Lawyer for 'Boss Paul' confirms that there is evidence of transferring over 10 million baht to female singer K. in exchange for not filing a complaint with the Consumer Protection Police Division, and is confident that the evidence will fight the case. As for the Consumer Protection Police Division, if the business license is revoked, a counter-suit will definitely be filed under Section 157. Today (21 Oct) at the Bangkok Special Prison, Mr. Witoon Kaengngan, lawyer for 'Boss Paul', executive of The Icon Group Company Limited, gave an interview after visiting the group of suspects in The Icon Group case, stating that he had not yet had the opportunity to visit 'Boss Paul' due to problems with documents, so he went over to visit 'Boss Pan' at the Central Women's Correctional Institution first. The purpose of my intention to meet Boss Paul today is to discuss the company's work and the lawsuit, but the details cannot be disclosed to the media. Today, I have asked Boss Peter's lawyer to handle the exchange of information between myself and Boss Paul. At present, the lawyers of all the accused, including Boss Dara, have joined together as one team in order to coordinate information regarding the case. Mr. Witoon continued that the main issue at this time, apart from the legal battle, the team of lawyers will help consider the mental state of their client, whether they can live together or not. As for Boss Paul, he is still strong and talks to his friends in the group normally, so there is no need to worry. But Boss Win is the most worrisome in the group because he has cancer and needs treatment. Therefore, the lawyers must find a way to get bail first. As for leaving messages for family members, each lawyer will discuss their messages with each family. In the case where the police will press additional charges from the 2 main charges: fraud and the Computer Act, the lawyers have already made their clients understand that they should fight the main charges to the end. If the main charges are passed, the other char ges, even if they have heavier penalties, will also be passed. Therefore, the group of clients is not very worried at this time. They have not instructed the lawyers to do anything special, except to prepare evidence. Mr. Witoon confirmed that the company that sells products to customers must show evidence that there is a real purchase, real delivery of products, and clear documents. From now on, it will be up to the court's discretion to see how it will be viewed. As for the society's view that there is a mobilization to invite people to invest, he sees it as more of an invitation for people to open bills for products. For the compensation measures of The Icon Group, the public is allowed to register as victims until October 31, 2024. After that, the registration will be closed so that officials can check who is a victim who can or cannot be compensated. However, it must be noted that the company's account is currently frozen, but the company will keep this information to know who will be compensated. Howe ver, the police have not yet coordinated through me to talk to the suspect. As for the case where there are people who claim to be witnesses to various events who have come out to make a move in the media, the suspects are not worried. As for the audio clip between Boss Paul and those who demanded benefits, it is not considered a benefit and a disadvantage to the suspect. Mr. Witoon gave an interview about the case of a complainant who extorted Boss Paul for 10 million baht, revealing that the person in question was a female complainant, initials K, before saying, 'We already know. If you check, you'll know who it is.' He himself knew the details of this case very well, and had witnesses confirm it. He paid 10 million baht in one lump sum and paid the final lump sum of 400,000 baht in cash. The extortion took place between February and May, but he couldn't remember the exact month. However, he confirmed that he paid 10 million baht in one lump sum, with no split payments. In the extortion industry, they all pay in one lump sum, but someone asked for another 400,000 baht in cash. The final lump sum was claimed to be for the costs of processing documents, printing, photocopying, and wages. He confirmed that he did have the audio clip. The lawyer said that for the female complainant, initials K., someone recommended her, but she did not say who it was. As for the extortion, she claimed that she would go to the Consumer Protection Police Division to say that the business was direct selling or a pyramid scheme or something like that. When asked how the female plaintiff, initials K., threatened the boss, the lawyer said, 'At that time, I went to pee first, so I didn't know.' He then said that the extortion behavior was like any other plaintiff's, threatening, 'You don't want to get in trouble, do you? If not, I'll give it to you.' When asked if that meant she really behaved like that, the lawyer said, 'It's not like that. But I want to say that sometimes business people aren't strong people. Some of my clients are s trong. If they extort money, no matter how much, they won't pay. But some of them don't want to have problems because it might affect their business. Boss Paul probably doesn't want to have problems and go to court. If it can be finished, it's better to be finished. When asked if there were other singers besides the female plaintiff, K., the lawyer laughed and said, 'It will spread. I can't tell.' He then emphasized that they were not politicians because politicians don't usually get involved. At the same time, he only had this much information and didn't know if there were other singers who extorted more than 10 million baht. But from what he had information about, K. extorted the most money. The rest of the details are with the police. In addition, he is also a lawyer for other bosses: Boss Paul, Boss Pun, Boss Mor Ek, ??Boss Soda, Boss Ohm, Boss Mae Ying, Boss Suay, Boss Win, and Boss Peter (he has a lawyer, but his relatives want him to look into it too). When asked if the Consumer Protection Board revo ked the license, would there be any problems? Lawyer Witoon stated that on October 16, Boss Paul had not yet finished giving his statement to the Consumer Protection Board, but the Consumer Protection Police Division came to arrest him first. He still needs to give more information. If the company's direct marketing license is revoked today, he will definitely sue because according to the law, Boss Paul has not yet finished giving his statement. The company must give a full statement before considering the revocation. Later, if the weight of the complaint is greater than what we have explained, the revocation can be done according to the procedure. But if today they say that they will not listen to additional information and cut this off and revoke it immediately, there will definitely be a problem. They will sue under Section 157 for being an official acting improperly. When asked if it was a threat, Lawyer Witthayu said it was not a threat but was in accordance with the law. At present, the Consumer Protec tion Board has not coordinated to request additional information. Source: Thai News Agency
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