DSI net closing in on 'real' luxury car owners
Investigators had already gathered information on the suspected owners of six luxury cars that mysterious caught fire on a transporter in Nakhon Ratchasima, while en route to be registered as re-assembled vehicles in Si Sa Ket late May.
Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdit said yesterday as forensic investigators worked to identify the burned cars’ registration numbers, the transporter owner, A-ngoon Jeungsaengmanee, had volunteered information about others involved in hiring her company to transport the cars, besides Nathee Rewthong.
However, Tarit declined to give any details about the alleged involvement of others, or whether they were the real owners of the cars in question.
As for the rumour that the owners of the luxury cars were linked to people with political clout, Tarit said the DSI would look into the claims and any wrongdoers would be punished in accordance with the law.
Tarit also said the other investigation calling for the owners of 548 re-assembled cars to submit their vehicles for inspection, would quickly determine whether the luxury vehicles were re-assembled from auto parts or completed factory models.
Vehicles that were found to be imported factory models masquerading as re-assembled cars, would be seized by the DSI for further investigations into their owners.
Tarit said the luxury vehicles’ current owners would initially be regarded as the damaged parties if it could be proven they had no knowledge of the fraud. There would also be grounds for current owners to sue the companies which sold them the vehicles, he said.
Luxury car owners are urged to contact authorities by June 18 to make an appointment for their vehicle to be inspected. Appointments for inspection are expected to commence from June 24 onwards and would not take longer than two hours, said Tarit.
