Legal Issues Regarding the Economic Crime Suppression

Authors

  • Acting Sub Lt. Nuttawat Buathong Lecturer of Law Program, College of Law and Government, Sisaket Rajabhat University
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Pornchai Luernshavee Lecturer of Doctor of Laws Program, Pathumthani University.

Keywords:

Economic Crime, Prevention, Suppression

Abstract

The dissertation aims to study the basic knowledge, legal concepts and legal theories regarding the economic crime suppression, including legal measures thereof both in Thailand and overseas. The study will also mention about the legal problem and how to properly tackle the problem arising from the economic crime suppression.

          The study found that there being no specific legal measure to suppress the economic crime, the unchartered problem with respect to economic crime suppression, the problem regarding the authorized public sectors, the problem regarding the control and operation of economic crime suppression by the state, the aforementioned problems, therefore, directly effect on the trust of people towards the economic system.

The problems are also the cause of the gap of the law for criminals to exploit of advantage without the fear as there is no effective enforcement of laws by the state. The researcher is of the opinion that there should be the draft of bill on economic crime suppression B.E. …. provided that the bill must provide clearly of legal measure for economic crime suppression. The bill must provide definition of “economic crime” and provide the act considered as offense, as well as the element of offense by way of the codification of the relevant existing law. The bill must provide a specific public sector, name as “department of economic crime suppression”, and grant the authority to govern in the area of the suppression of economic crime. And the bill must provide that the department must operate under the operation of commission where the functions of the commission are to control and operate the suppression of economic crime.

References

The Act Against Transnational criminal organizations are involved B.E. 2556. (พระราชบัญญัติป้องกันและปราบปรามการมีส่วนร่วมในองค์กรอาชญากรรมข้ามชาติ พ.ศ. 2556). [In Thai].

The Companies Act of Republic of Singapore

The Computer Crime Act 2007 (พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยการกระทำความผิดเกี่ยวกับเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ พ.ศ. 2550). [In Thai].

The Criminal Procedure Act of Republic of Korea

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (Establishment) Act 2002 of Nigeria

The Electronic Transactions Act 2001 (พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยธุรกรรมทางอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ พ.ศ. 2544). [In Thai].

The Financial Crimes Act 2016 of Malawi

The Financial Institution Business Act 2008 (พระราชบัญญัติธุรกิจสถาบันการเงิน พ.ศ. 2551). [In Thai].

The Income Tax Act of Republic of Singapore

The Money Laundering Prevention and Suppression Act 1999 (พระราชบัญญัติป้องกันและปราบปรามการฟอกเงิน พ.ศ. 2542). [In Thai].

The Organic Act on Prevention and Suppression of Corruption 2018 (พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริต พ.ศ. 2561). [In Thai].

The Penal Code of Republic of Singapore

The Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (พระราชบัญญัติหลักทรัพย์และตลาดหลักทรัพย์ พ.ศ. 2535). [In Thai].

The Special Investigation Act B.E. 2547 (พระราชบัญญัติการสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ พ.ศ. 2547). [In Thai].

Associate Professor Treeneat Sarapong (ตรีเนตร สาระพงษ์), Lecturer of Faculty of Law, Vice President of Student
Affairs, Ubon Ratchathani University

Mr. Chanchai Polsri (ชาญชัย พลศรี), Director of the NCCC Provincial Office of Sisaket

Mr.Bunthm Wisedla (บุญธรรม วิเศษลา) Chief Justice of Mukdahan Provincial Court

Police Lieutenant Colonel Wichai Suwannaprasert (วิชัย สุวรรณประเสริฐ) Director of Technology and Information Litigation Division, Department of Special Investigation.

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Buathong, A. S. L. N., & Luernshavee, A. P. D. P. (2019). Legal Issues Regarding the Economic Crime Suppression. Journal for Developing the Social and Community, 6(2), 273–282. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rdirmu/article/view/233188

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