7 March 2024, Vice President of the Journalists Association Openly denies having ever received a tribute from the gambling website “Big Police”, submitting a request to the Media Council to investigate the facts.
Mr. Jirapong Prasertphonkrang Secretary-General of the Thai Journalists Association As a spokesperson for the association along with Mr. Watthanachai Yaninthorn, Vice President of the Association Welfare and Member Relations Department Confirm the Association of Journalists Especially Mr. Wattanachai which has the initials W. Waen, which was directly referenced by the lawyer’s statement. never received benefits Or tribute from the online gambling network of “Big Police”, according to one lawyer at a press conference.
Mr. Wattanachai said that he had just accepted the position of vice president of the association on March 2. There are a total of 14 association directors and it appears that they have already been examined. There was only one person named Wor Waen, causing him to be mistaken for the
vice president of the Journalists Association. who received bribes from the police gambling website network which is not true Ready to check the financial path Press conference from the said lawyer I believe it is a misunderstanding. Association committee The one being referred to is probably the same committee member whose term has just expired, whose name is W. Waen as well.
Mr. Jirapong’s side Prasertphonkrang, spokesman for the association, said that the association is not involved in the money of the “Big Police” gambling website network because the association Not using a Kasikorn Bank account in transactions According to the lawyer’s statement, the association uses the account of Siam Commercial Bank. and do not use the method of receiving cash into the association Transactions will be made using the internet banking system. In the case that has been mentioned, the association has examined internal personnel. No connection with the said section was found. Therefore, we will coordinate and send the mat
ter to the fact-finding committee of the National Press Council. Check the facts in this matter in another way. So that society will have no doubts about the association.
Source: Thai News Agency
