The court ordered the detention of casino gang Chaengwattana wrong. Emergency Decree, Immigration gambling law

30 Dec 20 – 1:30 p.m. Don Mueang District Court, Chaengwattana Road Public Prosecutor District Court Case Office 9 filed a lawsuit against Miss Bin, who did not know his true surname, with 94 people as the defendant in the Black Case No. 1318/2563.

By narrating that on December 28, 2020 at night, the 1st to 94 defendants with those who have not yet sued Dared to join together to do activities And mingling together to play cards, Tiger, Dragon, Hi Lo and Fantan, which looks like a casino In the room for gambling The building has no number In front of Soi Sri Udom, Chaeng Watthana 14 Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si District, Bangkok, which is a crowded place. And under the area that the chief responsible for resolving emergency situations in connection with security issues, in a manner that is at risk of transmission of pathogens. Without getting into exceptions by law Which is a violation of the law

By the defendants 1, 2, 5, 6, 46, 47, Myanmar nationality Traveled into a natural channel In any sub-district, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province Defendant 3, 4, 85 – 88 Cambodian nationality Traveled into a natural channel Any area is not evident, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, the 48 defendant of Lao nationality, traveled through a natural channel. In Chong Mek Sub-district, Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchathani Province Without passing the inspection of the immigration officer on the channel And does not have a valid passport or document to replace And in the Kingdom of Thailand The building has no number at the entrance of Soi Srisuk, Chaeng Watthana 14 Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si District, Bangkok without permission from the competent official by law. And not exempt by law

Request punishment according to the Public Administration in Emergency Situation Act 2005, Section 4,5,9,18 Declared the state of emergency in all areas throughout the Kingdom, dated 25 Mar. 63 Announced the matter Extension of the emergency declaration period in all areas throughout the Kingdom (9th ed.) Dated 23 Nov 2020, announcing the head of the person responsible for resolving the emergency situation With regards to security on the prohibition of assembly and merging activities dated 3 April 2020, the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 Section 4,11,12,18,58 , 62,81 Gambling Act 1935, Section 4,5,6,10,12,15 Gambling Act (No. 5) B.E. 2490, Section 3 May. Gambling Act (No. 7) B.E. 2504, Section 3 includes the Criminal Code, Section 33,83,91

After examining the testimony of all 94 defendants through a video conference system. (Video conference) to Thung Song Hong Police Station Which is the detention of the defendant during the detention and surveillance of the spread of COVID. All make the confession

The court then ruled that all 94 defendants were guilty of mutually violating the requirements under the Act on Public Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548, Section 9, paragraph one (2), 18, with the defendants 1 – 84 there. Offenses under the Gambling Act 1935, Section 4, paragraph one, paragraph two, 12 (2), the defendant No. 85-94 is guilty of the Gambling Act, 1935. Section 4, paragraph one, 12 (2), together with the Criminal Code, Section 83, only the defendants 1 – 6, the defendant 46 – 48, the defendant 85 – 88 are still guilty under the Immigration Act B.E. . 1979 Section 11, 12 (1), 18, 62, 81 too.

The actions of the 94 defendants were multiple offenses. Which the defendant confessed But only for offenses under the Gambling Act, the court does not reduce the punishment As for other offenses, the punishment should be reduced to half, including imprisonment for the defendants 1 – 6, the defendant 46 – 48, the defendant 85 – 88, each 7 months and 15 days by changing the prison sentence. As a detention sentence instead of 7 months and 15 days per person

As for the 7th – 45 defendants, 49 – 84 defendants to each person in prison for 30 days and fined 12,000 baht each. Waiting for the punishment (parole) and the defendant at 89 – 94 to imprisonment for 30 days and fined 15,000 baht per person by the jail time to wait. Wait for the punishment as well (parole)

The court issued a warrant for detention of the defendant 1 – 6, the defendant 46 – 48, the defendant 85 – 88 (the sentence for detention instead of 7 months and 15 days) due to not bail. Other defendants paid the fine and then released.

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