AMLO seeks probe into Suphoth's finances
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The AntiMoney Laundering Office (AMLO) will propose to the transaction committee an official probe be held into Transport permanentsecretary Suphoth Sublom's financial transactions, AMLO acting secretary Pol Col Sihanat Prayoonrat said yesterday.
On January 31, AMLO officials would present to the committee the initial findings of Suphoth’s financial transactions along with a probe result by the Office of the National Counter Corruption Commission, he said.
Sihanat said he didn’t have details of NCCC’s findings but, if the NCCC found Supoth’s assets were gained from corruption, it would lead to an asset seizure.
If NCCC couldn’t determioe the assets came from corruption, the AMLO would be authorised to trace Supoth’s financial transactions in detail.
Supoth’s case became famous after a gang of burglars in November allegedly stole Bt100 million in cash from his Bangkok home. Police so far have retrieved some Bt20 million of the cash – an amount much larger than that Supoth initially told police.
The AMLO will also seek to trace the financial transactions of Bangkok’s Tao Poon gambling den. A raid on the den last month led to the arrest of over 100 gamblers, which placed it within the frame of antimoneylaundering law violations, Sihanat added.
