Efficiency Improvement of Legal Proceedings Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws by Employing Digital Forensic Evidence

Authors

  • Thammanoon Kongrat
  • Woratouch Witchuvanit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19969

Keywords:

Anti-Money Laundering, Property Legal Proceedings, Digital Forensic Evidence.

Abstract

This research aims tostudy obstacles, problems,and approaches to increase the efficiency of proceedings by using
digital evidence according to the Anti-money Laundering Law.It uses qualitative measure. Key informants in the
research consist of (1) specialist of Civil Servant Group, Anti-Money Laundering Office (Computer Academician),
(2) specialist of Civil Servant Group, Anti-Money Laundering Office (Litigation Division Officers), and (3)
prosecutor officers of the Attorney General. And this research uses snowball sampling to collect data via semistructured
Interviews; data are analyzed by content analysis method. The research indicated that the problems
of property legal proceedings under anti-money laundering laws using digital forensic evidence consist of an
operation, and an expansion of the investigation of property proceedings under anti-money laundering laws.
There were suggestions as follows: The Anti-Money Laundering Office should formulate policies, strategies, and
operational plans to support the proceedings. And it should establish standards for digital evidence accreditation
in line with central standards in order to incorporate digital evidence into the case files, thus significantly increasing
the efficiency of litigation.

Author Biographies

  • Thammanoon Kongrat

    Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Ph.D. Student of Graduate School, Silpakorn University, Thailand

  • Woratouch Witchuvanit

    Faculty of Forensic Science, Royal Police Cadet Academy, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

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Published

2023-10-16

How to Cite

Efficiency Improvement of Legal Proceedings Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws by Employing Digital Forensic Evidence. (2023). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 17(4), 155-160. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19969