Royal Thai Police Office, "Big Tai", Police Commander-in-Chief, signs appointment order. "Pol. Gen. Sarawut" presided over the examination of "Big Joke" along with others. Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Police (Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Police) issued a letter to Police Order No. 177/2024 dated April 18, 2024 regarding the appointment of an investigation committee, with the content that with the following police officers Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakphan, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Pol. Col. Kittichai Sangkhathaworn, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Police, Songkhla Province Police Lieutenant Colonel Krit Pariyaket, Deputy Superintendent of Crime Suppression Provincial Police Station Phra Samut Chedi Samut Prakan Province Pol.Sgt.Nattawut Watwaew, Squad Commander (Responsible for traffic) Traffic operations according to the Royal Initiative Project 1, Subdistrict 6, Traffic Police Divisio n Police Sergeant Natthanan Chujak, Squad Commander, Patrol Division 1, Supervision Division 1, Traffic Police Division There were cases of accusations of serious disciplinary violations. As a result of the Samut Prakan Provincial Police's order No. 746/2023 dated December 18, 2023 and Order No. 114/2024 dated March 6, 2024, appointing a committee to investigate Pol. Lt. Col. Rit Pariyaket, in the case of having to face a criminal case for the offense of conspiracy where two or more people agreed to commit the offense of money laundering and the offense of money laundering was committed because of a conspiracy and work together to launder money According to Criminal Case No. 391/2566 of the Tao Poon Police Station And according to the Criminal Court's arrest warrant No. 4549/2566, dated December 4, 2023, from the investigation, it alluded to other police officers being involved in actions in the matter under investigation as well, according to the Police Commission's rules that With the investigation consid ering B.E. 2004, item 28, and from the report of the investigative team in accordance with Metropolitan Police Headquarters Order No. 593/2023, dated October 25, 2023, there were the following actions: On 3 Dec. 2023, 8, 16 Jan. 2024 and 5 Mar. 2024, Operations Group 4 officers, Information Technology Crime Suppression Operations Center The Royal Thai Police Office (PPO) and the investigative team according to Royal Thai Police Order No. 593/2023, dated 25 October 2023, have come to file a complaint with the investigating officer. Tao Poon Police Station To prosecute 22 people who participated in the offense related to the online gambling website named BNKMASTER for the crime of "jointly arranging to play or do tricks to lure Help advertise or solicit directly or indirectly. allowing others to play or gamble in games without permission from the official, conspire by agreement of two or more people to commit a money laundering offense and have committed a money laundering offense because of the conspiracy and working together to launder money,' which investigators at the Tao Poon Metropolitan Police Station Received the complaint according to Criminal Case No. 391/2566. It appears that Ms. Pimwilai Plong-on, who manages the online gambling website, used another person's account to manage the website that provided online gambling. By receiving money in-out from gamblers Including paying gambling assets and collect benefits from online gambling and there is a transfer of money from the bank account of Miss Pimwilai Plong-on through the bank account of Miss Benjamin Saengchan, which is an account that Police Lieutenant Colonel Krit Pariyaket holds and has used many times. Once the money has been transferred, evidence of the money transfer will be sent via the LINE application one after the other to Mr. Naphatsakorn Haekerd, Pol. Col. Kittichai Sangkhathaworn and Pol. Lt. Col. Kri. Sat Pariyaket knows Then there will be a transfer of money from the account of Ms. Benjamin Saengchan into the account of Police Sergeant Natthawut Watwaew or Police Sergeant Natthanan Chujak, then Police Lieutenant Colonel. Krit Pariyaket ordered Police Sergeant Natthawut Watwaew or Police Sergeant Natthanan Chujak via the Line application to put cash in an envelope and bring it. Put it on the desk inside the house. Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakphan, and there were many cash transfers received from bank counters and automatic deposit machines. and there is a transfer of money from that account to another person's account The Criminal Court approved the issuance of an arrest warrant for Pol. Lt. Col. Krit Pariyaket according to Criminal Court Arrest Warrant No. 4549/2567 dated December 4, 2023. Pol. Col. Kittichai Sangkhathaworn according to Criminal Court Arrest Warrant No. 1063. /2024 dated 12 Mar. 2024 Pol.Sgt.Nattawut Watwaew according to Criminal Court arrest warrant no. 1064/2567 dated 12 Mar.2024 Pol.Sgt.Nattanan Chu Chak according to Criminal Court arrest warrant No. 1065/2567 dated 12 March 2024 and Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakphan according to Cri minal Court arrest warrant No. 1396/2567 dated 2 April 2024. The incidents occurred between February 8, 2022 and November 3, 2022. The incidents occurred throughout the Kingdom. As for Pol. Lt. Col. Krit Pariyaket, who has already been investigated for discipline. According to Samut Prakan Provincial Police Order No. 746/2023 dated December 18, 2023 and Order No. 114/2024 dated March 6, 2024, it was carried out within authority according to the facts at that time. But when the facts later appeared that This is a case where police officers in different positions and belonging to different agencies were accused of committing serious disciplinary violations together. The authority for the accused with a higher rank or the authority to consider and order for all accused persons shall order the appointment of an investigative committee. By virtue of the Royal Thai Police Act 2022, Section 105, Section 108, Section 119 and Section 179, together with Order of the Office of the Prime Minister No. 108/2024, dated M arch 20, 2024, on the matter of appointing police officers to act in their place. and Royal Thai Police Order No. 436/2005 dated June 20, 2005 regarding delegation of authority to carry out disciplinary actions. Ordering police officers to leave government service and set guidelines Therefore, the order appointing the investigative committee was canceled. In accordance with Samut Prakan Provincial Police Order No. 746/2023 dated December 18, 2023 and Order No. 114/2024 dated March 6, 2024, and appointed an investigation committee to investigate the accused in the matter. Consisting of the following people Police General Sarawut Karpanich, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police being the chairman of the board Pol. Lt. Gen. Noppawat Arayangkun, Deputy Inspector General of the Royal Thai Police, is a committee member. Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Nakrit, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 1, is a committee member. Pol. Maj. Gen. Wiwat Chaisangkha, Deputy Commander of the Central Investigation Po lice, is a committee member. Pol. Maj. Gen. Montree Thetkhan, Crime Suppression Commander Being a committee member and secretary Pol. Maj. Gen. Suphanat Charoenruangsakul, Commander, Government Inspection Division 4, is a committee member. Pol. Col. Bandit Nil-on, Deputy Commander (Investigation), Legal and Case Division, Provincial Police Region 2, is a committee member. Pol. Col. Phanom Chueathong, Superintendent of Thung Maha Mek Police Station, is a committee member. Pol. Col. Therdsayam Bunasena, Superintendent (Investigation), Investigation Group, Investigation Division, Provincial Police Region 5, is a committee member. Pol. Col. Akradet Suriyong, Superintendent of the Administration Department, Special Branch Police Headquarters 2, is a committee member. Pol. Col. Mingmontri Siriphong, Superintendent (Investigation), Investigation Group Crime Suppression Division is a committee member. Pol. Lt. Col. Boonnam Labloka, Deputy Superintendent (Investigation), Division 4, Crime Suppression Division Assistant secretary Pol. Lt. Col. Siriphon Bunnun, Deputy Superintendent Investigation and Inspection Division 2, Inspection Division 2, Office of the Inspector General of Police Assistant secretary Pol. Lt. Col. Rachat Chatvajirawong, Inspector, Supervision Division 4, Crime Suppression Division Assistant secretary In this regard, the investigative committee shall complete the investigation and consider according to the criteria and methods specified in the 2004 Police Commission Rules regarding investigation and consider and submit the investigation file for further consideration. Moreover, if the investigative committee finds that the case has grounds that the accused has committed a serious disciplinary violation in matters other than those specified in this order or in cases where the investigation involves other police officers And the investigative committee considered the matter and found that the police officer was involved in any action in the matter under investigation. The chairman of the comm ittee should report it as soon as possible. 419. Source: Thai News Agency