Trafficking witnesses under state protection
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All 238 witnesses for police investigation into the trafficking of Rohingya and other migrants have been under state protection. This was after two of them filed complaints about being intimidated by members of the trafficking networks, while three people
Some Bt200 million in assets belonging to several out of the total 89 suspects has been frozen pending permanent seizure, Aek said.
Police are chasing after assets owned key trafficking suspect Pajjuban Angchotephan that have gone missing, namely three Mercedes sedans, two fishing trawlers, three coastal boats and two deep-sea fishing trawlers.
Of the 21 suspects still on the run, six are based in Satun, seven in Ranong and eight in Songkhla provinces. So far, 35 of the 89 wanted suspects have been taken into custody – a figure that has remained unchanged over the past week, Aek said.
Public prosecutors will complete the indictment of the 35 in custody by June 25, deputy Attorney-General Somnuek Siangkong said.
