webfact Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 15 police officers under probe over bribes allegation By The Nation Deputy Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul An investigation has been launched against 15 police officers in Phuket accused of taking bribes from illegal immigrants. Deputy Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said he had been assigned by the national police chief to head the probe into allegations that local police, tourist police and immigration police in Phuket had received bribes in exchange for “turning a blind eye” to undocumented migrant workers and illegal immigrants. Srivara said he had instructed the Immigration Bureau and Provincial Police Bureau 8, which covers Phuket, to form a joint investigative panel into the 15 officers. Srivara took the action after a Facebook user, who called himself “Spotlight Phuket”, made a recent allegation on his Facebook page. Initial checks found that police stations in Phuket arrested 142 illegal immigrants from October 1 2016 to October 31 2017 - but there were no records of the immigrants being handed over to the Immigration Bureau in accordance with the law, Srivara said. As a result, he issued an order on Wednesday to have police on the island set up a committee to probe the 15 officers. They have been identified as: 1. Pol Lt Col Somnuek Damkaew, inspector of Kamala police station 2. Pol Lt Col Surachai Channarong, inspector of Karon police station 3. Pol Lt Col Bandasak Srilert, inspector of Sakhu police stations 4. Pol Lt Col Natthaya Suwanpong, inspector of Mueang police station 5. Pol Capt Prasert Thongprom, deputy inspector of Kamala police station 6. Pol Capt Nipon Temsang, deputy inspector of Karon police station 7. Pol Capt Wichote Meepop, acting deputy inspector of Kathu police station 8. Pol Capt Watanathorn Bamrungthin, deputy inspector of Kathu police station 9. Pol Capt Charnnarong Prakongkua, deputy inspector o Karon police station 10. Pol Lt Sawanya Iadtrong, deputy inspector of Kathu police station 11. Pol Lt Thanakhan Utchahyarassamee, deputy inspector of Sakhu police station 12. Pol Lt Sura Lertthaisong, deputy inspector of Sakhu police station 13. Pol Lt Julla-at Kittinonthikorn, acting deputy inspector of Sakhu police station 14. Pol Lt Patcharathorn Chan-iad, deputy inspector of Sakhu police station 15. Pol Lt Suwisit Khirirak, deputy inspector of Karon police station. The investigative committee is being headed by Pol Maj Gen Thirapol Kuptanon, the deputy commissioner of Provincial Police Bureau 9. Of the 142 illegal immigrants, 26 had been arrested by Sakhu police, 3 by Karon police, 43 by Kathu police and 70 by Kamala police. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30331284 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaanbanhou Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Some big fish in the net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 15 officers? A droplet of water from a microscopic sliver of ice that fell from the tip of the iceberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Naming them as well,they must be taking this seriously. Investigate them for been unusually wealthy too. regards Worgeordie Edited November 10, 2017 by worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 How else to buy promotions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Are there 15 "inactive posts" available ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Only FIFTEEN? . . . pull my other one! . . . fifteen hundred, more like. Edited November 10, 2017 by Ossy o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommers Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It would be a real story of it was "15 policemen NOT under investigation for bribery and corruption"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Is there a misprint, should it be 15,000..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Naming them as well,they must be taking this seriously. Investigate them for been unusually wealthy too. regards Worgeordie Undoubtedly they will be removed from the respective Distribution Lists leaving a bigger share for those on the List. That should be of concern to them and it also might have some unpleasant family repercussions when wives, gfs and mia nois feel the cashflow pinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 15 police officers being probed about bribe allegations? It appears they kept all the money themselves, and failed to pass some up the chain of command. What about probing the other 150.000 thousand other corrupt ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idman Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you over this obvious smear campaign against the noble and honorable Thai police. There is no finer example of honest policemen in the entire world than the ones you will find here in Thailand. If this sad news is true my entire belief system has taken to blow to my mid section. I am forced to spend the rest of this day drowning my sorrow in copious amounts of John Barleycorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, idman said: I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you over this obvious smear campaign against the noble and honorable Thai police. There is no finer example of honest policemen in the entire world than the ones you will find here in Thailand. If this sad news is true my entire belief system has taken to blow to my mid section. I am forced to spend the rest of this day drowning my sorrow in copious amounts of John Barleycorn. You need to increase the dose of your medication mate, your getting delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It reminds me of that old joke "What do you call a hundred lawyers chained together on the ocean floor?"............Answer: a good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, idman said: I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you over this obvious smear campaign against the noble and honorable Thai police. There is no finer example of honest policemen in the entire world than the ones you will find here in Thailand. If this sad news is true my entire belief system has taken to blow to my mid section. I am forced to spend the rest of this day drowning my sorrow in copious amounts of John Barleycorn. Yeah, one has to be careful with the use of sarcasm here, because some Thais (and the occasional farang) who read it really think you are praising them!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idman Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 OMG someone actually took the bait and thought I was serious. Who really is the insane one. Do you even know the meaning of satire??? Pick your head up from the bar and put down your Archa, you have had wayyyyy to much already today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, xylophone said: Yeah, one has to be careful with the use of sarcasm here, because some Thais (and the occasional farang) who read it really think you are praising them!!!!!!! Thais or farangs couldn't be so thick . . . could they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Only 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, idman said: OMG someone actually took the bait and thought I was serious. Who really is the insane one. Do you even know the meaning of satire??? Pick your head up from the bar and put down your Archa, you have had wayyyyy to much already today. If you studied my post, and your own post, i was joking, you know humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ossy said: Thais or farangs couldn't be so thick . . . could they? Seen it happen on here on my 12 years of posting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, xylophone said: Yeah, one has to be careful with the use of sarcasm here, because some Thais (and the occasional farang) who read it really think you are praising them!!!!!!! I agree. In any case it is only an enquiry and there is a reasonable chance that if they pay back the share of the bribes they withheld from their fellow officers on the Distribution List they will be exonerated. NOTE: This is not an attempt at humour.....I am being serious. Edited November 10, 2017 by Cadbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It would actually be more noteworthy if they could find 15 policeman here that don't take bribes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 tip of the iceberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Surprised they named the officers. Sent from my SM-G950W using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, jerojero said: Surprised they named the officers. Sent from my SM-G950W using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app They would name you if you provided "secret" info.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa123 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, transam said: They would name you if you provided "secret" info.... But we see who's away from Phuket Immigration soon, and Karon Police Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Interesting that almost half of the illegal immigrants were picked up by Kamala district, one of the quieter beaches tucked over the hill. I guess it was a haven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Headline should have read: 15 officers DO NOT face corruption allegations. The rest will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Somebody perhaps did not get his brown enveloppe delivery in time by the pizza boy and thus enraged, opened a probe ? Edited November 10, 2017 by observer90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Are there 15 "inactive posts" available ? I think the in-active posts now out-weigh the active ones !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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