Board of Special Case (BSC) Resolves for DSI to Investigate Opportunistic Fuel Hoarding Syndicates During the Middle East Crisis as a Special Case

Board of Special Case (BSC) Resolves for DSI to Investigate Opportunistic Fuel Hoarding Syndicates During the Middle East Crisis as a Special Case

On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM, at the Ministry of Justice building, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Pakorn Nilprapunt chaired the 1/2569 Today (Thursday, April 9, 2026) at 2:00 PM, at the Ministry of Justice building, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Pakorn Nilprapunt chaired the 1/2026 meeting of the Board of Special Case (BSC). He was joined by Police Lieutenant General Rutthapon Naowarat, Minister of Justice and Vice Chairman of the Board of Special Case; Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), serving as Member and Secretary; and ex-officio and qualified members of the Board of Special Case. This meeting was the first meeting of the year 2026. The important details of the meeting's outcomes are as follows:

Meeting Outcomes

1. Acknowledgment of Progress on Major Cases

The meeting resolved to acknowledge the progress report on a significant case, namely the conspiracy to commit money laundering by a person or group of persons committing an offense of being a secret society (Ang-Yee) under Section 209 of the Criminal Code and other related laws.

2. Approval of Two Matters

The meeting resolved to approve two matters:

2.1 Issuance of BSC Notification (No. 10) B.E. .... Prescribing the Nature of Crime Regarded as Special Case under Section 21 Paragraph One (1) of the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E. 2547 (2004). This specifies the details of the characteristics of offenses that are special cases under the law in 3 additional areas:

 * Offenses under the law on digital asset business

 * Offenses under the law on measures for the prevention and suppression of technology crimes

 * Offenses under the law on derivatives contracts

2.2 Unanimous Acceptance of Fuel-Related Criminal Offenses as a Special Case.

The meeting unanimously resolved to accept criminal offenses related to fuel under the definition of the fuel trade law, which are impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, caused by the actions of fuel traders under Section 7 or Section 10, or fuel traders whether legally registered or not. This applies to offenses committed as an organized network or with complexity, or those causing a severe impact on the public or the industrial sector, starting from March 1, 2026, onwards until the conflict in the Middle East region subsides, as a special case.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is directed to conduct the investigation as a special case under Section 21 Paragraph One (2) of the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E. 2547 (2004), and to report its progress to the meeting.