Chumsai Sriyaphai, a lawyer for Panthongtae Shinawatra, seeks justice for his client charged for money laundering in the Krungthai Bank loan scandal at the Department of Special Investigation on Oct 3, 2017. Denying on Oct 18 all charges pressed against them in connection with the scandal, Mr Panthongtae, son of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin, and the other three requested a 60-day period to prepare evidence for the DSI. Mr Panthongtae had expressed his concern over the way the DSI is treating suspects in the investigation, which he finds to be a violation of their rights. DSI chief Pol Col Paisit Wongmuang said Mr Panthongtae may be called in to explain his statement if investigators have more questions for him. All four of them were earlier summoned by the DSI to hear the money-laundering charges, which they did in October.

Source: Bangkok Post December 15, 2017 00:45 UTC