Former KMITL rector, others indicted for stealing Bt510m

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
Former KMITL rector, others indicted for stealing Bt510m

Prosecutors yesterday indicted Thawil Puengma, former rector of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Latkrabang (KMITL), and others for forging documents and stealing Bt510 million from the institute's bank accounts. Bangkok's Min Buri Court has set th

This move is part of the ongoing action related to the embezzlement and theft of Bt1.5 billion from KMITL.
Apart from the 61-year-old Thawil, the others indicted were: former bank manager Songklod Sriprasong, 40; former KMITL finance division head Ampon Noisamrit, 56; Poonsak Boonsawat, 26; Janjira Sopradit, 27; Sombat Sopradit, 44; Radom Mattujad, 55; Jariwat Sahaporn-udomkan, 32; Pada Buakhao, 28; former KMITL executive Sappasit Limnorarat, 51; and KMITL lecterer Sarut Ratchaburi, 54. 
They are facing charges of conspiring to steal, conspiring to forge and use fake documents, conspiring to forge and use fake bills of exchange, aiding or conducting embezzlement, aiding or neglecting duty as state officials, and money laundering.
Police are hunting for fugitives Kittisak Mattujad, Sompong Sahaporn-udomkan and Thawatchai Yimcharoen, who will also be indicted.