The Criminal Court approved the police’s request to charge Ying Gai with human trafficking this morning after initially rejecting their request on Monday due to lack of evidence.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Sanit Mahathavorn, acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said the warrant was approved after police presented evidence that Ying Gai, or Monta Yokrattanakan, allegedly lured three hill-tribe girls to work at her home in Bangkok.
Sanit only said Ying Gai took advantage of the girls but did not reveal further details, Post Today reported.
According to an earlier report on Thairath, the three hill-tribe girls were reportedly persuaded by Ying Gai to work abroad. They were also threatened when they quit their jobs, said Songkan Atchariyasap, Chairman of the Network Against Acts that Destroy the Kingdom, Religion and Monarchy.
Ying Gai, 56, stepped into the media spotlight last month when her former employee, 19, sought help from media after Ying Gai filed a police complaint accusing the teen maid of stealing THB10 million worth of gold and jewelry — a charge that could potentially ruin her chance of being accepted to a university.
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But a twist in the plot emerged when the theft “victim” became a criminal suspect. Ying Gai’s claims raised doubt about her story and she has now been charged with providing a false statement about her maid’s supposed crime. She has also been charged with attempted human trafficking for possibly forcing young girls to work abroad and insulting the royal institution for, apparently, giving herself the title of “lady.”
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