iCon probe turns sights on politician ‘S’

The iCon Group fraud suspects are brought from the Central Investigation Bureau to the Criminal Court in Bangkok for a process to extend their detention last month. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The Central Investigation Bureau’s ( CIB ) fraud suspects were transferred to Bangkok’s Criminal Court last month for an extension of their detention. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

The iCon Group‘s executives ‘ financial transactions have been linked to the mother of a politician, according to the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI). The total amount purchased by the company is 100 million baht.

At current 18 directors of the direct sales business, reportedly involved in public fraud and a pyramid scheme, are in confinement including its CEO Warathaphon Waratyaworrakul.

The Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) uncovered about 10 million baht in transactions from the politician’s mother whose name begins with S, according to DSI spokesman Pol Capt Surawut Rangsai on Wednesday.

The trades took place between 2021 and 2024 because she once served as a government official.

The transfers from the president’s mother to Mr S were for nearly 100 million ringgit, even though the family did not work and was old.

” Some money was transferred by Boss Paul]Mr Warathaphon ] and Boss Peter]Klot Sretthanan], executives of the iCon, to the mother’s account”, he said.

If another company executives transferred funds to the accounts, the DSI may learn.

He claimed that yesterday the DSI questioned the 11 female The sign managers at the Bangkok Remand Prison. A notice was sent to Witoon Kengngan, prosecutor of the symbol Group executives, to meet the interrogation.

The attorney requested an additional 15 days to send documents in order to refute the allegations, according to Pol Capt Surawut. He had a 15-day initial time frame from the DSi, and he has already extended that day to December 3.

We want them to finish the event by December 3 so that the DSI you bring it before the public prosecutor. They will have to send more information to the public prosecutor rather than us, he said.

The Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has expanded its investigation to include lawmaker S, according to Mr. Witoon, who stated to investigators that he had not yet decided to sue him. He claimed that the money was used to generate significance.