Bangkok Post
Foundation defends drone purchases, sues lawyer Sittra
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The chairman of the Thailand Watch Foundation has defended its procurement of drones for the military during the Thai-Cambodian conflict and is suing high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd for making a false police report about the issue.
Key facts
- The chairman of the Thailand Watch Foundation has defended its procurement of drones for the military during the Thai-Cambodian conflict and is suing high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd for making a false police report about the issue.
- Panthep Puapongpan, accompanied by foundation lawyer Achara Saengkaew, met on Thursday with Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) investigators to provide evidence related to the drone procurement project.
- The lawyer and his wife, Patthitta Biabungkerd, were apprehended on a highway in Chachoengsao in November 2024 and detained until the end of the trial
- He also dismissed Mr Sittra’s allegation that the foundation used donation money to pay lawyers a monthly salary of 100,000 baht, saying the claim was an attempt to divert attention from the main issue.
Summary
Panthep Puapongpan, accompanied by foundation lawyer Achara Saengkaew, met on Thursday with Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) investigators to provide evidence related to the drone procurement project.
A large volume of documents to support the foundation’s explanation of its fundraising campaign to purchase the drones was also handed over to investigators.