Russians detained in Thailand on suspicion of fraud face up to 50 years in prison

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BANGKOK, September 6. /TASS/. Russians Daniil Aldunenkov and Roman Brik, detained in Thailand on suspicion of committing illegal transactions with cryptocurrency and participating in fraudulent schemes, face 30 to 50 years in prison. A TASS correspondent was informed about this at the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok.

“Today in Bangkok, a consular visit to those detained by our employee took place. They are accused of fraud with cryptocurrency. They were denied bail, which indicates the seriousness of the crime of which they are suspected. There are also aggravating circumstances - the death of Thai citizens. Punishment may be serious. Crimes in the economic sphere, fraud with bank cards and cryptocurrency with aggravating circumstances in Thailand can entail very severe punishment in the form of imprisonment from 30 to 50 years," the consular department informed.

The Thai police previously detained Aldunenkov on the island of Koh Samui and Brik in the city of Chiang Mai on suspicion of committing illegal transactions with cryptocurrency, participating in fraudulent transactions that resulted in losses to Thai citizens.

Deputy Chief of the Thai National Police Surache Hakphan said he had obtained court arrest warrants for 11 suspects who opened bank accounts for use by fraudsters. Police are investigating a high-profile case involving the murder of a local resident of his wife and two minor children after fraudsters forced the woman to transfer a large sum of money borrowed to their account.

 

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BANGKOK, September 27. / TASS correspondent Igor Brovarnik/. The court of the Thai city of Samut Prakan extended until December 5 the term of arrest of Russians Daniil Aldunenkov and Roman Brik, who were detained earlier in Thailand on suspicion of participating in money laundering of a criminal group on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, using forged documents and providing their data to third parties. This was reported to the TASS correspondent by Sergey Aldunenkov, the brother of the Russian citizen under investigation.

"The detention was extended until December 5. A court hearing must be held before or within seven days after this date, during which a decision will be made to bring charges or release due to the lack of evidence of the charge. Nothing new from the evidence in their case was presented in court. Our proofs of innocence are presented to the court, they are accepted," he said.

Thai police on September 3 detained Aldunenkov on Koh Samui and Brika in Chiang Mai on suspicion of committing illegal operations with cryptocurrency. Thai law enforcement agencies are investigating a high-profile case involving the murder of a local resident of his wife and two minor children after fraudsters fraudulently forced a woman to transfer a large amount of money taken on credit to their account.

The defense of Aldunenkov insists that he did not take any part in money laundering during cryptocurrency transactions on the Binance exchange. "It could have been anyone who was trading on this exchange that day.<...> I hope that the Thai authorities will identify the true perpetrators of this crime. My brother was never associated with the gang of these scammers, and even more so, he was not in Cambodia, where they were operating from. The only thing that the investigation has is a warrant for performing an operation with cryptocurrency, and this case itself is a tragic coincidence, " the brother of the Russian suspect noted.

Under Thai law, the arrest period cannot exceed more than 84 days, after which the prosecution must collect the necessary evidence to bring charges. Otherwise, the arrested person is cleared of all suspicion, after which he is released from custody.