Wat analyzes legalities of DSI Senate case file leak to iLaw

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Reader Briefing

Independent scholar Wat Tingsamit analyzes the legal requirements for prosecuting iLaw regarding the leak of DSI Senate case documents.

•Wat Tingsamit states that the primary focus should be identifying the government official who first leaked the Senate case files.
•Wat Tingsamit argues that iLaw members do not meet the legal criteria for officials disclosing state secrets under Section 164 of the Criminal Code.
•Police Lieutenant General Rutthapol Naowarat confirmed the leaked documents originated from the DSI's Financial, Banking and Money Laundering Crime Bureau.
•The Ministry of Justice has ordered a fact-finding committee and requested the DSI spokesperson to file a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division.

•Department of Special Investigation (DSI) case files regarding the selection of Senate members leaked to the iLaw group.
•Wat Tingsamit states that Section 164 of the Criminal Code applies only to those with the status of 'official' who disclose state secrets.
•Wat Tingsamit argues that Yingcheep Atchanont and the iLaw team are general citizens and civil society members, not officials, thus not directly violating Section 164.
•Wat Tingsamit notes that for iLaw to be considered a supporter under Section 86, evidence must prove iLaw assisted or facilitated the crime before or during the act.
•Wat Tingsamit warns that charging distributors as supporters without evidence of prior cooperation could be viewed as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).
•Police Lieutenant General Rutthapol Naowarat stated that the Permanent Secretary of Justice ordered a fact-finding committee to investigate the leak.
•The DSI spokesperson has been instructed to file a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division to identify both the leaker and the distributor.

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Wat Tingsamit(วัส ติงสมิตร)

An independent scholar who analyzed the legal aspects of the Senate case file leak.

Yingcheep Atchanont(นายยิ่งชีพ อัชฌานนท์)

A member of the iLaw team.

Police Lieutenant General Rutthapol Naowarat(พล.ต.ท.รุทธพล เนาวรัตน์)

The Minister of Justice.

iLaw

A civil society group that received and published leaked DSI case files.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

The agency whose Senate case files were leaked.

DSI

Abbreviation for the Department of Special Investigation.

Ministry of Justice(กระทรวงยุติธรรม)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the DSI and the investigation into the leak.

Financial, Banking and Money Laundering Crime Bureau(กองคดีการเงินการธนาคารและการฟอกเงิน)

The specific DSI bureau from which the leaked documents originated.

Crime Suppression Division(กองบังคับการปราบปราม)ℹ️

The police unit where the complaint against the leaker and distributor was filed.

CSD(บก.ป.)

Abbreviation for the Crime Suppression Division.

Criminal Code Section 164(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 164)

Law regarding officials disclosing state secrets.

Section 86(มาตรา 86)

Law concerning the support of a crime.

Section 322 and Section 323(มาตรา 322 และมาตรา 323)

Laws regarding the disclosure of secrets or sealed documents of others.