Fraud fight begins

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this week said his administration will get tough on scammers. "Thailand must wage a war against scammers, or risk being isolated by the international community if the country fails to," he said.

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The past few weeks have seen heavy pressure on the prime minister, amid escalating public attention to the matter after Atchariya Ruangrattanapong, chairman of the Help Crime Victims Club, accused a Klatham Party MP of involvement in online crime.

Initially, Mr Atchariya mentioned an MP with the name of "Mr Chor", linking him with an illegal online gambling network. This Mr Chor was later reportedly confirmed as Chonnapat Naksua, a Klatham Party MP for Songkhla.

Mr Atchariya claimed that the network has a cash flow of over two billion baht.

The activist said he had gathered evidence and forwarded it to the Department of Special Investigation on Monday.

Meanwhile, Mr Chonnapat has publicly denied the accusations, claiming he had been cleared of them before entering politics.