'Lawyer Tum' gets confiscated funds backThe Civil Court yesterday ordered the return of more than 74 million baht in seized assets to prominent lawyer Sittra Biabangkerd, widely known as "Lawyer Tum", and his wife, ruling that authorities failed to provide sufficiently strong evidence to support forfeiture under anti-money-laundering laws. The case was filed by public prosecutors after the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) temporarily froze 26 assets belonging to the couple. Authorities alleged the pair had committed fraud and money laundering linked to a complaint by Jatuporn Ubonlert. Ms Jatuporn accused the couple of deceiving her into transferring more than 71 million baht to fund the development of an online lottery-trading application that was never delivered. In court, prosecutors presented one Amlo investigation specialist who summarised financial records and police findings.

Source: Bangkok Post February 25, 2026 00:48 UTC