PUBLISHED : 11 Jan 2024 at 12:14
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will file charges against two former ministers and two high-level officials at the Labour Ministry for allegedly demanding 36 million baht in exchange for a greenlight for the export of Thai workers to Finland.
The DSI stated on Thursday that it has evidence to back the bribery allegations against the four individuals, with some of the evidence coming from authorities in Finland.
The statement did not name the politicians and the high-level officials.
According to the statement, a group of politicians, government officials and civilians demanded a Thai job broker pay an average of 3,000 baht for each worker destined for wild berry collection in the Scandinavian country.
The broker passed the special requirement to about 12,000 Thai workers exported from 2020 and 2023, and they had to pay altogether about 36 million baht in addition to other expenses.
The DSI said that both it and public prosecutors have agreed to press the charges with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).