Bangkok: Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat" Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Provincial Police Commission along with 3 agencies NACC-YYP-NACC. Joined in declaring the circumstances of "Srisuwan Janraya" along with others, demanding money from the Director-General of the Rice Department. In exchange for not filing a complaint At 7:30 p.m. on January 26, 2024 at the Crime Suppression Division (Suppression Division), Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat Pankaew, deputy commander of the Crime Suppression Division, along with Mr. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, secretary-general of the committee. NACC together with Pol. Maj. Gen. Prasong Chalermphan, commander of the NACC, Pol. Lt. Col. Siriphong Sritula, director of the Anti-Corruption Division in the Public Sector 2, and P. Police Colonel Permwut Pratumrat, Superintendent 1, Narcotics Control Board, announced the arrest of Mr. Srisuwan Charanya, the leader of the Love the Nation, Love the Land organization, after joining with Mr. Yoswarit Chuklom or Jeng Dokjik, a member of the Ruam Th ai Sang Chart Party. (RTRC) and Ms. Pimanattha Jiraputthiphak, former MP candidate of the RTRC Party, threatened the Director-General of the Rice Department by demanding 3 million baht before negotiating the remaining 1.5 million baht in exchange. with the resolution of complaints about the project to support the reduction of production costs in rice cultivation and production improvement projects for rice growers Claiming to have found suspicious matters that suggest corruption. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat said that the Director-General of the Rice Department and his wife came to complain that The accused group extorted money. Therefore, evidence was gathered and in coordination with the NACC and NACC, the operation was launched to arrest all the accused. In this case, the Director-General confirmed that the alleged matter was not true. Attempts were made to negotiate and collect money. So he negotiated the remaining half of the money, from 3 million baht to 1.5 million baht. Currently, 660,000 baht has been paid and evidence is collected via chat line, video, and various evidence. until it is clear Before reporting the matter to the police, the Narcotics Control Board has examined the evidence and believes that The accused group actually committed the crime together. In addition, the evidence received also has weight. It took more than 4 months to gather evidence, leading to this arrest. After this, one additional person will be called for questioning. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat also said that the current investigation has not found any other persons involved. But found that there was a horse account which will investigate further It is believed that someone assisted in receiving the money. And the accused also referred to the elders. and from the interrogation of Mr. Srisuwan deny the accusations Claiming that someone had brought money But he himself was not the one who called for it. However, from his work experience, he still found that This money-making process involves people making complaints, clearing pe ople, horse accounts, and money-takers. As for the arrest plan After the victim handed over the money by hanging a bag containing 500,000 baht in front of the house, police waited for more than an hour before serving a search warrant to enter the house. But found that someone ran away to the back of the house. When rushing to arrest Mr. Srisuwan was found in the house. When asked where the money was He then took the officer to pick up the money himself. As for the bag containing the money, it was found that it had been left next to the house. It was confirmed that it was at Mr. Srisuwan's house. There are CCTV cameras throughout the house. He saw the whole incident. When asked whether the Deputy Prime Minister had contacted him to provide assistance to any of the accused or not. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat confirmed that no one called to clarify, but the Deputy Prime Minister had coordinated and asked for cooperation. Because officials had followed the accused group to many places, they confirmed that the De puty Prime Minister had no part in helping the accused. When asked whether he would oppose bail for the accused or not. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat answered that he personally did not want to be granted bail. But I can tell you that Sri is tired. When asked, Mr. Srisuwan claimed that he had been bullied. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat said that anything done that is beneficial to the country is admirable. But the behavior that occurred is considered clear and can be prosecuted by the officials. If there is anyone who receives a complaint from a group of accused persons like this Mr. Niwatchai said that this case occurred at the beginning of the month. Last January The victim complained that Jeng Dokjik coordinated with Mr. Srisuwan and his wife to collect 3 million baht, accusing himself of corruption in several projects in the Rice Department. which has a budget of billions of baht Before the victim negotiated until the remaining 1.5 million baht was left, the victim was confident that he had done nothing wron g. Therefore, he reported the matter to the Narcotics Control Board until evidence was gathered and an arrest warrant was issued. and planned to make an arrest at Mr. Srisuwan's residence in Pathum Thani Province today (26 Jan.) and found evidence that he was holding money. There is also evidence of previous telephone contact. However, for Jeng Dokjik, he is considered a government official. Even if you are not a person holding a political position but can be prosecuted And if the court orders a lawsuit, they must suspend their duties first Source: Thai News Agency