Lawyer challenges activist to ‘pee’ wager in Thai millionaire swindle
A Thai female millionaire based in France filed a complaint through an activist against a famous lawyer for allegedly swindling 71 million baht from her. In response, the lawyer demands the mischief-making Thai activist to drink his own pee when he proves himself innocent.
Former Thai political activist Sondhi Limthongkul took to social media to accuse renowned Thai lawyer Sittha Biabangkerd of defrauding the millionaire, Jatuporn “Madam Oi” Ubonlert, of more than 71 million baht.
Following the accusation, Sittha appeared on the news programme Hone Krasae, asserting that he received the money legally as a gratuitous gift. He stated that Jatuporn also found his children adorable and offered to support their education abroad as well.
In a bold response to the allegations, Sittha dared Sondhi to consume his own urine if he was proven innocent and free from any wrongdoing. Sondhi accepted the challenge, saying he would bow down to Sittha’s feet if he could present evidence showing that he legally received the money and paid the required taxes.
Sondhi insisted that Jatuporn did not gift the money to Sittha but was tricked into investing in a government lottery-selling platform. However, Sittha allegedly did not invest the money in their business and instead used it to buy a luxury house and fund his holidays abroad.
Sondhi also accused Sittha of stealing Jatuporn’s luxury car. He claimed that Jatuporn asked Sittha to buy the car on her behalf to use when she visited Thailand but Sittha was reportedly seen using the car himself.
Jatuporn is reportedly living in France with her foreign husband but she is now in Thailand to resolve the issue. She provided Sondhi’s claim and filed a complaint against Sittha at Pak Chong Police Station in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
The millionaire revealed to the police that she initially hired Sittha for 300,000 baht per month to manage her businesses in both Thailand and abroad in a legal-related matter. She trusted him and continued to transfer money to him for business management and investments but he allegedly kept all the funds for himself.
Sittha continued to deny the accusations and insisted that he was not worried about the matter, expressing confidence in his innocence. He stated that he did not wish to say much more and would wait for the truth to clear his name.
The case was later transferred from Pak Chong district, and police are planning to summon Jatuporn for questioning soon, hoping that the matter will become clearer next week.
