Five individuals and a firm summoned to acknowledge money laundering charges



BANGKOK: -- One company and five individuals who allegedly received a total of 878 cheques worth several hundred million baht from Klongchan Credit Union Cooperatives’ disgraced former chairman Supachai Srisupa-aksorn have been summoned to appear before the enquiry officers to acknowledge money laundering charges.

Pol Lt-Col Bunthoon Chimkra, commander of the special criminal litigation office of the Department of Special Investigation, said Monday that summonses had already been issued for SW Holding Group (Thailand) and five individuals namely Mrs Rinna Wattanasirinukul, Mr Lapas Somkham, Mrs Thongpin Kinlom, Ms Sarunya Manmud and Ms panya to report to the enquiry officers to acknowledge the charges against them.

All the suspects showed up to acknowledge the charges but denied the charges, claiming that they would go back to gather their evidences to be presented to the enquiry officers at a later date. They were given one week’s time to present the documents.

As for a special case regarding the use of the cooperatives’ money to buy land for resale, Pol Lt-Col Bunthoon said he expected the case could be wrapped up next week.

As for another case involving the use of the cooperatives’ 321.4 million to buy shares of M Home SPV2 Company in which Phra Dhammachayo’s lawyer, Mr Samphan Sermcheep, was named a shareholder on behalf of Mr Supachai, he said that the enquiry officers expected they could summon the lawyer for questioning next week.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/five-individuals-firm-summoned-acknowledge-money-laundering-charges/


-- Thai PBS 2016-07-12

No more room at the Wat for new monks?

Cheap flights to Dubai at the moment.

What about the other 100,000 firms?