Antecedents Affecting the Prosecution of a Money Laundering case in the Jurisdiction Process
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In the prosecution of a money laundering case, forensic evidences are significant. The objectives of this research were to: 1) study actual conditions of evidences, predicate offence, related assets, an inquiry report affecting the prosecution of a money laundering case in the jurisdiction process; and 2) analyze the influences of actual conditions of evidences, predicate offence, related assets and an inquiry report on the prosecution of a money laundering case in the jurisdiction process. This research employed a mixed research methodology combining a quantitative and qualitative research methods. In quantitative research component, the sample consisted of 400 respondents including inquiry officers from the Metropolitan Police Division 1 to 9, officers of Financial, Banking and Money Laundering Department, officers of the Special Investigation Department, officers working with technology and economic crimes, and officers of the Anti-Money Laundering office. In the qualitative research part, in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 key informants consisting of experts in preparing inquiry reports in the money laundering cases, legal experts and experts from foreign countries. The research findings showed that: 1) actual conditions of evidences, predicate offence and an inquiry report affecting the prosecution of a money laundering case in the jurisdiction process were rated at the highest level whereas related assets was at a high level; and 2) the factor that had an influence on the prosecution of a money laundering case such as evidence related to inquiry report of a money laundering case by using essential skills. These research findings are beneficial for the prosecution of the money laundering cases in the jurisdiction process as they can be used in the establishment of confidence for Thailand in terms of transparency in the work performance based on good governance. They can also serve as guidelines for the study, development and enhancement of integrated actions based on the international standards of money laundering.
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