NACC Coordinates with Ireland to Recover Corruption Proceeds Back to Thailand.
Mr. Surapong Intarathawon, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Acting Secretary-General of the NACC, assigned Mr. Nitiphan Prachuabmoh, Deputy Secretary-General of the NACC, together with the Director of Thailand Anti-Corruption Center (TACC) and officials from the Bureau of International Affairs and Corruption Investigation, to coordinate efforts in recovering assets linked to a foreign bribery case back to Thailand in Dublin, Ireland. The NACC delegation worked in collaboration with Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and the Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) to confiscate assets related to the transnational bribery case that had been transferred and concealed in Ireland, amounting to approximately €250,000 (around 10 million baht), for repatriation to Thailand.
In addition, the NACC has also cooperated with the authorities of the United States to trace and recover assets linked to this corruption case, with the total value of assets reaching approximately 80 million baht.
Mr. Surapong Intarathawon emphasized that in handling corruption cases, the NACC is firmly committed to bringing offenders to justice in accordance with the law and to recovering assets acquired through corruption to restore public losses. He added that this case serves as a clear example that even if perpetrators transfer and conceal their illicit gains abroad, they cannot evade legal accountability.
