Two plots of land registered in Bannapot’s name in Klong Luang in Pathum Thani have been “frozen” by officials.

Pol General Chaiya Siriamphunkul, secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo), said yesterday that evidence suggested the plots may be related to embezzlement at the Klongchan cooperative.

“Bannapot bought these land plots from M-Home SPV 2 Co Ltd,” Chaiya said.

This firm was at one point taken over by Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, the KCUC former boss now in jail for embezzlement.

Supachai illegally diverted Bt275 million from the cooperative to acquire M-Home SPV 2 Co Ltd, whose assets included several land plots in Klong Luang. Authorities say M-Home SPV 2 sold one plot to property tycoon Anant Asavabhokhin at a suspiciously low price, and he faces charges in regard to that deal. Now, scrutiny has shifted to Bannapot, brother of Potjaman na Pombejra, Thaksin’s ex-wife.