Chinese mafia case taken over by police chief with top officers assigned to different key roles
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Last week, the chief whistleblower, in this case, veteran former politician Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit who Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin has highly praised, expressed unease at the narrow range of charges being pursued against Mr Chaiyanat Kornchayanant. As part of this week’s move by the National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat, it is understood that a submission on the case will be made to the Office of the Attorney-General so that it can be pursued as a transnational crime case, giving police and prosecution agencies more power.
https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/14/chinese-mafia-case-taken-up-by-police-chief/
James Morris reports from Bangkok.
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