Restaurant assault will be used as a case study.
PUBLISHED: 4:00 on December 8, 2023.
CHAI NAT: According to police, members of a loan shark crew have been detained after they broke into their borrower’s restaurant in the Sankhaburi area of the Central Plains province while registering with the government.
Two offenders from the crew, identified only as Traiphob, 28, of the Nern Kham city, and Nirut, 24, were detained on Wednesday, according to a media briefing led by Pol Lt Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-Ek, director of Provincial Police Region 1.
They were also apprehended along with a getaway bicycle, hat, and clothing.
The two were detained, according to Pol Lt Gen Jirasan, for allegedly vandalizing the restaurant that their debtor, Piyathida ( surname withheld ), owned. Soon after the theft, they were captured.
One of the lenders who reportedly signed up for the government’s program to help people settle their debts with non-traditional lenders was Ms. Piyathida.
She had taken out a loan of 30,000 ringgit from he named Theerasak or Maew. Until she settled the bill, Mr. Theerasak charged an outrageous interest charge of 850 ringgit per day.
Following Ms. Piyathida’s registration with the state-run program, Mr. Theerasak gave the order for Mr Traiphob and Mr Nirut to vandalise her diner at around 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday.
According to Pol Lt Gen Jirasan, Mr. Theerasak was afterwards detained at his home in the Hankha district.
Pol Lt. Gen. Jirasan had previously been invited by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to discuss the case. The top stated that he wanted the cafe assault on Ms. Piyathida to be used as a case study in predatory financing.
According to Mr. Srettha, the Royal Thai Police has pledged to safeguard the identities of listed debt while treating alleged predatory lenders fairly during the inspection process.
As of Wednesday, 68, 651 individuals had enrolled in the program, at least 4,449 of whom were based in Bangkok.
Those who need assistance from the state can register online through ( debt ). Dopa. Come. According to Suttipong Juljarern, lasting secretary of the Interior Ministry, users can access the ThaiID mobile apps by dialing the Damrongtham Centre’s line on 1567 or by going to their neighborhood area office until Feb 29 of next year.
In other news, on Wednesday, a Bangkok debtor who had been harmed by their illegal loan shark came to see investigators at the Crime Suppression Division ( CSD ).
One of the community people claims that the defendant, Toey only, was slashed on the arm by the loan sharks two months ago. The situation is being looked into by the CSD.