Worasit Leads Pattaya Raid on Foreign Nominee Networks
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Key Entities
Person
Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)
Deputy Minister of Interior who led the raid operation.
Ruttapon Naowarat(รุทธพล เนาวรัตน์)
Minister of Justice who joined the raid operation.
Wisanu Chimtrakoon(วิษณุ ฉิมตระกูล)
Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation.
Naris Niramaiwong(นริศ นิรามัยวงศ์)
Governor of Chonburi Province.
Isara Charoenchasri(อิสรา เจริญชาศรี)
Deputy Governor of Chonburi Province.
Ruanglak Ruangyummy(เรืองลักษณ์ เรืองยังมี)
Director of the Office of the Volunteer Defense Corps.
Pongpan Wongmaneethet(พงศ์พันธ์ วงษ์มณีเทศ)
Commander of the Chonburi Provincial Police.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who set the policy to suppress illegal businesses.
Organization
The organization providing the special operation team for the raids.
An agency under the Ministry of Justice participating in the integrated operation.
DSI
Abbreviation for the Department of Special Investigation.
Law enforcement agency participating in the joint operation.
The ministry coordinating the operation to crack down on illegal businesses.
The ministry collaborating with the Ministry of Interior and the Royal Thai Police.
Cozy Beach View Co., Ltd.(บริษัท โคซี่ บีช วิว จำกัด)
A company suspected of using Thai nominees to avoid the Foreign Business Act 1999.
KT International Law and Business(สำนักงานกฎหมายสากล เคที อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล ลอว์ แอนด์ บิสซิเนส)
A law firm suspected of registering companies using Thai employees as nominees for foreigners.
Shilat Avenue Pattaya(โรงแรมชิลาด อเวนิว พัทยา)
A hotel and legal entity that used KT International Law and Business for registration.
Lotus Paradise Development Co., Ltd.(บริษัท โลตัส พาราไดซ์ ดีเวลลอปเม้นท์ จำกัด)
A company linked to the shareholders and directors of Cozy Beach View Co., Ltd. and Shilat Avenue Pattaya.
Place
The area where the nominee network operations were targeted.
The district in Chonburi province where searches were conducted.
The province where the raids took place.
A location where previous investigations were conducted before the Pattaya operation.
A location where previous investigations were conducted before the Pattaya operation.
The province containing Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.
A province where previous investigations were conducted.
The province where a person with a background in the aluminum business was found to be a shareholder in a nominee company.
Law
Foreign Business Act 1999(พระราชบัญญัติการประกอบธุรกิจของคนต่างด้าว พ.ศ. 2542)
The law used as the basis for the court search warrants regarding illegal foreign business operations.