Former Labour Minister of Thailand Suchart Chomklin is seeking legal advice following allegations of involvement in a human trafficking and bribery scandal. The case in question pertains to the deployment of Thai workers to Finland for berry picking.
Suchart vehemently denied receiving payments or engaging in any human trafficking activities related to this employment scheme. An ongoing investigation into the case is being conducted by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Earlier this week, the DSI revealed that it is investigating charges of misconduct against two past ministers and two senior Labour Ministry officials. These individuals, who have not been named, are accused of approving the deployment of Thai workers to Finland in exchange for a supposed payment of 36 million baht.
According to the DSI, millions of baht were transferred through the bank accounts of the…
