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Ratchathewi district bribe racket may go back as far as 2017

Jaroonkiat Pankaew Police Bangkok ACD
Pol Maj GenJaroonkiat Pankaew, commander of the Anti-Corruption Division, right, and Pol Gen Adis Ngamchitsuksri, adviser to the Bangkok governor, update reporters on the bribery case involving the top revenue official at the Ratchathewi district office. (Photo: Wassayos Ngamkham)

Police allege that a trusted assistant colluded with a senior Bangkok revenue offical in demanding bribes from businesses in Ratchathewi district, with the investigation now extended as far back as 2017.

On Tuesday, 11 officials of the Ratchathewi district office, including the district director, gave witness  statements  to investigators handling a 3.2-million bribery scandal to Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, commander of the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) and Pol Gen Adis Ngamchitsuksri, adviser to Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, at the ACD office. 

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