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Published on September 15, 2007

"What is happening is similar to a murder case in which a suspected killer refuses to name the mastermind," an AEC source said.

The source said the investigation in question concerned the tax liability incurred by Ample Rich, an offshore company involved in the sale of Shin Corp in January 2006.

Although the AEC wants the officials as state witnesses, they have been unco-operative in shedding light on the alleged tax scam, the source said.

In a hearing yesterday on Thaksin's frozen assets, his wife's secretary Kanchanapa Honghern testified that funds worth Bt2 billion and held by SC Plaza, a property developer, actually belonged to Thaksin's daughter Pinthongta.

Pinthongta planned to transfer the funds to the London-based company Shinawatra Family, which manages her family's wealth, but the AEC had impounded the money, Kanchanapa said in her statement.

She also promised to submit additional evidence in seven days in an attempt to have the money released by proving it was honestly earned.

Meanwhile, the AEC is preparing a progress report for submission to the Council for National Security. The report is expected to be used by the council as part of its listing of accomplishments following the September 19 coup.

The Nation