Police play Sek Loso songs to ‘calm’ embattled star’s fans – including abbot – as new drug charges filed

By THE NATION

 

 

POLICE ARE preparing another charge related to allegations of narcotics use for controversial rock star Seksan Sukphimai – better known as “Sek Loso” – after a urine test confirmed traces of methamphetamines and ecstasy.

Many of Seksan’s fans, including the abbot of Wat Khao Khun Panom Temple, were reportedly gathered in front of Phrom Kiri Police Station yesterday to show support for Seksan, while the police tried to calm down the crowd by playing the rock star’s songs.

 

 

Meanwhile, a Nakhon Si Thammarat court yesterday granted release on bail for Seksan on a guarantee of Bt150,000 and allowed him to travel back to Bangkok to hear the new charge against him at Khan Na Yao Police Station.

 

Metropolitan Police Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-General Chanthep Sesawech said the Police General Hospital’s forensic science team had determined the results of a urine test that confirmed traces of methamphetamines and ecstasy in Seksan’s sample, so Khan Na Yao Police would file another charge of drug use against him.

 

Seksan has already been charged with possessing an illegal gun and ammunition, carrying a gun in public without a justifiable reason, shooting a gun in public without a justifiable reason, and resisting police.

 

 

Chanthep said Seksan’s case would not be mitigated based on rehabilitation, because he had previously been charged with drug use and underwent rehabilitation. The current case also included other serious criminal charges such as resisting police, Chanthemp said, adding that Seksan would have to face those charges first.

 

“It will be the duty of Khan Na Yao Police to file a charge of drug use and, if Seksan receives bail from the Nakhon Si Thammarat court, he will have to go to Khan Na Yao Police Station to hear the new charge, or else police will notify the Nakhon Si Thammarat court of the new charge,” he said.

 

Meanwhile at Nakhon Si Thammarat court, a judge has already considered a petition by Phrom Kiri Police to detain Seksan over an allegation of violations of the Firearms Act and another petition for bail from the defence, while police also opposed a temporary release on bail.

 

 

The court later decided to grant release on bail to Seksan and ordered him to report to the court on scheduled dates.

 

Khan Na Yao Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Sing Singhadet said the laboratory examination provided vivid evidence of drug use that Seksan could not deny and the police would have to investigate further how he had bought drugs.

 

Sing added that police would issue another summons for Seksan next week and later an arrest warrant if he does not appear to hear the charges.

 

After his temporary release, Seksan said he would like to thank the court for granting him bail and apologise for his mistakes, which were a bad example for young people. 

 

He also said he planned to perform a free concert as an apology to Khan Na Yao and Phrom Kiri police and pledged his faithfulness to Wat Khao Khun Panom Temple, where he was filmed shooting a gun into the sky, reportedly to pay respects to King Taksin the Great. That incident led to the subsequent arrest and further charges.

 

However, he denied that he had used drugs and insisted that he had only taken sleeping pills, despite examination results showing otherwise.

 

Seksan reportedly confessed earlier yesterday to Phrom Kiri Police to carrying a gun in public and firing it in public without a justifiable reason, but denied allegations of possessing an unregistered gun, saying his gun ownership was legal and the gun had been registered.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30335328

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-04

Sek freed on 150,000 baht bail by court despite police protest

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial court on Wednesday (Jan 3) ordered the release of rocker Sek Loso or Seksan Sukphimai on 150,000 baht bail despite opposition from Phrom Khiri police.

 

After his release, Sek offered an apology to the people in Nakhon Si Thammarat for not being a good model for youngsters over his shooting during a concert at a temple in the province on the night of Dec 29.

 

Accompanied by his lawyer, the controversial rock star immediately left the province for his home in Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sek-freed-150000-baht-bail-court-despite-police-protest/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-01-04

Now the abbot is involved. What a circus! 

It seems that while the police knickers tide in a bunch, Sek is having

great fun at the their expenses, will he stop using drugs and brandishing

his weapons around? yeah, fat chance....

Sek Loso is probably doing these shenanigans just for the publicity.

Henry Ford once said any publicity is good publicity, so Sek is just doing that.

The abbot is always involved one way or the other.

Edited January 3, 20188 yr by Get Real

4 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Sek Loso is probably doing these shenanigans just for the publicity.

Henry Ford once said any publicity is good publicity, so Sek is just doing that.

Do you mean that there is one single person here that can learn something from a westerner??? Now you really have to get a grip! 

hopefully Thailand sees they have a new devil in town and had better ''get out in front of this freight train'' called meth and yaba, ASAP..Because all the merit and saving face on this planet wont help,if this gets out of control..this drug is the most addictive cheapest,and easiest to make,and has no mercy....and don't think for a minute its only for the poor and lower class...

Aren't Thai police wonderful!  Playing the miscreant's music to soothe the savage b(r)easts of his followers.