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Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Thai police submit sedition case against Hun Sen to prosecutors
Find out what's new on ST website and app. It remains unclear whether Mr Hun Sen himself directly controls the account. BANGKOK - The Thai Cyber Crime Investigation Division 1 (CCID 1) has submitted a sedition case against former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to prosecutors, citing his alleged interference in Thailand's internal political affairs through social media. On July 14 , CCID 1 commander Pol Maj Gen Siriwat Deepor handed over a 50-page case file to public prosecutors. The move follows a complaint filed by Mr Somkid Chueakong, deputy secretary-general to the Thai Prime Minister, who accused the Facebook account 'Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia' of violating Section 116 of the Criminal Code (sedition) and the Computer Crime Act. The complaint centres on the release of a 17-minute audio clip featuring a phone conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former leader Hun Sen. The complainant claims the post posed a threat to national security and may constitute multiple criminal offences. Mr Siriwat said investigators found the Facebook account in question to be managed by multiple administrators. However, it remains unclear whether Mr Hun Sen himself directly controls the account. He added that police decided to forward the case to prosecutors because the actions in question were 'deliberate and harmful in intent'. Meanwhile, Office of the Attorney-General spokesman Sakkasem Nisaiyok said that if sufficient evidence is found, the case will proceed to the criminal court. Should the accused fail to appear, the Thai authorities will seek arrest warrants through Interpol. Mr Sakkasem noted that no specific timeline can be given, as the case involves sensitive legal and diplomatic considerations and must be reviewed carefully.
Bangkok Post
2 days ago
- Bangkok Post
Police identify more suspects in Cambodian property owner's scam case
Police have identified more suspects in the scam centre case concerning Cambodian casino owner Kok An. Pol Maj Gen Siriwat Deepor, commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Division 1, said on Monday that the evidence that police were collecting had identified additional suspects, including people who arranged for mule accounts and laundered money in Thailand for transnational call scam gangs. Several suspects were already facing arrest warrants. The commander was referring to legal action in the case in which Cambodian property owner Kok An, 71, was accused of backing scam centres in Poipet. There were both Thai and Cambodian suspects, and police would seek arrest warrants with Interpol, Pol Maj Gen Siriwat said. He also said that police had information on the whereabouts of Kok An. He declined to elaborate. On July 7, the Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Kok An for supporting scam centres in Poipet. On the following day, police searched 19 houses in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chon Buri to collect evidence and impound assets believed to be involved in scam operations. Thai police suspected Kok An of supporting scam centres operating in four buildings he owned in Poipet.
