637 new names in Thailand linked to the leak
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) yesterday released the result of its probe into the Panama Papers leak, revealing that 203 Thai nationals, 383 foreigners living in Thailand and 51 legal bodies were linked to the giant leak.
AMLO adviser Pol Colonel Sihanart Prayoonrat said he checked with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which leaked the Panama Papers, and it denied that the 16 Thais whose names were initially mentioned were linked to the Panama Papers.
He said the ICIJ’s second list, however, revealed 637 names based in Thailand.
He said he would check the names to see if they violated the anti-money laundering law.
The Panama Papers has revealed more than 11.5 million financial and legal records, exposing a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing enabled by secretive offshore companies.
