on so many levels that any

response to try to dignify this outrageous claim will only add to the ridiculousness of story...

Edited February 15, 2018 by ezzra

[wakeupplease]

They will look after there own as the paybacks to them will be sweat, with that much money it cannot be paid back unless you are a hooker of a policeman who did the job to cover your real employment down the knocking shop

[Thailand]

Another one to put a watch on!

[BobbyL]

Look at his face, the grin of an 'untouchable'. 

 

I am sure he was easily able to explain why he needed loans of up to 6million GBP from someone who is now suspected to be a criminal. 

 

[Ricardo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The loan was not a secret, as he had reported it to the National Anti-Corruption Commission three years ago, he said.

 

So it was already known three years ago  ...  I wonder what other loans the NACC has been told about, to members of the current government, for example ?  

[mikebell]

Another nail in the coffin of Thai Justice.

[sammieuk1]

To much money involved for justice to be served I would think everyone would be confident in that.

[Araiwah]

How on earth would an honest policeman become 300m in debt in the first place?

[neeray]

2 hours ago, Araiwah said:

How on earth would an honest policeman become 300m in debt in the first place?

In my currency (Canadian), that’s $11,111,111.11 or that plus about 25% more in USD. Pretty heavy money no matter what currency. Maybe it was needed to finance a big drug deal. 

[Baerboxer]

3 hours ago, Ricardo said:

 

So it was already known three years ago  ...  I wonder what other loans the NACC has been told about, to members of the current government, for example ?  

 

And I wonder if when he made the NACC aware of these loans, and the "detectable" repayments if it crossed their minds what the source of the loan repayments were?

[d2b2]

There is no way around the ethical lapses here

[sead]

I know what my excuse will be if im caught with anything.......

[ratcatcher]

12 hours ago, mikebell said:

Another nail in the coffin of Thai Justice.