A DSI spokesperson revealed that he is preparing to coordinate with four relevant parties to join in the investigation under the Absence and Disappearance Act after accepting the "Uncle Piak" case as a special case. Police Lieutenant Colonel Woranan Srilam, spokesman for the Department of Special Investigation Reveal progress Investigative guidelines after the DSI received special approval for the Uncle Piak case who were criminally prosecuted by the police It may be considered an offense according to Prevention and Suppression of Torture Act and the act of causing a disappearance of a person or the Abduction Act, stating that according to Section 31, there are 4 agencies that have the power to investigate: 1. Royal Thai Police Investigators 2. Administrative Division, Department of Provincial Administration 3. Special case investigator, DSI and 4. Public prosecutor Office of the Attorney General, but the committee further stated that If the DSI case is accepted as a special case Then proceed according to t he special case law under the Special Case Investigation Act of 2004. In the next steps, the DSI will notify the Attorney General of the receipt of this special case. To know and assign a prosecutor came to inspect and control the investigation according to Section 31 and the Department of Special Investigation saw that This case is one that has the public's attention. Therefore, there is an opinion that Relevant agencies should be invited, including the Department of Provincial Administration and the Royal Thai Police. Come in as a joint investigator according to the Special Case Investigation Act. In order to comply with the law, there must be participation and balance among all 4 parties. If they work together Evidence from all sides can be used in the case. It also states that This case has grounds for investigation as a special case. In the investigative stage, there was preliminary questioning of Uncle Piak. But cannot reveal the matter in the statement. Asked further, from the preliminary investigati on Have government officials been found to have committed any wrongdoing or not? A DSI spokesperson said it was too early to answer. I'd like to go down and look at the details first, but under the Disappearance Act, it states that if the investigation finds that there are government officials involved, The law specifies that the investigative team will notify the NACC and officials can proceed with the investigation according to the Crime and Disappearance Act. There will be penalties in both directions. Administrative and criminal. Source: Thai News Agency