Investigators tracking lawyer Sittra’s money trail

In a forgery case, officers and anti-money trafficking officials discuss asset seizures.

Police search a vehicle belonging to high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd at his luxury house in Taling Chan district of Bangkok after he and his wife were arrested on fraud charges on Thursday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)
After his and his wife were detained on suspicion of fraud on Thursday, police searched Sittra Biabungkerd’s leisure residence in Bangkok’s Taling Chan area. ( Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham )

The wife and the well-known lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd are facing charges of fraud and money laundering, and the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) is in talks with police about tracking their assets.

To investigate Mr. Sittra’s and his wife’s financial transactions, Amlo and the police Crime Suppression Division ( CSD ) are collaborating. Thus far, it has not seized any property of them, Amlo official Witthaya Neetitham said on Saturday.

According to Mr. Witthaya, police searched Mr. Sittra’s luxurious home last week and searched some assets, including luxury cars, to test evidence.

Nevertheless, it’s still not clear whether additional financial studies may be conducted because Amlo authorities must first work closely with the police, he continued.

Following the Criminal Court’s denial of Ms. Patthitta’s loan request, Mr. Sittra Biabungkerd and his partner Patthitta were remanded in custody on Friday on charges of fraud and money laundering. Mr. Sittra did not request loan.

In the meantime, officers questioned 10 additional testimony in the case, but they requested the pair be detained for 12 days. Before costs may be brought in, suspects may be held without bail for a maximum of 84 time.

Both Mr. Sittra and his family were taken to the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Bangkok, Thailand.

Both were cooperating well with the authorities, according to Kanokwan Chewchuapun, the director of the Department of Corrections ‘ penology section and the women’s prison’s acting director, on Saturday. They will need to adjust to their new surroundings.

The division has provided medical and psychological support, she said, adding that they would be in isolation for five days owing to Covid-19 techniques.

Authorities will conduct an preference for a week before deciding whether to transfer the suspects to ordinary detention centers, according to Ms. Kanokwan.

Authorities must take into account Mr. Sittra’s placement carefully to avoid conflicts, especially given his continued cases, such as the symbol Group fraud case involving 11 male prisoners in various prison areas.

Lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd is taken from the Crime Suppression Division to the Criminal Court on Friday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)

On Friday, Sittra Biabungkerd is transported from the officers Violence Suppression Division to the Criminal Court. While officers continue their investigation, he and his family were kept in custody for 12 weeks. ( Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham )

On Thursday, authorities in Chachoengsao, Chachoengsao, stopped their Porsche Cayenne as they drove away from Bangkok. Mr. Sittra and his family were also detained.

In connection with a celebrity’s claim that she lost 71 million baht to Mr. Sittra, they were charged with fraud and money laundering.

Pol Maj Gen Akaradet Pimolsri, an aide police chief, said the pair appeared to be preparing to leave to Cambodia, so authorities decided to assault them. However, their attorney, Saiyud Pengboonchu, claimed they were visiting a Chachoengsao church to demonstrate significance.

In order to answer to all the rumors that had been circulating, Mr. Sittra had requested that the officers question him about the case against him two days prior.

The girl, who had won billions of ringgit in a German lottery, gave the money to the lawyer as a present, the lawyer claimed.

The 58-year-old person, Jatuporn” Madame Oy” Ubonlert, had filed a complaint with officers and had been questioned many times before the arrest warrant for Mr Sittra was issued.

Mr. Saiyud claimed that Mr. Sittra was the only beneficiary of the large sum of money that Ms. Jatuporn gave him.

As for Mr Sittra’s prior state that he had received the money “out of affection”, Mr Saiyud said he had no idea why his client made for a speech.

Police search a luxury house of lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd and his wife on Thursday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)

On Thursday, police searched Sittra Biabungkerd’s wife’s luxurious home in Bangkok’s Taling Chan area. ( Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham )