AEC freezes more seven bank accounts of deposed PM
Graft busters order freezing of seven more bank accounts, worth totally about Bt5 billion in assets of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of alleged corruption.
The decision on Wednesday made a total of 35 bank accounts of Bt66 billion of Thaksin and associates being frozen. The accounts belong to second child of Thaksin; Pinthongta Shinawatra.
The bank accounts being frozen included those of Thanachart, Bangkok, Krungsri Ayuttaya, Thai Commercial Banks.
The total frozen amounts were Bt4.95 billion.
Last week, the Assets Examination Committee froze Bt52.88 billion believed to be proceeds from the sale of his telecommunications company Shin Corp. to Temasek Holdings, a Singapore government investment company in January 2006.
But the graft busters said Bt20 billion was missing from the Bt73.3 billion sale.
The AEC has frozen Thaksin's assets pending his trial on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
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