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Amulets Used as 'Cash Chips' for Money Laundering and Bribery
PPTV HD 36•6:16•Crime•
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Legal experts warn that high-value Buddhist amulets are being used as untraceable assets to facilitate bribery and money laundering in Thailand.
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High-value amulets are increasingly used as a medium for exchanging bribes instead of cash.
Lawyer Peng identifies the lack of a registration system as the primary loophole for money laundering.
Concerns are raised regarding high-ranking police officials possessing amulets worth millions of baht despite modest official salaries.
Rapid price spikes in amulets from Wat Phutthai Sawan are flagged as suspicious.
Who & What's Involved
PPTVWat Phutthai SawanAnup Sawang (Lawyer Peng)
Topics
Money LaunderingBriberyBuddhist AmuletsAsset DeclarationCorruption
Locations
Thailand