Officials charged with coercing prospects
PUBLISHED: 7 Does 2025 at 04: 39
Former individuals claim pretenders have been posing as officials it and forcing them to admit guilt, while Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has confirmed that DSI officers were just in Amnat Charoen state to investigate Senate vote cooperation.
The minister made the comment after provincial government Narong Thepsena wrote a letter to the inside agency’s permanent director on Monday, alleging that three males posing as DSI officers pressed two female candidates to confess cooperation. Phaiwan Kaewphuang, 57, and Bunlom Wannaphat, 65, are the original prospects.
On May 4, the males claiming to get DSI officers allegedly visited Ms. Phaiwan’s home without any condition identification and not in formal attire. They allegedly coerced her into confessing to vote-rigging in the Senate vote by disconnecting her CCTV cameras program. The men failed to respond when she constantly inquired what company they were from, she said, leading to her refusing to cooperate.
Ms. Bunlom, who claimed the three gentlemen had contacted her for information about the election, had a similar experience.
Authorities were dispatched to Amnat Charoen, according to Pol Col Tawee, where they interrogated more than 10 testimony.
He claimed that the DSI was even made aware of the incident. He confirmed that the three gentlemen were DSI soldiers.
Administrators are being asked to engage in specific cases, which would violate Section 22 of the Special Case Investigation Act, which places them in the position of receiving legal punishments, including prison sentences ranging from one to ten years.
Pol Col Tawee remarked that he had never heard from the government about hear intimidation and that he should file a report of any such incidents to him.
He claimed that the DSI traveled to Amnat Charoen at the testimony ‘ orders because they feared local influence would be used against them and that they lacked the resources to travel to Bangkok.
In terms of the ongoing vote-rigging investigation, DSI authorities and the Election Commission (EC ) have interrogated more than 30 witnesses, looked at connections between various groups, and analyzed suspicious financial trades of at least 500 million baht at the neighborhood, provincial, and national levels, as well as voting patterns and unusual vote counts.
The EC has received evidence that may revoke any senators found guilty of participating in a crime.
Cases will be submitted to the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court for Political Office-Holders if allegations of wrongdoing are confirmed.
The DSI is also looking into allegations of money laundering and other criminal activity.