DSI officials deny graft allegation

Three DSI officials suspected in the Nauru consul embezzlement case turned themselves in to police on Saturday, deputy police national chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said.

The officers under the Department of Special Investigation were identified as Tharin Pichitkunchorn, former Special Investigation Intelligence division director, and former officers Anan Seelakhot and Adisorn Sonthiworachai.

They were suspended from duty after being accused of embezzlement and bribery in connection to a raid at the home of the former consul-general of the Republic of Nauru in Sathon district last month. All three denied the charges during police questioning.

Pol Gen Surachate said the trio were granted bail. They also insisted they would only give their statements to a court, he said.

He also said employees at the consul-general’s office of the Republic of Nauru would be…