All the charges are linked to the notorious KCUC embezzlement case, Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) spokesman Somnuek Siangkong told the press Wednesday. Prosecutors, who received additional evidence from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on November 11 and resolved to indict the five on Tuesday, will formally file the charges against the five suspects next Wednesday. Prosecutors will coordinate with the DSI to apprehend two of the suspects who have eluded capture – Phra Dhammachayo and former KCUC executive Sasithorn Chokprasit – for prosecution. The statute of limitations expires in 2024, 15 years after the crime was allegedly committed in 2009, Somnuek said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 23, 2016 09:02 UTC