Click to view attachment "Two sets of jewellery stolen from a Ratchaprasong shop at the end of the prolonged anti-government rally in May, allegedly by a red-shirt protester, were recovered by police. The shop's proprietor was able to reclaim one set, but the other set disappeared from the DSI's vault, according to a complaint lodged by the owner.The missing jewellery, valued at about five million baht, is not in the custody of the Department of Special Investigation, DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit (left) said on Tuesday.

"The jewellery confiscated at Wat Pathum Wanaram was transferred from the police to the army before it was delivered to the DSI," Mr Tharit said.He said his department was not passing the blame to the army or the police."The DSI is ready to cooperate with the Justice Ministry but will not intervene in its investigation into the case," he said."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/18...ssing-jewellery

If you want to see what a scary organization the DSI has become under PM Abhisit's appointments at the top, take a look at the link below from Bangkok Pundit, which takes you to the DSI webpage.

At the top of the DSI webpage in red letters is the notice "WANTED" with a man's name. If you click the ink, you will see 12 photos under a Thai caption which translates to "He will eat you head" or more conventionally in English : "ROT IN HELL."

The crime of this monster: Terrorist? Murderer? Rapist? Incest ? Pedophile?

Actually, it's for alleged lese majeste.

http://www.asiancorrespondent.com/bangkok-pundit-blog

I have no intention of defending this disappearance of the jewelry from the hands of the law enforcement officials, be they police, army or DSI, however if the jewels hadn't been stolen by the Red Shirts in the first place then this case would not be in the press.

Do these statements come naturally to you or do you work hard trying to look stupid ? That's like saying you have no intention of defending the Nazis but the Holocaust would never have happened if Jews had not chosen to leave the Middle East and settle in Germany.

You sad, prejudiced idiot Haloi

Oh, I don't think he has to work hard...all he has to do is type.

I'm surprised PM Opposite hasn't already appointed an independent commission to investigate and make recommendations on how claims against DSI can be laid to rest .........without punishing anyone.

There are rumors circulating in Bangkok that the jewerly shop owner who complained about the disappearance of the jewelry while in the DSI safe has been "persuaded" to drop the charges. Maybe someone with a cousin named Don Corleone made her an offer she couldn't refuse.

"The Department of Special Investigation and the owner of a shop who had complained that stolen diamond jewellery seized from red-shirt protesters had disappeared from the DSI storeroom announced on Wednesday that it was all a big mistake.

Thitiphol Paisarnmunkong, owner of Phet Siam Jewellery Centre in Siam Square, told reporters that the jewellery looted by protesters did not disappear from the DSI. Reports about the missing items resulted from a miscount of the jewellery, he said."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/18...d-not-disappear

Is there anything in this country that isn't corrupt ?

Here's the latest version of "who took the diamonds.' They are obviously still working on the final story:

"The owner of the jewellery reported to have disappeared from a Department of Special Investigation storeroom has confirmed the items have been returned and are back in the family's possession. Jeweller Thatipol Paisalmankong of Siam Jewellery Centre shows a bracelet, ring and earrings at a news conference yesterday at the Department of Special Investigation after the items were earlier reported to have disappeared from a DSI storeroom. TAWATCHAI KEMGUMNERD

Thatipol Paisalmankong, the son of the owner of Siam Jewellery Centre in Siam Square, yesterday confirmed the three pieces of jewellery _ among 80 items stolen from the store by red shirt protesters in May _ had been recovered.

The shop owner, identified only as Ms Chayaphon, lodged a complaint last week with the Justice Ministry that 5million baht in jewellery stolen from her shop during the red shirt protests had disappeared while in the DSI's possession.The jewellery was recovered by police from Wat Pathum Wanaram after the protests ended on May19.

Tharit Pengdit, director-general of the DSI, yesterday appeared before reporters in the company of Mr Thatipol.Mr Thatipol presented a diamond ring, earrings and a bracelet worth over 100,000 baht _ not 5 million baht as earlier claimed _ to the news conference.

He said his first inspection at the DSI offices might have been too hurried and he had not been able to open all the packages. He just assumed the jewellery had disappeared.

The DSI last week allowed Mr Thatipol to check the jewellery more thoroughly and he found the items he thought were missing.However, Mr Thatipol said his list of the stolen jewellery did not match that held by the DSI. He declined to elaborate. Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga asked his secretary, Fuangwit Aniruttaewa, to check the items stored at the DSI. Col Fuangwit checked the jewellery and then returned it."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/1883...n-dsi-storeroom