PUBLISHED: 04:00 on September 15, 2023.
A special team has been established by the Royal Thai Police to look into the alleged manipulation of bid prices by two businesses owned by Praween Chanklai, also known as” Kamnan Nok ,” a key suspect in the killing of he allegedly committed last week.
According to assistant federal police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn yesterday, the group consists of representatives from the Revenue Department, Comptroller General’s Department and State Audit Office, Anti-Money Laundering Office and Public Sector Anti – Corruption Commission.
According to director-general of the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI ), Pol Maj Suriya Singhakamol, P Phatanarungrod and P Raweekanok Construction Co, both of which are owned by Mr. Praween, have received concessions in 1, 544 government projects totaling 7.57 billion baht since 2011.
A team of inspectors raided three locations in Nakhon Pathom yesterday, including an accounting firm that has worked for Mr. Praween’s family for the past 20 years, according to Pol Col. Anek Taosupap, deputy chief of the Crime Suppression Division( CSD ). This was part of their investigation into the collusion concerns.
According to Pol Col Anek, the CSD seized a number of financial records pertaining to the two businesses involved in the attack.
In the meantime, Pol Maj Sivakorn Saibua, an official of Highway Police Division 2 in Nakhon Pathom, died as a result of next week’s killing at Mr. Praween. Authorities have recovered film that was deleted from 13 surveillance cameras, the authorities said.
However, the officers were still developing two additional cameras. The procedure is anticipated to be finished after currently, according to Pol Gen Surachate.