Searched 4 locations to destroy illegal movie website that has been open for more than 20 years.

Feb. 16 - Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police searched 4 locations to break up an illegal movie website that has been open for more than 20 years, worth more than a billion baht in damages. Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) by the Economic Crime Suppression Division (OCEC) under the direction of Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridej, Commander-in-Chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Pol. Maj. Gen. Sophon Sarapat, Deputy Commander of the Central Investigation Bureau, Pol. Maj. Gen. Putthidet Bunkrapue, Commander-in-Chief of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division, along with the police officers of Division 1 of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division joined together. Inspect and confiscate items 9 bank passbooks, 2 ATM cards, 29 hard disks, 3 desktop and notebook computers 1 tablet, 2 mobile phones, 33 memory cards and flash drives, total of 33 items. 79 items Place of seizure 1. A house in the area of ??Lat Yao Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok. 2. A house in the area of ??Or Ngoen Subdistrict, Sai Mai District, Bangkok. 3. A house in the area of ??Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Surin District. Surin Province 4. A house in the area of ??Mae Nam Subdistrict, Koh Samui District. Surat Thani Province The situation is a continuation from the previous representative who received power of attorney from a private company. which does business related to the film industry Many companies have filed complaints with the investigating officers of Division 1, Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division, to take legal action against websites that distribute copyrighted movies of many of these affected companies. Police officers from Subdistrict 1, Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division, therefore conducted an investigation and gathered evidence. Until it was discovered that the said location was involved in the commission of an offense. Therefore, a search warrant was brought to the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court. Inspected and searched 4 targets, sei zed items used in the aforementioned crimes and sent them to investigators for prosecution. At some point, it was found that this group of co-offenders had altered the room under the stairs. For storing hard disks or movie data files that are copyrighted by the victim in a way that is intentionally hidden and detected as well. ?From the investigation, it was found that the behavior of the said website involved many people. The duties in various parts are clearly divided. The service has been open since 2006. The first time was under the name siambit.com, which is the name of the website and has the same domain that the Royal Thai Police Police Department recently raided and arrested. Last February 7, 2024, but at that time it was an arrest for an offense. "Publishing obscene materials and concealing advertisements on online gambling websites" and with the integrated work of all police units under the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), it was found that the said website had committed various offenses. type O ne of them is the illegal distribution of movies that are copyrighted by the company. Police officers from the Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division were assigned to conduct an extended investigation from the said case. which found that The first period will be open for viewing for free. Later, they began collecting membership fees from the general public. Website names have been changed to conceal and evade official scrutiny. Currently there are more than 100,000 members. More than 50,000 copyrighted films have been distributed, and the injured company has calculated the amount of damages resulting from lost revenue. from ticket sales in movie theaters and income from distribution via websites or legal streaming Initial damage is worth more than 1,000 million baht. From the investigation, it was found that income or benefits collected from membership fees had a turnover of more than 60 million baht. After this Officers will collect evidence. Ready to prepare to prosecute persons involved in co mmitting such crimes. However, if people around the world have any clues about websites that infringe on copyright infringement. You can report clues directly to the Central Investigation Police Headquarters. Website: https://cib.go.th/ or the Central Investigation Police Facebook page. To lead to the arrest of further offenders. 413 .-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency