Former top cop admits borrowing money from massage parlour owner Kamol

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Former top cop admits borrowing money from massage parlour owner Kamol

By The Nation

 

Former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang

 

Former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang has admitted borrowing Bt300 million from Kampol Weerathepsuporn, the elusive alleged owner of Victoria’s: The Secret Forever, the massage parlour where human trafficking and prostitution may have taken place.

 

Somyot told reporters on Monday he’d repaid the loan from Kampol, a friend of 20 years, which he’d used to clear up financial issues.

 

The transaction was no secret, he stressed. He’d reported the arrangement to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) three years ago.

 

Somyot said Kampol had joined him in various charitable undertakings and loaned him money on three or four occasions, the total amounting to Bt300 million, and he always repaid Kamol within the year.

 

“These were legal transactions, done with proper contracts, and all have been repaid,” he said.

 

“There is no reason I would cover this up because I don’t think it’s illegal. If society or anyone still wonders whether there was anything illegal about it, they have to ask Kampol where the money came from, because I can’t answer that.

 

“When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money. It was what it was – financial aid between friends, and the loaned money didn’t mysteriously disappear. It was duly repaid, with detectable transactions via the banking system.”

 

Somyot said he was ready to face any agency’s inquiries with the documentation in hand, which he’d shown the NACC.

 

“If I’d intended to keep this concealed, why wouldn’t I have just asked Kampol for cash?” he said.

 

Somyot’s revelations followed a report that an unnamed retired police chief and five others were to be summoned for questioning by the Department of Special Investigation over the human-trafficking case centring on the Bangkok massage parlour, which was raided last month.

 

More than 100 masseuses, mostly illegal migrants from neighbouring countries, were found on the premises. Several people regarded as the parlour’s executives were apprehended and arrest warrants were issued for the alleged owners, including businessman Kampol and his wife Nipa.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30338083

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-06

[AGareth2]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

“These were legal transactions, done with proper contracts, and all have been repaid,” he said.

well good

a bit like the watches being returned

[Darcula]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

he’d repaid the loan from Kampol, a friend of 20 years, which he’d used to clear up financial issues

 

Wow ! 300 milion - that's a helluva lot of financial issues for a salaried public servant.

[scorecard]

6 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

Wow ! 300 milion - that's a helluva lot of financial issues for a salaried public servant.

 

Plus, the national police chieg sees nothing wrong with borowing 300million BAht from a man who runs a giant brothel in an industry which is caught red-handed repeatedly for human trafficking, selling under age girls, etc.  How come I was taught by my parents and my society that senior leaders (ultimate prime example - the national police chief) should be excellent role models beyond reproach. 

[Gunna]

Thai style money laundering - using just a quick rinse.

 

A ex-Policeman says he doesn't care if the money came from a robbery - was he the same when he was a  Ploliceman 

[Misterwhisper]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

and loaned him money on three or four occasions, the total amounting to Bt300 million, and he always repaid Kamol within the year.

While it certainly is rather questionable whether a high-ranking police officer should be requesting cash loans from the proprietor of a brothel disguised as a massage parlor without compromising his integrity as an officer of the law, one of course also wonders how such a police officer is able to repay "within the year" loans that average a whopping 75 million Baht (2.3 MILLION US$) per transaction on a comparatively modest police general's salary.

 

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

"When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money..."

  ... or illegal prostitution money, for that matter. A very strange mindset for an alleged crime fighter, I must say.

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

It was what it was – financial aid between friends...

He just doesn't get it, does he? And that is really worrisome. After all, he used to be the national police chief.

[dahinni]

ugh, he is friend with PIMP, what surprice

Edited February 6, 2018 by dahinni

[rockingrobin]

32 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

While it certainly is rather questionable whether a high-ranking police officer should be requesting cash loans from the proprietor of a brothel disguised as a massage parlor without compromising his integrity as an officer of the law, one of course also wonders how such a police officer is able to repay "within the year" loans that average a whopping 75 million Baht (2.3 MILLION US$) per transaction on a comparatively modest police general's salary.

 

  ... or illegal prostitution money, for that matter. A very strange mindset for an alleged crime fighter, I must say.

He just doesn't get it, does he? And that is really worrisome. After all, he used to be the national police chief.

He was the national police chief during 2015 during the investigation into human trafficking 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-trafficking/thai-police-to-wrap-up-human-trafficking-investigation-by-june-idUSKBN0OQ0IZ20150610

[BobbyL]

This place is becoming a parody of itself more and more. 

 

A police chief needs a loan of circa 6Million GBP 

 

Also this line is an absolute classic, "When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money..." 

 

Jesus Christ.

 

 

[saakura]

Like sheep to the slaughter, could be that the whole thing was raked up now to sideline the other major issue of expensive watches which threatens to derail the government? 

 

"Somyot said Kampol had joined him in various charitable undertakings and loaned him money on three or four occasions, the total amounting to Bt300 million, and he always repaid Kamol within the year"

 

It would be interesting to check what charitable activities the two friends were doing?

[Borzandy]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

borrowing Bt300 million

He must have a very good salary to reimburse this amount.

[Xaos]

Pocket money

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[dcsw53]

I'm just jealous he has friends with THB 300m to splash around.

With mine THB would be pushing it.

[rgrdns]

Remember Koh Tao.....

[Chris Lawrence]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

elusive alleged owner of Victoria’s: The Secret Forever, the massage parlour where human trafficking and prostitution may have taken place.

Moths to a flame.

 

The alleged trafficker, the rank of this policeman should have more nouce to keep an arms length from him, even if they were best mates from the hood.

 

Asking for trouble.

 

Now how does this rate with the porky on the watches? Well its way up there. And that is how the Thai People will see it.

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money

As a representative of law enforcement, you should.

 

Edited February 6, 2018 by Bluespunk

[smedly]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money. It was what it was – financial aid between friends, and the loaned money didn’t mysteriously disappear. It was duly repaid, with detectable transactions via the banking system.”

 

Somyot said he was ready to face any agency’s inquiries with the documentation in hand, which he’d shown the NACC.

and this coming from an ex police chief 

[Misterwhisper]

1 hour ago, saakura said:

Like sheep to the slaughter, could be that the whole thing was raked up now to sideline the other major issue of expensive watches which threatens to derail the government? 

 

"Somyot said Kampol had joined him in various charitable undertakings and loaned him money on three or four occasions, the total amounting to Bt300 million, and he always repaid Kamol within the year"

 

It would be interesting to check what charitable activities the two friends were doing?

Something like setting up a boarding house for homeless, underage, illegal female immigrants could have been one, providing these poor creatures with tender, loving care while in a foreign, unfamiliar country. But of course it's only my imagination running wild... 

[Colabamumbai]

His massage parlour needed renovations.

[smedly]

what's more, he had no idea what sort of business "his friend of 20 years" was into

 

 

dig up his garden

[greenchair]

I borrowed it from my friend, but I've given it back now.

Expect to hear more of that.

It's the ripple effect .

[Micbozy]

We need a Thai Xi Jinping to clear out the corruption in this country

[Lupatria]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Secret Forever, the massage parlour where human trafficking and prostitution may have taken place.

Former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang has admitted borrowing Bt300 million from Kampol Weerathepsuporn

Rotten to the bone the whole lot of them!

[thaichiro]

<deleted> meter on overload!! It’s always amazing to me how these characters can give such ridiculous responses with a straight face. I would look to the moron who chose him for head cop.... I’m sure he’s involved somehow.

[Lupatria]

20 minutes ago, smedly said:

and this coming from an ex police chief 

Does it mean he calls drug dealers and robbers his friends?

[Mattd]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money. It was what it was – financial aid between friends, and the loaned money didn’t mysteriously disappear. It was duly repaid, with detectable transactions via the banking system.”

I do wonder why nobody has dared ask him where the money came from that he used to duly pay these loans back.

Amazing Thailand!

[TheFishman1]

Right just a little debt who believe these guy watches borrowed money borrowed Right TIT

[mtls2005]

2 hours ago, Gunna said:

Thai style money laundering - using just a quick rinse.

 

Somyot laundered it through the Stock Exchange of Thailand, at least that's the story he's publicly used to explain his unusual wealth.

[Guitar God]

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

While it certainly is rather questionable whether a high-ranking police officer should be requesting cash loans from the proprietor of a brothel disguised as a massage parlor without compromising his integrity as an officer of the law, one of course also wonders how such a police officer is able to repay "within the year" loans that average a whopping 75 million Baht (2.3 MILLION US$) per transaction on a comparatively modest police general's salary.

 

  ... or illegal prostitution money, for that matter. A very strange mindset for an alleged crime fighter, I must say.

He just doesn't get it, does he? And that is really worrisome. After all, he used to be the national police chief.

He didn't pay it back from his salary, he paid it back from the proceeds he made from having 75M baht. 

 

There's a lot of ways you could earn 10% or more in a year on that much money. Investments, loans, buying and flipping property. 

 

At at the end of the year you still have the 75M plus a few mil profit for yourself. 

[AGareth2]

1 minute ago, Guitar God said:

He didn't pay it back from his salary, he paid it back from the proceeds he made from having 75M baht. 

 

There's a lot of ways you could earn 10% or more in a year on that much money. Investments, loans, buying and flipping property. 

 

At at the end of the year you still have the 75M plus a few mil profit for yourself. 

OK

but why would a friend "lend' and not make the money himself?