Ex-deputy commerce minister Banyin arrestedFormer MP for Nakhon Sawan Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn is arrested by the Crime Suppression Division at his house in Muang district of the central province on Sunday. (Crime Suppression Division photo)Former deputy commerce minister Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn and two other people were arrested on Sunday morning for suspected involvement in the disappearance of the elder brother of a senior judge at the Bangkok South Criminal Court, said a police source. Pol Lt Col Banyin, who is also a former MP for Nakhon Sawan, was linked to the disappearance because the victim was the elder brother of the Bangkok South Criminal Court judge, who is one of the judges handling a case against the former deputy commerce minister. Pol Lt Col Banyin has been charged with falsifying documents and using fake documents to set up a transfer to him of about 300 million baht in shares belonging to billionaire friend and construction contractor Chuwong sae Tang in 2015. The Bangkok South Criminal Court has completed the examination of witnesses and is set to deliver a ruling in the share transfer case on March 20.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2020 06:53 UTC