Father arrested in front of kids urged to sue

[snoop1130]

Father arrested in front of kids urged to sue

By THE NATION

 

 

POLICE officers’ “heavy-handed” intervention in a long-standing domestic dispute over child custody at a Chon Buri primary school may result in lawsuits.

 

A 35-year-old man appeared in a four-minute viral video clip that showed police dragging him away from his two children in front of teachers and students at a primary school in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district on Tuesday.

 

Thara Welachaeng is now being urged to sue the arresting officers who are said to have acted upon his estranged wife’s alleged faulty claim that he was a drug user who liked to carry a gun. 

 

Meanwhile, Chon Buri police chief Pol Maj-General Nanthachat Supamongkol said on Thursday that police would use this “mistake” to prevent it happening again and he affirmed that a fact-finding committee has already been set to probe what happened.

 

Deputy superintendent Pol Lt-Colonel Daranpop Sathongyoo said the children’s mother had told officers that she had obtained the kids’ full custody, even though the dispute had not been resolved and required police to attend the school to check that the children were alright.

 

Bang Lamung station superintendent Pol Colonel Chakthip Parapathakul said the result of an investigation into how police handled the case would depend solely on the evidence. 

 

Prominent lawyer Kerdpol Kaewkerd said Thara should sue the police and army over their excessive use of force, besides consider pressing charges against his estranged wife and her relatives for assault and making false accusations. 

 

“This case is an illegal apprehension of a person; there was no arrest warrant issued by a court, there was no wrongdoing committed in front of officers and no illegal items were found on him, as his estranged wife had [falsely] claimed,” the lawyer said. 

 

Police’s claim that Thara was making a scene and therefore had to be escorted away didn’t justify the heavy-handed treatment, he said.

 

Thara was lunching peacefully at the school with his two daughters when his estranged wife – from whom he had separated five years ago – and her relatives showed up along with police and army officers, who said they had been told he had drugs and a weapon in his possession. 

 

Officers, who subdued the screaming man in a manner described by Thai social media as rough treatment, didn’t find any illegal items on him. Thara’s estranged wife then took the opportunity to take the children away to Kanchanaburi “for fear of their safety” and failed to see police later as promised. 

 

Only when he arrived at the police station did he learn about his estranged wife’s drugs and gun accusations with the Dhamrongtham Centre. Thara was later released without charges and underwent a medical examination with a view to filing a counter-claim.

 

Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Patanacharoen, meanwhile, insisted police had been thoroughly trained in situation assessment and the best suspect-arresting tactics through the use of gradual increases in force, to ensure safety to all concerned: the officers, the suspect and others at the scene. 

 

“If anyone thinks a police action is inappropriate, he can file a complaint. Please also be sympathetic and spare a thought for the officers, who are taking risks to intervene with suspects who may resist or carry arms,” he said. 

 

Krissana said the video clip of Thara’s arrest was only a part of what happened and police performed their duty without using excessive force.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351850

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-8-9

[from the home of CC]

somebody should have to pay.

[sweatalot]

"Thara’s estranged wife then took the opportunity to take the children away to Kanchanaburi “for fear of their safety” and failed to see police later as promised. "

 

Looks like her plan to kindnap the children worked out well.

 

This should not be tolerated

 

Now it is the duty of police to take the children away from her and bring them back. Then big compensation and public big wai to the father. Unfortunately it looks like they are already inventing lies to justifie their wrongdoing.

 

This ... (how can I call her?) woman? and her accomplices (parents) needs to be severely punished

Edited August 9, 2018 by sweatalot

[SidJames]

Complicit behavior from whoever ran this police operation.

Conspiracy to kidnap children does not seem to much of a reach to start with.

Is that illegal in Thailand?

[lemonjelly]

Police and army storm into a primary school to arrest the guy who might’ve been carrying a gun..... possibly setting off a gun fight.....that is soooooo stupid. I’m shocked but not surprised.


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[mok199]

Optics and noise...The wild wild East

[mikebell]

10 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

somebody should have to pay.

Well it won't be the police.

[kcpattaya]

Traumatic experience for his children and school-kid onlookers.
Hope his wife and her dad will be locked away.

[Netease]

5 hours ago, hyku1147 said:

Let's hope that the kids have not been seriously damaged.

Bit late for that now, they will be scared for life, speaking from experience 

[GeeKu]

Khun Thara must sue to teach police to be careful and sure before they act. Don't let Police Krissana's defence of the roughies dissuade you. There has been excessive force used on you! It was atrocious brutality to drag and innocent father away from his screaming children, shaming him in front of so many people. Dignity shattered! Great loss of face! Then Krissana trying to squirm out of this disgraceful incident by saying the right police procedure has been deployed - and that there has been no excessive force used. Rubbish, Krissana.

Chonburi police chief Maj.-General Nanthachat correctly stated that this incident would make police avoid committing such a "mistake" in future. This should be conclusively proven in the Court.

[oldrunner]

Get these same "Rough Police & Military" to march their butts to Khanchanaburi and rescue this man's

children from this crazy wife and her equally crazy family. Do I smell $$$$$$ pay off to gorillas attacking father? How much to rescue children. Officials always ready to excuse excessive force. How would you react when these "thugs" dragged you away from a peaceful lunch with your children at the hest of a nut ex wife of 5 years?

[scorecard]

11 hours ago, SidJames said:

Complicit behavior from whoever ran this police operation.

Conspiracy to kidnap children does not seem to much of a reach to start with.

Is that illegal in Thailand?

Complicit behavior... yep, ...and I would add unprofessional behavior...

 

I sometimes wonder what training your average suburban policeman has received and his/her level of and understanding of the law.

 

 

[snowgard]

The biggest problem here in Thailand is that the police not have a database of all criminals and their offences. Otherwise it were easy to check the name and the records of this person.
And things like this are handled more civilian.
 

[cyberfarang]

There are better odds of winning the lottery and being struck by a meteorite all on the same day, than winning a legal battle against the police in Thailand. Wishing the poor sod the best of luck and may the police-force be with him.

[smtsetup]

On 8/9/2018 at 4:12 PM, snoop1130 said:

Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Patanacharoen, meanwhile, insisted police had been thoroughly trained in situation assessment and the best suspect-arresting tactics through the use of gradual increases in force, to ensure safety to all concerned: the officers, the suspect and others at the scene. 

How about adding some fact checking practices to their education? So that next time they would not go just like that with a lady telling that her ex has guns, drugs and whatever on him.

[BestB]

On 8/11/2018 at 2:45 AM, cyberfarang said:

There are better odds of winning the lottery and being struck by a meteorite all on the same day, than winning a legal battle against the police in Thailand. Wishing the poor sod the best of luck and may the police-force be with him.

Just filing law suit would be enough for police to start making offers of compensation. With such social media pressure , I am certain they will start to offer some comp shortly to avoid bigger problems and I am certain it would be money from offices involved