The Department of Special Investigation will soon formally charge people found to have provided financial support to the red shirts during the recent political unrest.
Meanwhile it will remove from the blacklist those for whom it could not establish clear links to the anti-government movement, the DSI chief said.
Tharit Pengdit, the DSI director-general, said yesterday that his agency would suggest to the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) to remove individuals and businesses in the "white group" from the blacklist of those banned from financial transactions. Those in the "black group" would be charged with supporting acts of terrorism, he added.
He said DSI investigators would this week begin classifying the 83 on the blacklist into three groups --- white, grey and black.
Tharit said 73 on the blacklist summoned by the authorities had provided explanations to the investigators -- 37 of them in person and 36 others through their lawyers. The investigators would later question five others being detained in prison. The last five people have not contacted the authorities: Thaksin Shinawatra, Chinnawat Habunpad, Samroeng Prajamrua, Sangiam Samranrat, and Aree Krainara.
The investigators also requested a second round of questioning for 52 of those on the blacklist for further information, the DSI chief said. The 21 whose explanations satisfied the investigators were only asked to provide some additional documents.
The latter group includes Sutham Sangprathum, Sermsak Pongpanit, Somyos Phruksakasemsuk, Police General Salang Bunnag, Plodprasop Suraswadi, Prayuth Mahakitsiri, Assanee Cherdchai, and Methi Amornwuthikul.
Beginning today, (July 14) there will be a second round of questioning. Among those required to provide further explanations are Panlert Baiyoke, companies with connections to the Shinawatra family, Thaksin's former wife Pojaman na Pombejra, Thaksin's siblings and cousins, Sudarat Keyuraphan, Chaiya Sasomsap, and Somsak Kiatsuranond.
Meanwhile, the Criminal Court yesterday granted a DSI request for the fourth round of detention of Pheu Thai MPs Jatuporn Prompan and Karun Hosakul for another 12 days while the DSI is investigating the terrorism charge against them.
The two opposition MPs have not been under detention because they have cited their immunity as parliamentarians. Other red-shirt leaders turning themselves in to police to face the same charge have been detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison.