Criminal Investigation and Detention Proceedings Regarding Fraud Charges
On December 30, 2000, the defendant was arrested and prosecuted on charges of fraud, forgery, and the use of official government documents, within the jurisdiction of Bang Buat District. During the investigation, the defendant was detained pursuant to Section 28 of April 14, 2001, as the investigating officer of the Bang Kruai Police Station prepared a warrant for the defendant’s detention to be investigated at the Nonthaburi Provincial Prison. However, the investigating officer of the Bang Kruai Police Station did not accept the defendant’s request for a postponement of the indictment to Nonthaburi. The investigating officer of the Bang Kruai Police Station then filed a charge against the defendant at the Nonthaburi Provincial Prison on July 6, 2001. The Prosecutor, without accepting the defendant’s request for a postponement of the indictment, submitted the case to the Nonthaburi District Court as follows: The Prosecutor of the Nonthaburi District Court may file charges against the defendant before the Nonthaburi District Court due to . The defendant was detained during the investigation at the Bang Buat Police Station, which was a separate case from the investigation conducted by the Bang Kruai Police Station. The arrest and detention of the defendant constituted the starting point for calculating the period under Section 7 of the Act Establishing District Courts and Criminal Procedure in District Courts, commencing from the time of the defendant’s arrest. The commencement of the lawsuit did not exist under Section of the Act Establishing District Courts and Criminal Procedure in District Courts. Consequently, the Prosecutor filed the charge against the defendant before the Nonthaburi District Court without requiring authorization from the Attorney General (Ethibodi, Director of the Department of Public Prosecution).
Regarding the Law on Prosecutors in Criminal Cases of the Lopburi Province, the case was ongoing before the court.