Bangkok (VNA) – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed Thailand’s commitment to cracking down on scam operations, declaring the issue no longer merely a national concern but a pressing regional and global agenda item.
He stressed that Thailand must actively contribute to international efforts to suppress scam syndicates “by every possible means and in all forms”.
In just the first week of his administration, authorities made big progress, he said, elaborating that the Royal Thai Police and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society had arrested 37 individuals linked to scam networks.
Responding to online rumours that the Republic of Korea would name seven Thai politicians with alleged links to Cambodian scam syndicates, Anutin said the Thai Foreign Ministry is verifying the facts and pledged prosecution if evidence emerged.
The Republic of Korea's Embassy in Thailand on October 19 rejected the reports, which claimed the Korean PM had revealed the names of Thai politicians involved with call centre gangs operating in Cambodia.
Thai Government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat also dismissed the claim as false. He said the Thai Embassy in Seoul had verified the matter and found no basis for the allegations.
Siripong said the suppression of scam syndicates and transnational crime is one of the Government’s four most urgent policy priorities, adding it will be enforced rigorously and without exception./.
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