The case of the arrest of famous singer "Srisuwan Janraya" and 3 people who threatened to extort money from the Director-General of the Rice Department. Recently, important evidence has gradually been revealed. There are two more audio clips. The police revealed that they have information about the mastermind behind it. Prepare to expand exam results Progress in the police case: Narcotics Control Board, Sonthi, together with the NACC and NACC, launched an operation to arrest famous singer "Srisuwan Janraya" along with Mr. Yoswarit Chuklom or " Jeng Dokjik' and Ms. Pimanattha Jiraputthiphak, former MP candidate of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party. Together they threatened to demand 3 million baht from Mr. Natthakit Khongthip, Director-General of the Rice Department. Before negotiations were made, the amount was reduced to 1.5 million baht in exchange for resolving complaints about the project to support the reduction of production costs in rice cultivation. and production improvement projects for rice growers R ecently, there is important evidence related to the extortion of assets from the Director-General of the Rice Department. gradually being revealed to the public continuously After yesterday, the Thai News Agency presented the first audio clip claiming that Mr. C. called the Director-General's wife. Negotiate for maintenance fees in exchange for not complaining. and hastened to pay 1 million baht before the new year While today (January 29) there are two more audio clips that claim to be the audio clips of Mr. "Sor" negotiating with the Director-General's wife. The first clip seems to be a conversation after part of the money has been transferred. But the agreed amount of 1.5 million baht had not yet been transferred, causing negotiations to be made to pay the remaining amount and saying that if the money was paid as agreed, I'll end this story soon. As for the second clip, it is claimed to be an audio clip of "Mr. J" negotiating with the Director-General's wife. Alluding to the purchase of Royal Rainmaking aircraft. and refers to many sides Said that the matter will go to the committee, the budget, the council and themselves can be cleared up. Including saying that it was only himself who took "Mr. S" with him. Yesterday, the Director-General of the Rice Department along with Mrs. Thanyarat Chaisirikunakorn's wife gave a statement to the Police at the Crime Suppression Division regarding corruption and misconduct for more than 11 hours and provided evidence of 20 bank accounts to allow officers to look at financial history. After giving evidence, both the Director-General and his wife said that 'I don't want to answer any questions. Because it will affect the outcome of the case.' While Mr. Danudet Siriwongtrakul, lawyer and legal advisor to the Director-General of the Rice Department Reveal new information to journalists Regarding the behavior of threatening to demand 1.5 million baht from the Director-General of the Rice Department, there is now a former politician. who previously held the position of execu tive of the Ministry of Agriculture Contact the Director General of the Rice Department. and wife of the Director-General of the Rice Department I'd like to tell Director General Joe to take it easy and stop his role. Including trying to connect the business of the wife of the Director-General of the Rice Department. that operates a pig farm and chicken farm Let it be connected to the case of illegal pigs and illegal chicken feet. This matter is considered a big issue at the national level. But personally I'm not afraid. The disclosure this time had no political implications. and confident that the evidence is strong As for this extortion of assets It is done as a process, dividing duties among each other. Ready to reveal the timeline of the extortion of assets, saying that before the incident, there was an information letter complaining to the Director-General of the Rice Department. Sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Before the Director-General of the Rice Department was called in to expl ain the budget, that are no longer used and sent it to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or BAAC to help farmers. Then the matter ended. Until the Director-General of the Rice Department came to consult with a lawyer that Probably being bullied by someone. therefore authorized him to report a complaint Later, there were advisors to the executives of the Ministry of Agriculture. Called the Director-General of the Rice Department to see him and confirmed that he had nothing to do with it. This consultant advised him to pay money to clear Mr. Prof. The matter would be resolved. Because if there is a press conference There will be a lot of damage. Before making an appointment to go and pay money at Mr. Sor.'s house, an amount of 6 figures, more than 100,000 baht, at that time he thought that The story is over. But on December 20, 2023, Mr. Sor. and Mr. J. went to press conference at Parliament. Alleging corruption in the Royal Rainmaking Department At the end, it was mentioned that the Rice Department is a small department but has a budget of over 10 billion. and appointing the executive's wife to open a company to support corruption On the same day, there was a telephone call from Mr. Sor. who called the Director-General of the Rice Department but did not answer. The next day, Mr. S. called again. To meet for coffee at noon. Arrived and said We are now preparing to examine the budget. and prepare to submit it to the committee for inspection To which the Director-General of the Rice Department replied that he would investigate and confirmed that he had not done anything wrong. Then, when we had dispersed, there was a phone call to the Director-General of the Rice Department again. and ask for more money Before the Director-General of the Rice Department handed the phone to his wife, he spoke. The other end of the line replied, A sum of 2 kilos or 2 million baht will be demanded. The wife of the Director-General of the Rice Department said that she had done nothing wrong. Why do you have to do t his? And if you take care of a little, you can take care of it before negotiating until it's only 1 and a half kilograms or 1.5 million baht. On the side of the accused, they asked to transfer 100,000 baht first, but the lawyer told the wife of the Director-General of the Rice Department that they had only transferred 50,000 baht first. However, the account number that was sent to be transferred was not the name of one of the three accused, it was the name man It may be a horse account. Then there was an urge to pay the full amount of 100,000 baht on December 23, 2023, so another 10,000 baht was transferred. During that time, sufficient evidence was gathered. and met with the PDRC police and then called back to Mr. Sor. who said that there was still 1,440,000 baht left to pay. The wife of the Director-General of the Rice Department took the amount of 100,000 baht to Mr. Sor. at home on 6 January ago On that day, a video clip was taken while Mr. Prof. was receiving money. It was evidence that led to the issua nce of an arrest warrant. Until January 26, the Narcotics Control Police Department arrested Mr. Sor. with seized items in the amount of 500,000 baht. As for the case, Mr. Prof. claimed that he did not know that it was extortion money. The lawyer confirmed that it was the accused's right to say whatever he wanted. But myself as a lawyer working on corruption cases Confident that there is sufficient evidence, both photographs and clips, which Mr. Sor looks like he trusts. After receiving a lump sum of money And I think I'll get it again. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat Pankaew, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Investigation Police It was revealed after the first meeting of the investigative team for more than 2 hours that the investigation and collection of evidence had made considerable progress. In particular, the testimony of the Director-General of the Rice Department was very helpful to the case. And there are many other pieces of evidence which can clearly indicate the circumstances of the said movement t hat it was planned step by step. including the person who pointed out the target, the person who cleared it, the person who received the money, and also found many other people involved which must be called in for questioning There is one person who is expected to be the person who gives information to the level 'commanders' in the movement to make complaints in various places. There is also information that there are other agencies that have been charged with receiving assets from the said group in the hundreds of millions of baht. But no payment has been made yet. Currently, we are in the process of discussing with the said agency whether to come and provide information or not. The police believe that There should be someone with a higher level of command besides the three suspects. At this time, evidence is being gathered to make it clear. It is confirmed that the police still want more 'big fish', but they would not specify whether they are politicians or not. As for the case of the Director-General of t he Royal Rainmaking Department, who may be asked for money by this group, From the preliminary investigation, it was found that there was evidence If the police find evidence linked to other cases, they will disclose it. As for the progress in investigating the CCTV area around Mr. Srisuwan's house, Including the phone of the victim. Currently in the process of expediting inspection of every step. Expected to be finished today. But whether it is considered a predicate offense of money laundering or not remains to be examined to see if it is connected to the receipt of benefits in previous cases. Confirmed that the investigating officer has not received pressure from the political department and no one has contacted him yet. If there is, then accept Section 157 first. As for the cases in which the conversation audio clip refers to other people in the movement, such as journalists or police, they may have to be called for clarification. But the accused can make a claim. Or have the right to say whatever you w ant? which the police will listen to But action will be taken according to the evidence that appears. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat It also mentions the behavior of these people that they act until they are complacent. I don't know what the scope of the law is. And some people are wealthy and have 10 houses and 100 rai of rice fields, which will need to be further examined after this. Source: Thai News Agency