By Thai Newsroom Reporters
THE CYBER Crime Investigation Bureau was today (Nov.9) petitioned to take action against Taiyang Zhang, spouse of Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Tansap, for having been allegedly involved in an online casino business which granted access for gamblers in Thailand.
Activist lawyer Noraset Nanongtoom formally called on the cyber cops to promptly take action against Taiyang who had evidently held a paltry share in the Curacao-registered online casino, namely Shuffle, after a number of gamblers who had placed bets through it had already been arrested in Thailand.
Besides, he suggested that the Anti-Money Laundering Office immediately foreclose the Zhang family’s marital assets pending investigation into the transnational money-laundering and online casino businesses of the Australian national of Chinese descent.
According to the activist lawyer, the Department of Special Investigation which has launched investigation into the Zhang family’s suspected, illegal activities was largely feared to drag their feet since the agency is directly attached to the Bhumjaithai-attached Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat, thus prompting him to call for the parallel mission to be carried out by the cyber cops who are responsive to the National Police headquarters.
The Zhang family who had earlier declared some 1.9 billion baht assets to the National Anti-Corruption Commission was suspected to have concealed some other wealth allegedly worth of ill-gotten gains from their online casino business ultimately deemed illegal in Thailand.
Digital Economy & Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob has been allegedly held accountable, given the ironic phenomenon in which Suchada had worked as his secretary at the ministry last year whilst the authorities were cracking down on gambling activities either in gambling dens or online but her Chinese spouse was allegedly involved in the Shuffle online casino which has recently shut off access in Thailand.
Chaichanok, son of de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob, who concurrently acts as secretary-general of the largest ruling party, had been offered 40 million baht in monthly payoff by a person allegedly connected with Suriya Sukcharoenkraisri, son of oil and casino tycoon Somboon “Sia Tue” Sukcharoenkraisri, in exchange for him to refrain from shutting down certain online casinos which may have granted access for gamblers in this country.
Besides, Natcharee Sukcharoenkraisri, daughter of Somboon’s, had donated one million baht in cash to Newin’s camp, fueling suspicions that the money could possibly come from her family’s gambling businesses mostly based in Cambodia.
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Top and Front Page: Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Tansap and spouse Taiyang Zhang. Photo – Amarin TV
Insert: Activist lawyer Noraset Nanongtoom. Photo – PPTVHD36
Earlier reports:
Authorities urged to find out if one-million-baht cash donated to Bhumjaithai laundered from casino
Zhang Family’s asset foreclosure recommended pending probe
DSI urged to crack down on Shuffle casino suspects in Thailand
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