Shigeta wants his babies

Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta's Thai lawyer has contacted Lat Phrao police asking for permission to take all the babies he is thought to have fathered back to Japan. Meanwhile, police continue to question surrogate mothers.

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Police interview one of the women who has admitted providing surrogacy services at the All IVF fertility clinic. SOMCHAI POOMLARD

Shigeta asks to take babies back to Japan

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Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta's Thai lawyer has contacted Lat Phrao police asking for permission to take all the babies he is thought to have fathered using surrogate mothers back to Japan.

Investigation team head Pol Col Pakphum Poolsirisopha said Tuesday that Mr Shigeta had assigned his lawyer, Kong Suriyamonthon, to provide documentation to Thai police saying why he wanted to have so many babies via surrogates and bring them to Japan.

However, police have asked Mr Shigeta for the originals of the documents appointing Mr Kong as his lawyer and also the translation of his request concerning the babies. The process is expected to take around a week.

Mr Kong also proposed that Thai police question Mr Shigeta in Japan but this is still under consideration, Pol Col Pakphum said.

Mr Shigeta reportedly fathered 15 babies, including nine babies found at a Lat Phrao condo, via surrogates in Thailand.

Meanwhile, Lumpini station chief investigator Pol Col Decha Promsuwan said a probe into the links between the surrogate mothers and the agencies involved is still under way in the Shigeta case. Pol Col Decha said so far police have asked six of 11 women who provided surrogacy services at the All IVF fertility clinic to testify.

The clinic is owned by Pisit Tantiwutthanakul. He is scheduled to provide his testimony next month.

Two of the mothers told police Tuesday that they were contacted by agencies to take part in surrogacy arrangements and paid 300,000 baht and 400,000 baht respectively. They have also admitted to being surrogates at the All IVF clinic and said Dr Pisit delivered their babies in July.

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