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"Atchariya" said he is not worried after being detained by the Crime Suppression Division on extortion charges. He is confident in the evidence and believes it is harassment. He plans to file a countersuit against the accuser immediately. Latest reports say investigators have denied bail and are awaiting court detention tomorrow.Tags: [Atchariya, Crime Suppression Division, Extortion, Arrest, Bail Denied]
Update on the case where Crime Suppression officers raided and arrested Mr. Atchariya Ruangrattanapong, chairman of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, on charges of extortion along with six others, as previously reported.Tags: [Crime Suppression Division, Arrest, Extortion, Crime Victims Assistance Club]
Latest, 21 April 2026, there isTags: [Date, Update]a reportTags: [Report]that Mr. Atchariya Ruangrattanapong, chairman of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, told reporters by phone that he is currently at the Crime Suppression Division undergoing questioning.Tags: [Atchariya, Crime Victims Assistance Club, Interrogation, Crime Suppression Division]He isTags: []giving his statement.Tags: [Statement, Interrogation]He believes the incident stems from his previous complaint against a judge and the judge's wife regarding interference in the bail process at Suan Plu Immigration Police. As for the 2.5 million baht, the judge's wife received it; he and his associates are not involved. However, he does not know where the evidence came fromTags: [Complaint, Judge, Bail Interference, Money, Evidence]to cause the arrest warrants for him and six others to be issued. He has all the evidence since the Department of Special Investigation completed its questioning.Tags: [Arrest Warrants, Evidence, Department of Special Investigation]He hasTags: []finished giving his statement, and the judge and his wife have been referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.Tags: [Statement, Judge, National Anti-Corruption Commission]
Regarding the alleged audio clip threatening extortion, Mr. Atchariya denies its existence and says he has full evidence to clarify. No money was transferred, so he firmly believes this arrest is harassment. He is confident the evidence shows neither he nor his associates are involved.Tags: [Audio Clip, Extortion, Denial, Evidence, Harassment]
When asked if he is worried, Mr. Atchariya said, "No, because I did notTags: [Atchariya, Concern]do anything. I'm relaxed. But going forward, I willTags: []take legal actionTags: []to file a countersuit against those who reported me. I have not yet seen the official charges from the investigators, so I do not know who the victims or suspects are, but it is expected to be six people. Initially,Tags: [Legal Action, Countersuit, Charges, Investigation]the policeTags: []have not explained the background of this arrest; it was only the presentation of a court warrant for extortion charges."Tags: [Police, Arrest, Court Warrant, Extortion]However, laterTags: []
there are reports that initially the Crime Suppression investigators denied bail for Mr. Atchariya and his associates at the interrogation stage. Also, the Deputy Commander of the Border Patrol Police, recently arrested, must be detained in the Crime Suppression Division's holding cell awaiting court detention tomorrow, along with a motion opposing bail.Tags: [Bail Denied, Detention, Crime Suppression Division, Border Patrol Police]