New suspect identified in KMITL case
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A FORMER executive of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Latkrabang (KMITL) was found to have had a hand in the embezzlement of Bt1.6 billion, after he suspiciously closed three bank accounts that were used to make money transfers, a police source sai
The accounts were closed after lying empty for a whole year.
Police flagged this as concealment of a crime, which would subject the unnamed executive to criminal investigation, the source said. An incumbent KMITL executive and a financial official have been found involved in the theft, together with Amphorn Noisamrit, the former director of KMITL’s Finance Division, who is now in police detention, the source added.
Lead investigator Pol Colonel Nos Sawettalek said anybody who is found to have signed or co-signed cheques or transfers without authorisation will be prosecuted, as this was an obvious crime.
He said police had called off a scheduled 2pm meeting with former KMITL rector Thawil Phuegma because Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) officials sought to postpone it. The meeting has been set for 10am today instead.
Meanwhile, SCB submitted documents related to the transactions to police, while Krungthai Bank has promised to do the same within this week. Kasikorn Bank said that it is still in the process of collecting documents and cannot say when it will be ready.
In an interview, Thawil insisted that he had no part in the crimes after leaving KMITL a year ago, adding that he had submitted all relevant documents to police as requested and had agreed to meet them twice already.
Nos said police had uncovered a new transaction of Bt300 million made by key fugitive suspect Kittisak Mutthujad from SCB to Kasikorn in 2013, but could not find the origin of the money. He speculated that this amount was possibly stolen from KMITL.
