Ex-policeman in Bt30m lottery dispute claims senior officers told him to lie

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation 

 

 

A retired policeman yesterday petitioned the national police chief for help in a dispute over Bt30-million lottery winnings.

 

Former Pol Lieutenant Charoon Wimul claimed two senior police officers in Kanchanaburi province had tried to persuade him to say that he found the lottery tickets that won the big prize in the November 1 draw. “But the truth is that I bought those tickets myself,” he said. 

 

Charoon and his lawyer, Sittra Biabangkerd, went to Bangkok yesterday from Kanchanaburi to submit the petition to Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda at the National Police Office. 

 

Pol Colonel Yosawin Hassamon accepted the petition on Chakthip’s behalf. 

 

Sittra said the two senior policemen apparently tried to distort facts during an interview with the media. “They suggested that my client could not remember the vendor as well as the place or time of the lottery purchase,” Sittra said. “That’s not true.” 

 

Charoon said although he could not remember the face of the lottery seller, he remembered where he bought the tickets and when. 

 

Sittra said the actions taken by the local senior officers raised doubts whether they would try to tamper with evidence. The lawyer said the senior policemen also changed information on the case during three different TV interviews. 

 

“I have submitted clips of the interviews for the national police chief to see,” Sittra said. 

 

Charoon is contesting allegations that he does not legitimately own the winning lottery tickets.

 

The allegations were raised by teacher Preecha Kraikruan, who produced a female lottery vendor as a witness that he was the actual buyer of the winning tickets. Preecha has been a regular customer of the vendor.

 

Preecha said he lost the tickets after purchasing five that eventually won a combined Bt30 million. 

 

Charoon and Preecha both live in Kanchanaburi, the province where the winning tickets were sold.

 

Deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanacharoen said yesterday that if Charoon was uncomfortable having local police handle the investigation, it was possible that the National Police Office might assign Provincial Police Region 7 to take over the case. 

“The national police chief has already made it clear that the investigation must be fair and in line with the proper process,” he said. 

 

He added that forensic tests were being conducted to identify the real winner of the Bt30-million contested lottery prize from the November 1 draw. 

 

Meanwhile, Buri Ram police yesterday announced that latent fingerprint tests had already given police crucial clues about the identity of the real winner of a separate Bt12-million lottery in August. 

 

Nang Rong Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Sompop Sangkornthong said tests had not found the latent fingerprints of Phansak Suachoomseang on four winning lottery tickets, which he had claimed were stolen from him after his purchase. 

 

Phansak lodged a complaint with police about the theft on August 20 after learning of the lottery results in the August 16 draw. 

The four winning lottery tickets are linked to Bt12-million in prizes. 

 

A couple who lives in Roi Et have already claimed the prizes. 

 

“Latent fingerprint tests show the fingerprints of the couple on the tickets,” Sompop said.

 

He added that the couple had cashed in six tickets for Bt18-million prizes.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30333793

 

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27 minutes ago, webfact said:

He added that forensic tests were being conducted to identify the real winner of the Bt30-million contested lottery prize from the November 1 draw.

 

After all this time what are they looking for?  Saliva traces? 

 

How will they find fingerprints of the original owners if the tickets have been handled over and over?

 

I leave reading this article more confused than when I started.

Edited December 13, 20178 yr by LazySlipper

The police changing their statements?

No no, it's all just a misunderstanding of course.

26 minutes ago, LazySlipper said:

 

After all this time what are they looking for?  Saliva traces? 

 

How will they find fingerprints of the original owners if the tickets have been handled over and over?

 

I leave reading this article more confused than when I started.

confusion is the beginning towards the path to enlightenment... it's just that nobody knows when the heck that's going to happen, specially in thailand!

Edited December 13, 20178 yr by irwinfc

i would think they are trying to find a fingerprint of the teacher on the winning ticket this would prove he had handled it, so in truth he was the purchaser of the ticket, best of luck, you are up against a corrupt lot who already have the money, why would the ex cop offer the ticket seller millions if he was the true owner, ??  i think this lady is telling the truth, why turn down millions, for what ??

1 minute ago, irwinfc said:

confusion is the beginning towards the path to enlightenment...

Wow! It's the new messiah!

Wow! Finger prints, DNA tests, lie detectors and still we have as little an idea of who is telling the truth as when we started. No wonder the BIB have so little success with complicated cases.

If the Senior policemen told him to jump off a cliff into the Kwae Noi river, he would do that too????

I thought they'd run out of chemicals to do DNA testing?  Oh no, sorry, that was the army.

5 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Wow! Finger prints, DNA tests, lie detectors and still we have as little an idea of who is telling the truth as when we started. No wonder the BIB have so little success with complicated cases.

So little success? Of course they don't. If in doubt, find a scapegoat.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“The national police chief has already made it clear that the investigation must be fair and in line with the proper process,”

The weekly reminder on standard operating procedures has arrived.

So it seems that in Thailand, even after you have, at last, and

against all odds, won the lottery, you haven't really won the lottery,

as there be always someone who comes out from the wood

works to contest your legitimacy of owning the ticket.... 

Be careful what you wish for....

 

The never ending saga of tje lottery ticket... ?

Split the winnings between the ex cop and the teacher 50/50 and be done with it! 

 

Until it is explained how he managed to steal the tickets, though it goes against every instinct in my body, I have to go along with the ex bib’s claim he bought the tickets. 

BIB lying, never 100% . Being  told to lie believable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lying would be normal practice for BIB, why is this news?

Wow   !    this story's got more holes in it than swiss cheese  .....     

 

Wait for the DNA results ......      and the winner is          !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!       

I dont doubt the claim. Kanchanaburi police have to be some of the most corrupt inhumane police around. They have their dirty little hands in everything it seems. They harass my family because of our issues with corrupt officials that do as they please. The whole dam lottery system is full of holes. Its just stupid. Throw it out and start a new........    all it is is a tax for the poor. 

I guess i should hurry and touch a lot of lottery tickets.... or scratch my finger and leave some dna

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55 my wife bought lotery tickets yesterday and put her name on the back (for the first time)

Shame the Devil and Tell the Truth !

When all else fails - procrastinate, also helps when caught twisting the story in your favour. 

Surely for 50% of the gains, the police would investigate, rule, judge and close the case ?

The truth of the matter is that someone’s lying. 

The other truth..... and it doesn’t look good for the teacher is that possession is 9/10 of the law. 

Amazing, everyone buy lottery tickets for the last two numbers. 

Now everyone remembered their six digits. ?

Truth <-> Corruption....
I bet 10 to 1 that corruption will win.

All bets are on !!!

RTP = paragons of virtue?  

 

NAH!

You've got to ask yourself IF or even WHY a teacher would try to gip(gainsay, steal from, attempt to muluct )an ex- policeman.  !!!!  

What not stratch and peel?

On 12/17/2017 at 7:32 AM, Rhys said:

What not stratch and peel?

Should do that  to the RTP and see what 'you' get?     555