The Police Command Course hosted a lecture on technology crime by a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) board member and an advisor to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) chairman, who shared experiences and outlined strategies to handle cybercrime in the AI era effectively.
On 24 July, Mr. Patchara Naripthaphan, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) board and advisor to the chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said he was honored to lecture in the Public-Private Social Order Management Course (Police Command Course) organized by the Royal Thai Police's Education Division. His topic was "Technology Crime and the Challenges of Digital Economy and Society." He exchanged experiences in cybersecurity work since his master’s studies and the justice process, emphasizing the importance of collecting and preventing the destruction of digital evidence, establishing proper due process for prosecution, and defining criminal offenses. What was once considered a special operation for specific agencies is now fundamental knowledge that all officers must know to timely improve justice processes. He also suggested applying traditional criminology theories to police and prosecutors’ work to enhance case handling efficiency.
He also reviewed lessons from investigating the call center gang case in the Chao Kokkoh area, which was first raised in 2024 and attracted attention under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s administration, leading to ongoing crackdowns. He stressed the importance of building a cooperation network early on when tools and data were scarce. Support came from international agencies such as the International Justice Mission (IJM), aerial photography, and IP usage data, plus intelligence teams from the United States and China, enabling them to successfully trace the supply chain of the criminal operation.
Mr. Patchara added that future crime patterns will present greater challenges, making it harder to identify or arrest the main masterminds. Current regulations mostly offer temporary fixes and cannot sustainably dismantle or eliminate these criminal networks. Therefore, both the NBTC and SEC face challenges in designing safe regulatory frameworks while relying on proactive police work to break crime cycles and seriously reduce the impact on the public.