DSI arrests perpetrators for conspiring to engage in human trafficking

Bangkok, June 23 - DSI has arrested Ton 1 in a human trafficking gang. as a procurement business after the foundation asked for help for young women from Myanmar Being deceived into selling sex in the Bangkok area and many provinces

Lt. Col. Suriya Singhamol, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation Assigned Mr. Wittawat Sukantharas, Director of the Stalking and News Investigation Center instructed Mr. Wuttikrai Srithawat Na Ayudhya, Director of the Stalking and News Division with Operation Set 1, Spying and News Investigation Center Department of Special Investigation to arrest Mr. Ton The accused under the arrest warrant in the special case no. as a procurement business

by the Operations Unit 1 of the Spying and Press Investigation Center Department of Special Investigation It has been investigating and collecting news information continuously. Until about 5:35 p.m. yesterday (June 22), the accused was found under the arrest warrant of the Criminal Court No. 1571/2566 dated May 19, 2023 at Mae Fah Luang Airport. Chiang Rai therefore issued an arrest warrant Informing the legal rights and accusing the accused of committing an offense of conspiracy to commit human trafficking. by procuring, fraudulent, deceitful, abuse of power Abusing a person's power over a person due to their physical, mental, educational or other inferiority for the exploitation of prostitution by committing an act outside the Kingdom, conspiring by agreement of two or more persons to commit the crime of human trafficking and one of the accomplices has committed the offense according to their conspiracy, together as a procurement business or lead to any person for that person to commit prostitution Even if that person agrees, and it is an act to a person over 15 years of age, but not over 18 years of age, jointly satisfying the desires of others as a procurement or taken for indecent purposes which a man or a woman And done to a person over 15 years old but not over 18 years old, even if that person consents. in which the accused knew and understood the charges all along admitted to being the person under the actual arrest warrant and have never been arrested under this arrest warrant before The officer then detained the accused. Delivered to the Special Investigation Officer Human Trafficking Litigation Division In order to proceed according to the law, while arresting and detaining until being sent to the Special Case Inquiry Official The staff continuously recorded images and sounds. According to the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565 (2022) jointly satisfying other people's desires as a procurement business or taken for indecent purposes which a man or a woman And done to a person over 15 years old but not over 18 years old, even if that person consents. in which the accused knew and understood the charges all along admitted to being the person under the actual arrest warrant and have never been arrested under this arrest warrant before The officer then detained the accused. Delivered to the Special Investigation Officer Human Trafficking Litigation Division In order to proceed according to the law, while arresting and detaining until being sent to the Special Case Inquiry Official The staff continuously recorded images and sounds. According to the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565 (2022) jointly satisfying other people's desires as a procurement business or taken for indecent purposes which a man or a woman And done to a person over 15 years old but not over 18 years old, even if that person consents. in which the accused knew and understood the charges all along admitted to being the person under the actual arrest warrant and have never been arrested under this arrest warrant before The officer then detained the accused. Delivered to the Special Investigation Officer Human Trafficking Litigation Division In order to proceed according to the law, while arresting and detaining until being sent to the Special Case Inquiry Official The staff continuously recorded images and sounds. According to the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565 (2022)

The aforementioned special case is a result of the Foundation for the Protection of Women. coordinated to request assistance for Ms. A (fictional name), 16 years old, Myanmar nationality, with the group Victims who fall victim to human trafficking which were brought by a group of brokers to sell sex services in the Bangkok area Nonthaburi Province and forwarded to many other provinces There is an exploitation of sex work for girls under the age of 18, which is a movement. and or may have an influential group Government officials involved Such behavior may be an offense under the Anti-Human Trafficking Act B.E. 2551 and its amendments. The Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation has approved a special case investigation under section 21, paragraph one (1), leading to the discovery of the offense of the aforementioned accused. - Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency