KHON KAEN: The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized assets worth about 100 million baht from the ex-police chief of Loei and his accomplices in the alleged embezzlement of the savings of the officers he formerly commanded.
Pol Maj Gen Suthip Palitkusolthai stands is accused of embezzling 229 million baht from 192 police officers while serving as provincial police chief.
He was reshuffled from Loei to the position of deputy chief of the human resources office at the Royal Thai Police head office in Bangkok.
After complaints were filed by police in Loei, their former boss was sued by Provincial Police Region 4 and recently temporarily discharged.
Pol Maj Gen Thanasak Rithidetpaiboon, deputy commander of the Provincial Police Region 4, said the investigation found Pol Maj Gen Suthip, as ex-officio chairman of the Loei police cooperative, had misappropriated money invested by policemen in the province, as alleged.
"The Provincial Police Region 4 has coordinated with Amlo to trace the money trails of people linked to Pol Maj Gen Suthip, as they were operating a Ponzi-like scheme. It's public fraud and in violation of the law," Pol Maj Gen Thanasak said.
