Lecturer Charges Thai Banks to Provide Greater Protection Against Fraud.

Aug. 3--Legal changes should be made to give bank customers greater rights in protesting against injustices and unfair claims, said Sudsawat Dissarojana, a lecturer at Thammasat University.

"The current law favours creditors more than borrowers. Particularly in the case of people with little education, banks have the upper hand," she said.

Ms Sudsawat, a sociology and anthropology lecturer, is one of nine Thammasat lecturers who have been victims of a fraud ring at state-owned Krung Thai Bank.

More than 100 people are potentially affected in the case, involving a complicated scam in which fake documents and signatures were used to purchase land financed by Krung Thai loans.

Ms Sudsawat and the other Thammasat victims plan to testify to an investigative committee at the Land Department on Wednesday.

They have also complained to Interior Minister Purachai Piumsombun about the possible complicity of Land Department officials.

Ms Sudsawat said that last year, the victims had attempted to contact Singh Tangtatsawas, then president of Krung Thai, but received no response.