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Paiboon defends alleged delay in Shinawatra investigations
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- JUSTICE Minister General Paiboon Koomchaya yesterday defended the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) after it was accused of unnecessarily delaying the investigation into a money-laundering case involving the Shinawatra family and close aides.

The case is in connection to a loan from Krungthai Bank to Krisda Mahanakorn Group.

Paiboon said the DSI would in one month be able to press charges against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son Panthongtae; Thaksin's former wife Pojaman na Pombejra's personal secretary Kanchana Honghern; Wanchai Honghern; and former Pheu Thai MP Sita Divari's father Manop Divari.

Paiboon explained that the DSI had to wait for the Supreme Court's verdict on a corruption case, adding that the department was only investigating the money-laundering case and not the one related to stolen assets.

Last Wednesday, the court sentenced then-Krungthai Bank president Viroj Nuankae, 68, and board chairman Suchai Jaovisidha to 18 years in prison. The court also hit 18 others with lengthy prison sentences and up to Bt10 billion in fines for corrupt loan practices.

The court has suspended its ruling on Thaksin until he returns to Thailand.

Meanwhile, prosecutor inspector Winai Damrongmongkolkul, then-public prosecutor of the Krungthai loan case, yesterday also defended the decision of dropping charges against Panthongtae and three others in relation to money laundering and possessing stolen assets.

Winai said the Assets Examination Committee in 2008 had taken recourse in the criminal code's Article 357 to charge the four with possessing stolen assets in connection with the Krungthai loan case.

Chulasingh Vasantasingh, who was attorney-general at the time, decided that the case against the four had to be filed at the Criminal Court, not at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders, since the accused do not hold political office.

Winai pointed out that since the four were not state officials, the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) also could not sue them.

Meanwhile, the joint panel of the National Anti-Corruption Commission and public prosecutors on January 27, 2009, did not make a resolution to charge the four on the possession of stolen assets. The public prosecutors, thereby, had no right to file any lawsuits against the four suspects.

Paiboon insisted that the DSI had taken over the money-laundering case against the four in 2007, adding that the AEC should be able to explain why it did not ask the DSI to look into the stolen-assets charge.

Criticism of the investigation delay surfaced after concerns were raised that the statute of limitations in cases against the Shinawatra family might expire.

Winai said the possessing stolen assets charge has a 10-year statute of limitations and the penalty is up to five years in jail; the money-laundering case has a statute of limitations of 15 years and the maximum penalty is 10 years in jail. The statute of limitations starts from the time the crimes were allegedly committed.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Paiboon-defends-alleged-delay-in-Shinawatra-invest-30267855.html

-- The Nation 2015-09-01

[davehowden]

"The court has suspended its ruling on Thaksin until he returns to Thailand."

Because ???????

[NongKhaiKid]

Woooo, the bogey man's still around and one day may run things again.

Let's not take any chances and / or spoil employment prospects.

[ramrod711]

JUSTICE Minister General Paiboon Koomchaya yesterday defended the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) after it was accused of unnecessarily delaying the investigation into a money-laundering case involving the Shinawatra family and close aides.

Same Same, no different. The elite get special treatment. Commit a crime, leave the country, we won't prosecute you as long as you don't make waves. Most of the people who decide to flee, many of them from the "unusually rich" charge, never return and live quiet lives elsewhere. Captain ego can't do that, he must have center stage. About time he is exposed to his supporters as the crook that he is.

[Charlie Croker]

Its good to see Mr T and the Shins playing those old tunes again.

That enduring classic ' Lets throw the bankers under the bus'

And the ironically timeless ' Statute of limitations'

It would be great to see them in their home town playing old favourites like 'Clean Money, Unseen Money', 'Free as a bird', 'When I come back home I'm gonna kill all my enemies', 'Grease my palm with gold before you go', 'Fooled you twice', 'Puppet on a string' and not forgetting 'You'll never take me alive'.

Don't leave us hanging Paiboon we can't wait to have the old crooner back.

Edited September 1, 2015 by Charlie Croker

[worgeordie]

Just waste time until the statue of limitations kicks in,

job done,the crooks get away with it again,corruption,

stealing from the public purse,is worse than been a bank

robber,they get don't get passes from authority,so why

don't they do their job and go after these people.

regards worgeordie

[zaphod reborn]

It's amazing the machinations undertaken by those beholden to Thaksin that they use to avoid taking the legal actions required as part of their duties as government officials.

[NongKhaiKid]

Its good to see Mr T and the Shins playing those old tunes again.

That enduring classic ' Lets throw the bankers under the bus'

And the ironically timeless ' Statute of limitations has run out'

It would be great to see them back in their home town playing old favourites like 'Clean Money, Unseen Money', 'Grease my Palm with gold' and 'You'll never take me alive'

Don't leave us hanging Paiboon

Cue Frank Shinwatra - " i did / am doing / and will continue to do it MY WAY "

[thequietman]

"The court has suspended its ruling on Thaksin until he returns to Thailand."

Because ???????

If they make the decision now, then the decision falls under the statute of limitations. Wait and it begins if he ever comes back. He can't wait it out. Good idea.

[Charlie Croker]

Out Now!!!!
Mr T and The Shins - Greatest hits Volume 2
'You can fool some of the people all the time'
'Its not what you think its what you can prove'
'Money, Money, Money'
'Exile on Dubai Street'
'Montenegro or Bust'
'The Devil wears red'
'I'm coming home on the blue moon of Khon Kaen'
'Old Friends- Sat on their park bench like embittered old gangsters'
'Constitution cowboy'

Mr T singing 'Let it be'

[Prbkk]

Out Now!!!!

Mr T and The Shins - Greatest hits Volume 2

'You can fool some of the people all the time'

'Its not what you think its what you can prove'

'Money, Money, Money'

'Exile on Dubai Street'

'Montenegro or Bust'

'The Devil wears red'

'I'm coming home on the blue moon of Khon Kaen'

'Old Friends- Sat on their park bench like embittered old gangsters'

'Constitution cowboy'

Mr T singing 'Let it be'

No, Not in a Blue Moon ( from 3.20)

[Bakseeda]

Just How much money is changing hands and bank accounts to outwait the statute of limitations.... Birds of a feather...etc etc... Lets see what happens in one month...

[Ulic]

Well the General has to start with increasing the statute of limitations to 40 years, and once

someone is identified as a suspect and is charged the statute of limitations no longer applies.

[Baerboxer]

It's amazing the machinations undertaken by those beholden to Thaksin that they use to avoid taking the legal actions required as part of their duties as government officials.

Indeed - a number of AG's seem to have been veritable contortionists!

But, how much progress on a case investigating Oak, and several Shin lackeys do you think the DSI made during "the Tarit years"?

Would never ever have surfaced until well after the statute of limitations expired.

[Freed1948]

It's all been said before.

If you have money, the law is on your side.

[mikemac]

Its good to see Mr T and the Shins playing those old tunes again.

That enduring classic ' Lets throw the bankers under the bus'

And the ironically timeless ' Statute of limitations has run out'

It would be great to see them back in their home town playing old favourites like 'Clean Money, Unseen Money', 'Grease my Palm with gold' and 'You'll never take me alive'

Don't leave us hanging Paiboon

Cue Frank Shinwatra - " i did / am doing / and will continue to do it MY WAY "

Actually I thought he was a bit over the top with his song selection but pretty much summed the man up. Surprised he did not throw in "Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur and "Escape" by Metalica.

[jaywalker]

.......And Prayut leaves for New York as this is announced.

Mr. T may be here tomorrow. You never know.

[scorecard]

.......And Prayut leaves for New York as this is announced.

Mr. T may be here tomorrow. You never know.

True. You never know.

Panthongtae Shinawatra could be flying out today to join Dad in "self-exile".

Here's a twist - oak now fully qualified in the tricky and unethical categories and therefore now the top of the the list for next puppet.

Heaven forbid...