The sister of late billionaire property developer Chuwong Sae Tang met with senior police yesterday to find out why two cases in connection with her brother's death still have not gone to court over a year since a former commerce minister was charged with his murder.
She expressed concern that the statute of limitations for both cases may expire before they go to court.
Chuwong was killed in a car crash in 2015 when Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn drove his Lexus sports utility vehicle into a roadside tree in Prawet district, Bangkok on June 26.
Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn, the former minister, survived the incident and was charged with premeditated murder.
Just days before the crash, shares worth over 300 million baht that were owned by Chuwong were found to have been transferred to two women, raising suspicion of foul play.
The shares were given to Kanthana Siwathanapol, a 27-year-old golf caddie, and Srithana Promma. The second lady is the mother of Uracha Wachirakulton, a former broker at AEC Securities Plc who handled Chuwong's stock accounts.
Chuwong's older sister Wanpen Thanathamsiri, 63, yesterday met Crime Suppression Division (CSD) deputy chief Chakrit Sawatdee to discuss the progress of the two cases.
She said no one who has been implicated in either case has been indicted despite the passage of two years.
Regarding the share transfer, Ms Wanpen said the CSD spent time gathering sufficient evidence before seeking an indictment against Pol Lt Col Banyin and accomplices for conspiring to use fake documents, carry out theft and receive stolen items.
Prosecutors at the Department of Southern Bangkok Civil Litigation initially decided not to indict the suspects, and the case was then passed to the national police chief, who was asked whether he agreed with the decision, she said.
The case was later sent to the attorney-general who asked the CSD officers to gather more evidence, according to Ms Wanpen.
She said prosecutors have asked the CSD to further investigate the murder, adding that Pol Lt Col Banyin appeared to be "buying time" by seeking justice from the prosecutors.
