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Lawyers for Thaksin's ex-wife, son report to DSI
BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) - Attorneys for the ex-wife and the son of Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday appeared at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) headquarters to clarify their clients' financial transactions which are under suspicion of being related to funding the anti-government Red Shirt movement.
Col Manit Thanasanti, commander of the DSWI Bureau of Financial and Banking Crime, said the deposed premier, his ex-wife Pojaman Na Pombejra and his son Panthongtae Shinawatra were scheduled to report to the investigators Tuesday.
Mrs Pojaman and Mr Panthongtae were among 83 individuals and firms whose accounts were frozen under an order of the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) on suspicion of financing the Red Shirt protests.
On Monday the first group of eight companies sent their attorneys and other representatives to the DSI head office to query in what regard they should clarify the case.
Col Manit said Mrs Pojaman sent her lawyer Somporn Pongsuwan to meet the investigators on her behalf, while Mr Panthongtae was represented by Kittiporn Arunrat.
The senior DSI officer however said no lawyer was present to represent Mr Thaksin himself today, which means that the agency considers that he has failed to appear to clarify the matter according to the CRES order.
Five firms also reported to the investigators and they must return to the DSI again on July 20 if they want to show more evidence.
Mr Panthongtae's lawyer said after meeting the DSI probe officers that he has shown the investigators all details of Mr Panthongtae's six frozen bank accounts containing Bt16.7 billion and said he is confident the evidence of the frozen accounts will guarantee that Mr Panthongtae cannot have done any suspicious transaction.
Mr Kittiporn added he will return to DSI headquarters again on Wednesday to represent Mr Thaksin's daughter Pinthongta Shinawatra and will bring Ms Pinthongta's bank account details similar to those of Mr Panthongtae to show to the investigators.
Mr Kittiporn expressed confidence that the evidence will also assure that Ms Pinthongta is not involved with the case.
Mr Kittiporn said Shinawatra family members' bank accounts were frozen under the order of the Asset Examination Committee since June 2007, followed by the verdict of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions February 2010 and the latest CRES order on April 28.
The lawyer insisted the Shinawatras could not withdraw even a single baht from their accounts.
The lawyer said the fugitive ex-premier, now living in exile abroad, cannot authorise any lawyer to clarify the matter on his behalf as he was summoned for terrorism charges which requires the him to report to the agency in person. (TNA)
Col Manit Thanasanti, commander of the DSWI Bureau of Financial and Banking Crime, said the deposed premier, his ex-wife Pojaman Na Pombejra and his son Panthongtae Shinawatra were scheduled to report to the investigators Tuesday.
Mrs Pojaman and Mr Panthongtae were among 83 individuals and firms whose accounts were frozen under an order of the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) on suspicion of financing the Red Shirt protests.
On Monday the first group of eight companies sent their attorneys and other representatives to the DSI head office to query in what regard they should clarify the case.
Col Manit said Mrs Pojaman sent her lawyer Somporn Pongsuwan to meet the investigators on her behalf, while Mr Panthongtae was represented by Kittiporn Arunrat.
The senior DSI officer however said no lawyer was present to represent Mr Thaksin himself today, which means that the agency considers that he has failed to appear to clarify the matter according to the CRES order.
Five firms also reported to the investigators and they must return to the DSI again on July 20 if they want to show more evidence.
Mr Panthongtae's lawyer said after meeting the DSI probe officers that he has shown the investigators all details of Mr Panthongtae's six frozen bank accounts containing Bt16.7 billion and said he is confident the evidence of the frozen accounts will guarantee that Mr Panthongtae cannot have done any suspicious transaction.
Mr Kittiporn added he will return to DSI headquarters again on Wednesday to represent Mr Thaksin's daughter Pinthongta Shinawatra and will bring Ms Pinthongta's bank account details similar to those of Mr Panthongtae to show to the investigators.
Mr Kittiporn expressed confidence that the evidence will also assure that Ms Pinthongta is not involved with the case.
Mr Kittiporn said Shinawatra family members' bank accounts were frozen under the order of the Asset Examination Committee since June 2007, followed by the verdict of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions February 2010 and the latest CRES order on April 28.
The lawyer insisted the Shinawatras could not withdraw even a single baht from their accounts.
The lawyer said the fugitive ex-premier, now living in exile abroad, cannot authorise any lawyer to clarify the matter on his behalf as he was summoned for terrorism charges which requires the him to report to the agency in person. (TNA)
