Bangkok: Cyber police expand their search to arrest administrators of secret groups. Selling child pornography Over ten thousand members Detained and prosecuted according to law Due to the fact that on January 11, 2024, the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse Working Group on the Internet, the Royal Thai Air Force received information about wrongdoing from The Scientia Program, an NGO that operates in Thailand to support Thai law enforcement in the fight against human trafficking and child exploitation. leading to the arrest of Mr. Tawan In which more than 100 secret groups distributing child pornography (CSAM) were opened to be prosecuted at Pho Kaeo Police Station, Nakhon Pathom Province, and the investigation was expanded to find out that there were participants in the movement to distribute child pornography. In the area of Kaset Wisai District, Roi Et Province. Superintendent of the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse Group on the Internet, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters has ordered police officers under his supervision Together they investigated until they found out that the manager or admin of the secret group used a Line account called "Asa Pa Ploen". A secret Line group had been opened and most of it contained child pornography (CSAM) for both Thai children and foreign children. Investigated until it was discovered that the admin of the secret group was Mr. Surachai or "Half Pa Ploen", aged 34 years, residing in Kaset Wisai Subdistrict, Kaset Wisai District, Roi Et Province. Later, on January 16, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police officers from the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse Group on the Internet, Royal Thai Air Force Headquarters, led by Pol. Lt. Col. Wichian Khamchumphu, Police Inspector, together with officers policeman Kaset Wisai Police Station Mr. Surachai or "Half Pa Ploen" was arrested for the crime of Imported into the computer system which any computer data that is obscene and that computer information The general public may have access (Computer Act Section 14 (4)) Criminal Code Section 287/1: Whoever poss esses child pornography for the purpose of sexually exploiting himself or others. Must be punished with imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100,000 baht, or both. If such offender forwards child pornography to others Must be punished with imprisonment not exceeding 7 years or a fine not exceeding 140,000 baht, or both. Criminal Code Section 287/2 Whoever : (1) for the purpose of trade or by trade For distribution or for displaying to the public, making, producing, having, importing or importing into the Kingdom? Has it been exported or not? Should it be exported outside the Kingdom? Take or cause to be taken or disseminate in any way child pornography. (2) Operate or take part in or be involved in the trade regarding child pornography. Distribute or show off to the public or rent child pornography (3) in order to help spread it. or trafficking in child pornography Advertise or spread the news in any way that someone has committed an offense under this section. or advertise or reveal the news that such child pornography can be obtained from any person. or by what method Must be punished with imprisonment from three years to ten years. and a fine from sixty thousand baht to two hundred thousand baht and seized 1 cell phone as a confiscated mobile phone. Inspected the cell phone that was seized. Found evidence confirming that Mr. Surachai I am a user of the LINE application with the account name "Asa Pa Ploen" but now I have deleted the account and have created a new LINE account. Use the account name "Sukonthawa Phaploen" to post invitations to join secret groups in the Line application and collect money from members who are interested in joining the Line group. The price for joining the group was set at 100-200 baht. From an investigation into 111 online groups that posted child pornography (CSAM), there were more than 15,698 secret group members, and they were sent to investigators. Kaset Wisai Police Station Roi Et Province Prosecution according to law will continue. Results of practi ce under the supervision of Police Lieutenant General Worawat Wattanakornbancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Pol. Maj. Gen. Chusak Janid, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, has ordered Pol. Col. Runglert Khanthachan, director of the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse Group on the Internet, Royal Thai Air Force Headquarters, along with the investigative team, made the arrest. 413. Source: Thai News Agency