Central Investigation Bureau police prepare to raid prisons to press charges of "money laundering, emergency decree on loan, secret societies, and banditry" against 18 bosses of The Icon Group. They are urgently gathering evidence to prosecute the second batch of suspects. They are preparing to discuss with the DSI whether to accept it as a special case or not. After Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridet, Commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), ordered the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) to join the investigation into The Icon Group case, today (October 20), Pol. Maj. Gen. Suwat Saengnum, Deputy Commissioner of the CIB, discussed with Pol. Maj. Gen. Phutthidet Boonkrapue, Commander of the ECD, about additional charges against the 18 bosses. The main charge is 'jointly committing money laundering.' Other charges may also be included, such as 'offenses under the Royal Decree on Fraudulent Borrowing of Money from the Public,' as well as charges of 'being a member of a secret society and a bandi t gang,' since the suspects have the characteristics of a criminal organization. The investigation team will assign the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) investigators to press charges against all suspects in prison. It is expected that all additional charges will be finalized within this week. The investigation team will coordinate with the investigation team, led by the Crime Suppression Division police, to investigate the financial trails and assets of each suspect in order to obtain evidence linking them to money laundering. After the 'money laundering' charges have been filed, the investigation team will closely discuss with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) whether to accept the case for further action or not, since the ICON Group case meets the criteria for a special case. It is expected that the DSI is currently considering it. As for expanding the investigation to arrest the second group of suspects, evidence is currently being collected and the investigation team is being asked to follo w up. They will definitely issue summonses or arrest warrants for the suspects in the next group, such as the various main networks, as well as some of the company's employees who were involved in signing the legally binding documents. However, it will take some time to examine the evidence. Source: Thai News Agency
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