Bangkok — The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) has not yet been informed of the amount of money in eight bank accounts frozen in connection with the cases against Panthawat Nakwisut, who is accused of money laundering and collusion in online gambling, according to a press release from the DSI hervorgeht. Die DSI issued the notice on Sunday, after questions were raised on social media about the exact amounts of money in the eight bank accounts held on behalf of Lottery Online Company or Kong Salak Plus, of which Mr. Panthawat is a managing director.
In the statement, the DSIthat she had brought charges against Mr Panthawat on two counts. In the first case, no. 288⁄2022, concerned suspicious money transfers from members of an online gambling website. In that case, Mr Panthawat was charged with money laundering. In the second case, no. 6/2023the investigators had examined the money trail of an online lottery platform and 39 suspicious money transfers to Kong Salak Plus bank accounts detected. Investigators charged Mr. Panthawat with aiding and abetting online gambling.
Am 31. January vs 10 In the morning, DSI investigators applied to the Criminal Court for an arrest warrant for Mr. Panthawat. The court rejected the request. An hour later, investigators asked a bank to freeze Kong Salak Plus’ eight bank accounts. The accounts were frozen around noon. The DSI had also attempted to freeze real estate and registered assets held by Mr Panthawat and Kong Salak Plus between the 1. Januar 2022 and were acquired at this point in time.
In the afternoon of 31. On January 1, Mr. Panthawat, accompanied by a lawyer, reported to the investigators of the DSI and admitted both allegations. In the press release stated the DSIthey acted in accordance with the law in blocking the bank accounts and the bank has not yet informed them of the exact amounts of money in the accounts.
