Prawit oversees destruction of Bt1.3bn in counterfeit goods

By Jitraporn Senwong 
The Nation

 

 

The Army destroyed more than two million confiscated counterfeit items worth a combined Bt1.3 billion in a ceremony at a base in Bangkok’s Don Mueang district on Monday.

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon, presiding at the event, watched as fake “brand-name” clothing, bags, shoes, sunglasses, cell phones, cosmetics – and wristwatches – were crushed at Army Air Defence Command Units headquarters.

 

The Royal Thai Police contributed 187,332 confiscated items, the Customs Department 1,732,965, and the Department of Special Investigation 181,050.

 

Prawit said more counterfeit goods would be seized as the government continues to improve the efficiency of a system to protect intellectual property, especially in law enforcement and amid campaigns to raise public awareness about the problem.

 

“Everyone should help in this effort so that we have only legal products on the market,” Prawit said, thanking all agencies for working to suppress counterfeits, from production and distribution to imports and exports.

 

Prawit said the effort had last year succeeded in lifting Thailand from the United States government’s Priority Watch List on intellectual-property policies and enforcement to the better-regarded Watch List.

 

Army chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart and national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda also participated in the ceremony.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30353593

 

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The Nation's picture of watches being smashed attached to the article is priceless.

Oh, the irony  . . . .  ?

Ole Fatty oversees the destruction of wrist watches, only after he rifled through them first.

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Ole Fatty oversees the destruction of wrist watches, only after he rifled through them first.

Chong Mek, non Chong Mek, Chong Mek, non Chong Mek....?

When do we see the destruction of confiscated drugs? For sure never they start a second life.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Everyone should help in this effort so that we have only legal products on the market,” Prawit said, 

 

Adding " but if you must have a Rolex then borrow a real one or 20 .. Offa dead buddy " ..

" death to fakes , long live real Rolex " ..

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Ole Fatty oversees the destruction of wrist watches, only after he rifled through them first.

The hammer smashing a Lolex was a stunt by opposition students in attempt to cause him to have a heart attack.

and nobody says squat of where these goods originated....

5 hours ago, webfact said:

fake “brand-name” clothing, bags, shoes, sunglasses, cell phones, cosmetics – and wristwatches – were crushed at Army Air Defence Command Units headquarters.

How appropriate - the Thai military is an expert at seeing things being crushed.

So symbolic.

Probably decided that making time in his busy schedule of sleeping at committee meetings was worth it so he could take inventory so he knows what he needs to ramp up on with his production teams efforts.

How many of his watches were destroyed? None.