Acting general consensual orders as the investigation into playing and cash fraud continues
PUBLISHED: 18 Apr 2024 at 20:42
UPDATED: 18 Apr 2024 at 21:17
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the acting federal police captain has suspended assistant chief Surachate Hakparn and four employees who are accused of being involved in an online gaming community.
The attempt, which Pol Gen Kitrat Panphet signed, was reported to have gone into effect on Thursday, according to the cause.
Aside from Pol Gen Surachate, aka Big Joke, the attempt applied to Pol Col Kittichai Sangkhathaworn, assistant police chief of Songkhla state; The assistant commander of the Phra Samut Chedi police station in Samut Prakan is Pol Lt Col Krit Pariyaket. and two visitors police officers: Pol Sgt Natthawut Wadwaew and Pol Sgt Natthanan Chuchak.
All five are alleged to be a part of the BNK Master playing network’s money-laundering operation.
According to the source, Pol Gen Kitrat based his choice on a disciplinary investigation and noted that the five offenders ‘ arrest warrants had been approved by the authorities.
According to the cause, Pol Gen Kitrat and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin discussed the matter with the government member at Government House on Thursday night.
The five have the right to file a petition challenging the attempt.
The prime minister named Pol Gen Kitrat as the acting chief after moving Pol Gen Surachate and nationwide police captain Torsak Sukvimol from their active articles on March 20.
The two neglected senior officials had been a long-running conflict, with frequent people rumors about their involvement with illegal gambling networks.
Just days after investigators obtained a warrant for his arrest, Police Gen Surachate turned himself in to the police on April 2 to face money laundering charges. He was later released on bail.
A commission established by the excellent minister to look into the case just declared that it had discovered there were grounds for believing that Pol Gen Surachate was a part of money laundering.
A new exploratory committee was established on Thursday to examine the functions of the five suspects Pol Gen Kitrat had suspended.
14 police officers make up the committee, which includes officers from the rank of lieutenant-colonel to public.
It is headed by Pol Gen Sarawut Karnpanich, a deputy national captain, and even includes Pol Lt Gen Nopawat Arayangkun, a deputy police inspector-general; and Pol Maj Gen Montree Theskhan, mind of the Crime Suppression Division.
The new board did follow up on the findings of a committee’s previous research, which included police from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.
According to a previous exploration, the BNK Master playing website’s administrator transferred funds to a bank account held by Pol Lt. Col. Krit.
The funds then was moved from that account to the records of the two alleged commanders. They in change were presumably ordered to provide letters of funds to Pol Gen Surachate’s home. The purchases took position between Feb 8 and Nov 3, 2022, the researchers found.
Since next month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has appointed Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn to inert positions in the PM’s Office pending an investigation into allegations against both men, and Pol Gen Kitrat Panphet has been the acting acting federal police chief.