AMLO sets up a special inspection team for ‘The Icon’, preparing to enter the transaction committee on 17 Oct., indicating that the police have the authority to seize assets first, according to the Criminal Procedure Code.
Mr. Thepsu Bowornchotdara, Secretary-General of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), revealed that the AMLO has received a letter of coordination to investigate the case of The Icon Company from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPD) and has immediately ordered the establishment of a special investigation team. In principle, since the use of power under the money laundering law affects personal rights, a thorough investigation process is required and it falls under the basic offense under the money laundering law. The police have coordinated to investigate the offense of borrowing money which is a fraud against the public. At this time, the amount of assets cannot be predicted or disclosed. After receiving the case, the process is to investigate the financial transactions and a
ssets before submitting it to the consideration of the transaction committee on October 17. Initially, the bank has been contacted. The use of the power to seize assets is in the form of a transaction committee. First, the offense must be investigated. When it falls under the basic offense of fraud against the public or borrowing money by defrauding the public, the next step is to proceed.
Mr. Witthaya Nititham, spokesman for the AMLO, said that the system for forwarding basic crimes requires careful examination of evidence. In the case of The Icon, investigators have the Criminal Procedure Code to seize the assets in advance to prevent the transfer of assets. The AMLO, together with the police, has taken action in many cases of this nature. The latest case is the Mae Tak gold case, where the police seized it first. The AMLO will conduct a deeper investigation into those involved in the network, which will take time. Currently, the Consumer Protection Police Division has already reported the damages and asse
t values ??to the AMLO, but it is information in the case file and cannot be disclosed yet.
However, we would like to warn those involved, if you are innocent and have not done anything wrong, please go through the investigation, do not transfer assets because it is a crime of money laundering which has a severe penalty.
Source: Thai News Agency