Bangkok Legal Service

The defendant, [NAME OF DEFENDANT – OCR UNCLEAR], altered currency notes of a value of 100 baht, intending to deceive individuals into believing that the notes possessed a value of 150 baht, rather than 100 baht, as the Thai government intended to issue for future use. Furthermore, the defendant altered coins of a value of 15 baht, with the intention of issuing them for circulation. Law enforcement officers discovered the defendant’s actions and apprehended him, along with the following items: tools used to alter the numerical value of the currency notes and to fabricate coins, which were stored in a room. Prior to the defendant being able to circulate the aforementioned notes and coins, the following occurred: the defendant’s actions constitute a criminal offense? The answer is affirmative. Specifically, the defendant is in violation of Section 241 of the Criminal Code, for possessing currency notes, and is in violation of Section 244 and 246 of the Criminal Code, for using tools or objects to alter currency. Regarding the coins, the defendant is not yet in violation of the crime of counterfeiting currency, which is a coin, nor is he in violation of Section 240 of the Criminal Code, for possessing items obtained through illicit means, nor is he in violation of Section 244 or 246 of the Criminal Code, for using tools or objects to alter currency knowingly as counterfeit.