Policeman shoots dead male tourist at Trendy Building in Bangkok

[BobbyL]

Wow. I lived in that building when I first moved here.

 

My money is on some sort of dispute etc and then as is so common here, the 'loss of face' is just too big to walk away from.

 

It will be very interesting to see what nationality he is.  

[madmen]

That building is packed with office workers. Luckily no one else hurt

[webfact]

Lumpini Cop Shoots Frenchman To Death After Brawl: Police

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Flanked by two senior officers, Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn speaks to reporters at the scene where a French national was shot to death by a Bangkok police officer.

 

BANGKOK — A Bangkok police officer was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting a Frenchman to death.

 

Senior Sgt. Maj. Kantapong Huadsri, a squad leader at Lumpini Police Station, was discharged from the force after police said he and another unidentified perpetrator were caught on security camera shooting a 35-year-old French national near BTS Nana this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2018/12/12/lumpini-cop-shot-frenchman-to-death-after-brawl/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-12-12

[JCauto]

40 minutes ago, Longcut said:

WOW! If this doesn't bring the tourist back, nothing will.????

This isn't about bringing tourists back. It's about emphasizing long-term over short-term stays.

[KhunProletariat]

Just another reason why I shall be leaving ASAP. What an absolute disgrace, but no doubt the cop will just be transferred to another province. Move along foreigners, nothing to see here..

[Greyhat]

Shot down in the prime of his life for likely idiotic reasons. I only hope adequate repercussions are handed out to the murder. 

[cyberfarang]

This can`t be a case of the tourist was up to no good and the policeman shot him in self defence, otherwise the policeman would not be on the run.

 

The report doesn`t mention whether the cop was on duty or how this incident came about. Rotten reporting, who knows?

 

 

 

 

[KhunProletariat]

Let the cover up commence. Surely the cop wasn't a Thai?

[Xaos]

So he chased him then shoot him at the back of his head.

Shows u how dumb untrained with low egos cops are.

[BobbyL]

Phew. Thank God Big Joke is on the scene and ready for a photo op. 

[thequietman]

and there you have it ............

 

A friend of the victim said he had gotten into an altercation with Kantapong at a nearby bar. She said Kantapong was upset that he lost the fight and followed the victim back to the building and shot him in front of a Dunkin’ Donuts shop.

 

 

Speaking to reporters, Maj. Gen. Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn said Kantapong had confessed to shooting the man out of jealousy over a woman. He also said the officer was convicted on a weapons-related charge for shooting someone six years ago. He did not say why the officer was still on the force.

[PunaBrian]

39 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Thai police are just the average Thai male in a brown uniform. A Canadian national was killed by a policeman (Loss of face strikes again) in Pai and a tourist police officer shot an Italian tourist in Chiangmai airport. There have been others, but memory fade has kicked in.

Always tragic when a life is lost, but happens all over the world in similar circumstances. People just don't know how to respect and treat each other any more, it will get worse before it gets better, I'm afraid.

[Tallviking]

Arguing and fistfighting with an armed thai BIB ???

 

Did he want to be killed or was he just stupid ?

[BobbyL]

Incredible - 

 

He also said the officer was convicted on a weapons-related charge for shooting someone six years ago. He did not say why the officer was still on the force.

 

????

[Xaos]

My gf said it was all about woman. Thats whatnin thai media.

[poohy]

8 minutes ago, shackleton said:

Wow did not take long for the Thai Bashers to come out

Tourists will be down people leaving in droves 

Thai economy to collapse 

lets wait for the facts to be revealed 

Not spectacular news is it though?

Policeman admits to shooting guy because of jealousy over a woman plus hes shot someone 6 years before and is till wandering round with loaded gun.

Oh and hes a policeman!!!

[JMonroe]

What makes everyone so sure the cop was in uniform? Let's wait until more details are made public.

[rowan1981]

No, no, no .. this is all a big misunderstanding!

Tourist wanted to commit suicide; so tourist runs up to the cop, snatches cops gun, tourist runs to the trendy building and shoots himself.  Suicide, case closed!  

[Hockeybik]

46 minutes ago, Richard S said:

sad...  but... who in their right mind fights an armed cop ...  anyone carrying a gun is best treating with peace in mind ...   yes sir .. no sir ..  3 bags full sir

True but, a cop is supposed to have a wee bit more restraint than ending the argument with a bullet to the head.

[CanterbrigianBangkoker]

'Speaking to reporters, Maj. Gen. Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn said Kantapong had confessed to shooting the man out of jealousy over a woman. He also said the officer was convicted on a weapons-related charge for shooting someone six years ago. He did not say why the officer was still on the force.'

 

That's all you need to know right there. A big boys club for under-endowed men-children with inflated egos. Piece of dirt needs to be reprimanded and put away for life. This kind of incident is sadly indicative of the serious cultural issues that are symptomatic of the lack of education / childish attitude and lack of intellect present in faaaar to large a section of the Thai (particularly male) populous. Astonishing. Their tourism industry will die a slow, miserable death and you know what - I feel genuinely sorry for the decent ones who operate with competence and integrity. Spineless little wankstains like the RTP officer who executed an unarmed foreign tourist above (among others) are ruining this beautiful country for the majority they are supposedly here to protect & serve. Shameful stuff. I've never felt more confident that leaving LoS in the medium-term is the right idea, things seem to be getting worse each year.

 

 

Edited December 12, 2018 by CanterbrigianBangkoker

[webfact]

Bangkok cop surrenders after French tourist shot dead

By The Nation

 

 

 

A Bangkok police sergeant has turned himself in after allegedly shooting dead a French tourist on Wednesday morning following a pub fight.

 

Pol Senior Sgt Maj Kantapong Huadsri, assigned to the Lumpini Police station, surrendered soon after the incident.

His fellow officers had already been summoned to the ground floor of the Trendy Building, where the Frenchman, Malik Djamel, 35, lay dead in front of a doughnut shop with a bullet wound to the head.

 

His Thai girlfriend, identified only as Kwanjira, told police that Djamel had quarrelled with a Thai man at the Lucky Shot bar on Sukhumvit Soi 11/1. The two men began fighting, but the Thai retreated.

 

Kwanjira said she and Djamel were returning to their room on the eighth floor of the Trendy Building when the Thai reappeared and shot her boyfriend dead.

 

The murder was caught on a security camera and the gunman was allegedly identified as Kantapong.

 

Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakpal instructed investigators at the Lumpini station to handle the case in strict accordance with the law and not try to assist their colleague.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360251

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-12

[madmitch]

13 minutes ago, RobertH said:

What makes everyone so sure the cop was in uniform? Let's wait until more details are made public.

Does it matter?

[esclub]

58 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Hold your horses there. It only happened a few minutes ago.

 

Rogue cop. Not unique to Thailand. Simples.

how many simples exactly

[Pattaya28]

More powerful headline

"Cop shoots tourist in head and does-a-runner". 

[Bowwow]

29 minutes ago, BobbyL said:

Wow. I lived in that building when I first moved here.

 

My money is on some sort of dispute etc and then as is so common here, the 'loss of face' is just too big to walk away from.

 

It will be very interesting to see what nationality he is.  

He was French.

[JMonroe]

4 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Does it matter?

Yes it does, if people are asking why did the tourist do something stupid like get into a fight with a cop?

[1337markus]

1 hour ago, Genmai said:

Well..... this is surely gonna help the numbers

this will attract more tourists?  come an experience the wild wild west!

[bristolgeoff]

He did a runner,maybe he knows someone high up somewhere.get his story right and come out of hiding.will be interesting  to see how it ends

[madmen]

Note to self when meeting thai girl. Was your ex a cop?

[evadgib]

56 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

A shocking incident.

 

Don't let me down TV people come on out with it

 

"500Bht and a wai and all is forgiven" or "a month in the orange robes he will be free"

 

Cynical I may be, but not far from the truth. 

It'll take more than an Orange Batman suit to sort this one out.