The Criminal Court denied bail for the People's Party MP candidate in the money laundering case involving an online gambling website, identifying him as a key organizer. The court considered the case serious and feared he might flee, issuing a detention warrant and sending him to Bangkok Remand Prison.
On 14 Jan 2026, Mr. Ratchapong Soisuwan, candidate for Member of Parliament (MP) for Tak Province, Constituency 2, People's Party, was taken into custody by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) and charged with involvement in an online gambling website.
After the defendant submitted a bail request with collateral,
The court weighed the severity of the charges and case circumstances. The defendant is accused of jointly organizing online gambling, conspiring, and money laundering from these offenses. According to the detention request, the defendant is part of the leadership or management group of the gambling website with large funds circulating in the system. Besides corrupting the public and encouraging gambling addiction, this also impacts the economy and society at large. The case is considered serious. Additionally, the prosecution opposed bail, citing reasonable grounds to believe the defendant might flee, so bail was denied and the request rejected.
The court issued a detention warrant, after which corrections officers took the defendant to be held at Bangkok Remand Prison.