BANGKOK, June 22 - Police detained "Bostal" and his detainees, objecting to bail. While referred to denying all allegations Raise your hand to apologize to the fans.
Investigators at Makkasan Police Station control Mr. Pongsiri or Bostal, president of the Lamphun Warrior Football Club, and Mr. Patsakorn, the accused joining the network. Go to the Criminal Court Ratchadaphisek Road, detained after becoming an accused charged with “Together arrange to play or trick Help each other advertise or induce, directly or indirectly, for others to play or gamble without permission from the authorities, jointly launder money, conspire by an agreement of two or more people. to commit an offense of money laundering and to commit an offense of money laundering because of conspiracy After being arrested on June 20, the past The investigating officer objected to bail. Because the penalty rate is high, they are afraid that they may escape.
While being detained in the car, Mr. Pongsiri spoke briefly, denying all the allegations. Ready to raise your hand to apologize to all Lamphun Warrior Football Club fans. The reporter asked if he wanted to clarify anything with society or not, he just said, "Give me some time." He also asked if he was worried about the club. After being arrested, Mr. Pongsiri nodded his head, showing concern. by both of them when sitting on the car They all had stern expressions on their faces and hid their heads from the media. especially Mr. Pongsiri with clearly anxious eyes
Mr. Pongsiri's attorney Briefly disclose information to the press that Mr. Pongsiri's mental state is still normal, now there is no stress. No relatives came to visit the police station, but expected to meet at the Criminal Court. Regarding bail bonds have not yet discussed the definite Expected to prepare to talk to relatives and submit securities for temporary release from the Criminal Court
While Police Lieutenant General Trirong Pew, the commander of the Law and Litigation Office as head of operations Information Technology Crime Suppression Center The Royal Thai Police or pct revealed that Mr. Pongsiri denied all allegations. which is the right of the accused but confirms that there is strong evidence to convict also coordinated AMLO to inspect additional assets as it believes that there are many immovable properties that may have been acquired from wrongdoing. which requires the authority of the AMLO to inspect such as houses and land in the northern regions such as Lamphun, Phayao, Chiang Rai, many luxury cars with a total value of not less than 1,000 million baht
The investigation found that There has been an illegal opening of an online gambling website since 2017. There is evidence confirming that Mr. Pongsiri is involved in a football betting website. by owning a large web site Gambling, solicitation, and money laundering have been organized as financial pathways have been found. Linked to the accused group and gambling sites
In addition, Mr. Pongsiri opened various companies. Initially, 4 companies were found to have abnormalities. by operating a football club business, restaurant, selling agricultural products And tourism, which at first had a loss of performance, but later appeared to be very profitable Therefore, it is necessary to further verify that How many open companies are there? Open for business before or after make online gambling website And found a financial route from online gambling websites landing Mr. Pongsiri's business company? As for who will be behind the scenes or additionally involved, if the evidence is connected, they will also be prosecuted. As for whether the football club was built from illegally obtained money? have to wait and check But still able to continue the competition activities as usual
In addition, the police set, pct 4, will extend the effect to close people. and relatives of Mr. Pongsiri who may be involved in the offence. with the name in the horse account In addition, the financial path of Lamphun Football Club must be examined. warrior too because it noted that the club had climbed from Thai League 3 to the Thailand Premier League by a few years because there is money to buy good players Many people join the team In which Mr. Pongsiri bought the club since 2017 after opening a gambling website for a few years
For this case, the police can prosecute the same group of suspects, all 2 of whom are Mr. Pongsiri or Bostal, and one of them is Mr. Pongsiri's subordinate. And there are still 1 people left, Mr. Danupon is on the run. expected to remain in the country has not escaped from the Kingdom .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency