Phuket Police Superintendent Sinleit Sukhum confirmed yesterday (Oct 18) that the recently appointed National Police Chief Kitrat Phanphet had issued orders for police in every province nationwide to monitor progress and help all those negatively impacted by the fallout.
Special centres organised to receive and facilitate complaints by those aggrieved were set up on Tuesday (Oct 15) at a total of 12 police stations across the island, Pol Superintendent Sinleit confirmed.
He further explained that people affected by the scandal can visit one of the centres and bring with them relevant evidence and documentation to support their claim. A consultation will then be arranged with a police office to further pursue the case.
Pol Superintendent Sinleit also took the opportunity to stress to the public the importance of conducting due diligence before getting involved with any sort of business proposal, which should include a thorough study of the business and any proposed business plan as part of the venture.
He added that it is crucial to always check all details thoroughly before committing to any form of investment, citing the iCon Group fraud fiasco as a case in point.
Online sales company the iCon Group has been accused of running a pyramid scheme. Seventeen suspects connected to the fraud case were sent to jail after the Criminal Court rejected bail requests on Thursday.
This came shortly after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) located a server containing the business records of the company and seized B220 million worth of assets including many luxury cars.
The company CEO, Warathaphon “Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, was remanded in custody along with the 17 other suspects after the Criminal Court approved a police request for detention yesterday.