rooster59 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Policemen ‘took angpao from alleged gambling den owner’ By The Nation Sixty policemen from four police stations in Bangkok are facing a disciplinary probe for having allegedly received angpao – or Chinese New Year gift money – from an alleged gambling den owner. Pol Maj-General Boonyarit Rodma, commander of the Metropolitan Police Division 7, signed an order to start the investigation on Saturday. Boonyarit took the action after a Facebook user with account name “Komsarn Pokong” posted a video clip on Friday, showing many policemen waiting in the long queue to get angpao. “I don’t know what to say. Policemen wait in line to get angpao from an influential person who has been defying the law and the state power. Signed! This is Thailand,” the person said in the post. By noon on Saturday, or about 15 hours after the post, the clip had been viewed over 159,000 times and shared over 2,200 times. Metropolitan Police commissioner Pol Lt-General Charnthep Sesawet said he has seen the clip but he was still awaiting an official report from his subordinates as to where it happened. Facebook users said there were about 250 policemen in the queue but Boonyarit said the number was about 60. Boonyarit added that he has learned that the policemen came from Talingchan, Thamma Sala, Bang Yikhan and Bang Saothong police stations. Boonyarit said the chief of each of the four stations had summoned the policemen to be questioned. They would be asked about the place and the value of the gift they received. Each station will file a report to the Metropolitan Police Division 7 within a week, Boonyarit added. He said the intention of the giver and the value of the gift would be taken into account before a disciplinary measure was handed down. On February 9, Pol General Chalermkiart Sriworakhan, deputy police commissioner general, instructed all station chiefs to ensure that none of their subordinates would receive angpao money from Chinese businessmen or else they would face disciplinary actions. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30339106 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 So why all the fuss? It is an everyday occurrence police receiving money in envelopes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 18 minutes ago, colinneil said: So why all the fuss? It is an everyday occurrence police receiving money in envelopes. The envelope was red this time which arouses too much attention. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: but Boonyarit said the number was about 60. 60 lined up in broad daylight; clearly they did not think they were doing anything amiss; again,Their version of the 'law' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Oh these wacky police here in Thailand. What are they up to now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grumbleweed Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: Policemen ‘took angpao from alleged gambling den owner’ RTP? Corrupt? . Next they'll be trying to tell us it rains during the rainy season 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: By noon on Saturday, or about 15 hours after the post, the clip had been viewed over 159,000 times and shared over 2,200 times. And the queue outside that den stretched out to the next police district. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wondered why you never see police on the roads doing policing . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: He said the intention of the giver and the value of the gift would be taken into account before a disciplinary measure was handed down. That makes the entire 'investigation' and missing subsequent punishment a very bad joke. If the head honchos would accept it as bribery from an illegal casino operator, they need to confiscate a couple of buses from 'zero dollar tour operators' to drive the black sheep to their 'inactive posts'. Btw wasn't it Chalerm who called this kind of bribery a "Thai tradition" when some got caught demanding angpao from an Indian tailor? Edited February 18, 2018 by Lupatria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Wasn’t this an issue before. Wasn’t it Chalerm who said it was okay because it’s basically tradition and culture for Chinese New Year. Corruption is just a buzzword in Thailand. Most people don’t actually know what it means. Edited February 18, 2018 by rkidlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 And the courts listen to this scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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