“Jiraporn” admits that the license revocation of “The Icon” may not be in time this week.

Jiraporn" admits that the license withdrawal of "The Icon" may not be in time this week, saying that it must be done carefully, insisting that there is no flag of harassment against anyone, and that all parties will be treated fairly. Ms. Jiraporn Sindhuphrai, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, talked about the progress of the investigation into individuals in the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) related to The Icon Group to build confidence that this problem has been accumulating for many years and has just erupted, causing the public to question the work of the OCPB since the incident in 2018, when complaints were filed with the OCPB. When looking back, the OCPB did not remain indifferent and sent letters to relevant agencies. The OCPB has limited laws in its investigation, and from 2018 until now, only some agencies have responded, which may not be enough to look at the OCPB alone. We need to look at the dimensions of the work of all relevant agencies to see if they are linked in terms of integrating immediate problem solving and long-term prevention. Another part that needs to be restored is the audio clip that appeared in the media clip. We want the public to have confidence in the government because we are serious about investigating the facts, which is the origin of the establishment of a committee that is not people in the OCPB to investigate by themselves. This committee will not only look at the facts, but will also find measures and methods in terms of policy to provide advice for the OCPB to proceed. The law that the OCPB holds is outdated or obsolete. This committee will provide advice to solve this problem. In addition, the work will need to be overhauled to use more technology in the work to make the organization transparent and auditable. However, there are people who are determined to work as good civil servants, but there are some problems that we must fix and give confidence to the people. The main committee that was set up has set up two more subcommittees, one of which will look at the fact-finding investigation, which will link together evidence, material evidence and personal evidence. The first meeting will gather all the surrounding information to report to the main committee and will determine which individuals or agencies will be invited to provide information. The other subcommittee will look at the laws related to the Consumer Protection Board. When the subcommittee has worked for 1 week, it will report to the main committee. As for the consideration of revoking the license of the said company, Boss Paul's lawyer stated that if it is revoked, he will sue the relevant officials because it is considered that the information has not been completed. Ms. Jiraporn said that she has ordered the Consumer Protection Board to work as quickly as possible. Previously, she had given information that the company was in the process of inviting them to provide information, including Boss and the stars. However, during the investigation, an arrest was made and they have now b ecome suspects. Therefore, it is a step that the Consumer Protection Board must work with the police to investigate information to be used in the consideration of revoking the license. She confirmed that we will do everything according to the legal process and will investigate to see how we can find additional facts to support it. As for whether the license can be revoked within this week, it may not be in time because everything has legal procedures that we must do carefully. In this operation, we do not have the flag to harass anyone, but we want to follow the facts according to the evidence to receive justice for all parties. As for the politicians mentioned in the audio clip, we have the right to call them in for clarification. Ms. Jiraporn stated that the committee set up to investigate has the right to invite them all for clarification. As for whether or not politicians can order the Consumer Protection Board, we have to wait and see the facts because this committee was set up to find the facts in this matter to make it clear. As for whether the process was too slow, after the audio clip appeared in the media on October 10, an outsider committee was set up on October 16, which took less than a week. It is not considered slow and we are trying our best and doing it carefully. Source: Thai News Agency