Finance:Anti-Money Laundering Office (Thailand)
| สำนักงานป้องกันและปราบปรามการฟอกเงิน | |
 AMLO headquarters on Phaya Thai Road in 2016 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 19 August 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Thailand |
| Headquarters | Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Employees | 399 |
| Annual budget | 374.1 million baht (FY2017) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent Agency | Office of the Prime Minister |
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) is Thailand's "key agency responsible for enforcement of the anti-money laundering and the counter-terrorism financing law."[2]:7 It was founded in 1999 upon the adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) (AMLA).[3] AMLO is an independent governmental agency. It has the status of a department functioning independently and neutrally under the supervision of the minister of justice, but is not part of the justice ministry.[2][4] In 2016, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered by the cabinet resolution change the command to under the supervision of the Prime Minister directly.[5]
The AMLO 2016 Annual Report reported 369 AMLO positions allocated, with 49 positions vacant, plus 30 government employee positions, with two vacancies.[4]:26 Its budget for FY2017 (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017) is 374.1 million baht.[6]:89
As of 30 September 2016, the AMLO had custody of seized and/or frozen assets valued at 6,176,029,774.12 baht.[4]:50 It conducted 12 asset auctions during FY2016, selling 910 items of assets for 57,893,949 baht.[4]:51
From 29 June to 14 August 2018 AMLO was headed by Secretary-General Police Major General Romsit Viriyasan. He was moved to an "inactive post" in the prime minister's office for failing to expedite politically sensitive cases.[7] Pol Maj Gen Preecha Chareonsahayanon was named acting secretary-general.[8]
Panama Papers
In April 2016, AMLO began investigating Thai nationals whose names surfaced in the Panama Papers.[9][10]
See also
- National Anti-Corruption Commission
References
- ↑ "Organization Structure". 25 October 2021. https://www.amlo.go.th/index.php/en/about-amlo/2016-06-04-15-33-50.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in English) Annual Report 2014. Bangkok: Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). 2015. ISBN 978-616-91467-7-3. http://www.amlo.go.th/amlofarm/farm/en/files/AnnualReport57.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2016.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999)". http://www.amlo.go.th/amlo-intranet/en/files/AMLA%20No%201-4(1).pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Annual Report 2016. Bangkok: Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). 2017. ISBN 978-616-8111-01-7. http://www.amlo.go.th/amlo-intranet/media/k2/attachments/AnnualYReportY2016_5422.pdf. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "โอนย้าย "สำนักงาน ปปง." ขึ้นตรง "นายกรัฐมนตรี"". 17 March 2015. https://mgronline.com/politics/detail/9580000031384.
- ↑ Thailand's Budget in Brief, Fiscal Year 2017. Bureau of the Budget (Thailand). 2016. http://plan.bsru.ac.th/th/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/THAILAND%E2%80%99S-BUDGET-IN-BRIEF-FISCAL-YEAR-2017.pdf. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Bootsripoom, Attayuth (16 August 2018). "Romsit loses AMLO post for failure to expedite politically sensitive cases". The Nation. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30352240. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Laohong, King-Oua (18 August 2018). "Amlo steps up efforts as it turns 20". Bangkok Post. https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1523862/. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "'Many' Thais implicated in global scandal". Bangkok Post. 2016-04-04. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/920929/many-thais-implicated-in-global-scandal. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Taptim, Tulsathit (2016-04-13). "Panama Papers and weary regulators in Thailand" (Editorial). The Nation. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Panama-Papers-and-weary-regulators-in-Thailand-30283860.html. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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