Seven police officers transferred, probe launched into suspect beating

[snoop1130]

Seven police officers transferred, probe launched into suspect beating

By The Nation

 

 

Seven police officers from a Bangkok police station have been removed from duty pending investigation after a Facebook page posted a video clip showing some policemen at the station beating a suspect.

 

The video clip was posted at 2 pm on July 7 on the Facebook page, Hep Ma (Dog’s Lice), and showed an officer from Lak Song station using his baton to repeatedly hit a suspect in the back of a police pickup.

 

The clip led to an outcry on the social media and prompted the chief of the Lak Song police station to come out and promise a transparent probe into the incident. The station chief added that he had been told by his subordinates that the suspect resisted arrest and spat on the arresting officers. 

 

On Thursday, with the clip now viral, Pol Maj Gen Kampanart Sophanodorn, commander of the Metropolitan Division 9, issued two orders. 

 

The first order suspended Pol Lt Col Santi Prathmrat, suppression inspector of the police station, his deputy, Pol Capt Pinyo Thungthin, and five other policemen from duty. The second order subjected the seven police officers to an investigation related to the beating incident shown in the clip.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372780

 

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[Thaiwrath]

12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Seven police officers from a Bangkok police station have been removed from duty pending investigation

Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence.

In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence.

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

Edited July 11, 2019 by Thaiwrath

[300sd]

Thailand's not so finest. Raises it's ugly head too often.

 

 

[geoffbezoz]

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence.

In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence.

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

Seven onto one - That is just normal Thainess isn't it ?

[Lupatria]

Someone who is handcuffed sitting calm in the back of a pickup can hardly be accused for resisting arrest...

[colinneil]

Every police officer in that clip should be sacked on the spot.

No justification for what happened what so ever, the policeman using the baton was nowhere near the pickup, but ran over with baton raised determined to cause suffering to the handcuffed man.

[legend49]

Thai safety in numbers 7 on 2.

[DoctorG]

Just thugs, hiding behind a uniform.

[Geoffggi]

13 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence.

In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence.

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

Absolutely agree, however they should transferred to an active post - Looking for new employment..!!!

[sydneyjed]

That low life piece of sh.t..(the 'baton happy one)needs locking in a room and given a taste of his own medicine!

[cracker1]

Thank goodness for Social Media postings !

[buanmeerugsaa]

Every man, woman, and child in Thailand know you can never trust the police. This is just reason why. 

[newnative]

   Why isn't anyone ever just fired???  Always 'transferred'.  Nice work if you can get it.

[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

Plenty left, its called traffic police

[Classic Ray]

In the UK, they would not be fired immediately, but suspended on full pay from duty, not just transferred to office work. Then there would be a disciplinary enquiry supervised by the ICPC independent agency at the same time as a criminal investigation for assault conducted by the police. If the Crown Prosecutor recommended charges, there would be a court case, and even if they were acquitted the disciplinary enquiry would continue, leading to a disciplinary hearing with sanctions up to dismissal and loss of pension.

 

It would be a good model for the RTP to follow, shortly after they stop looking at that aerial pig!

[PremiumLane]

14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence.

In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence.

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

Joking right? The police in America shoot, beat and kill people with immunity most of the time

[rwill]

Does an inactive post mean you can't use your cellphone?  That would be real punishment.

[Colabamumbai]

Please share this round the world. 

[PremiumLane]

9 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

In the UK, they would not be fired immediately, but suspended on full pay from duty, not just transferred to office work. Then there would be a disciplinary enquiry supervised by the ICPC independent agency at the same time as a criminal investigation for assault conducted by the police. If the Crown Prosecutor recommended charges, there would be a court case, and even if they were acquitted the disciplinary enquiry would continue, leading to a disciplinary hearing with sanctions up to dismissal and loss of pension.

 

It would be a good model for the RTP to follow, shortly after they stop looking at that aerial pig!

I do love how you guys cling onto this fallacy that the system in the West is some kind of holy grail. How about the Birmingham 6? Not one police office was charged for the violence they gave to those guys. Lots of cases where they get off, cos as in Thailand, the police investigate themselves

[helloagain]

If guilty. Lose job. Lose pension. Jail time. Big compension to the person they beat up. Oh yes and 50 singapore cane lashes. 

[johng50]

39 minutes ago, cracker1 said:

Thank goodness for Social Media postings !

i was going to post that myself. Just shudder to think how

much more of this happens and has been happening away from

any media captures. I bet the BIB will be having meetings to be

told to make sure there are no cameras or mobile phones around

in future so they can bash and torture in private.

[from the home of CC]

14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence.

In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence.

Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !)

https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/8/13/17938234/police-shootings-killings-prosecutions-court

[Andycoops]

Real tough and brave members of the BiB clobbering a handcuffed man.

Nothing more to be said.

[Rimmer]

Off topic post and a reply removed

[TheFishman1]

Unbelievable why not fire them o I forgot TIT

[GalaxyMan]

My neighbor is a policeman. One of my more dubious Thai friends told me that he's a 'good' policeman, 'in his heart', 'not mafia'. Like people everywhere, there are good and bad. My friend told me that here in Samui, it's 50/50 in terms of honest and corrupt in the police. IMHO, most people who become police are seriously flawed to begin with, wanting to be in a position of power and superiority over others. To his credit, my neighbor is a great guy.

 

Sadly, there seems to be a lot of violent, physical domination/intimidation in Thai society. You read about it constantly; hazing, etc. Pretty pathetic, but it just shows the incredible degree of societal immaturity that exists here.

[SuwadeeS]

In my opinions it is already torturing. I would like to see some of the Thai police send to International Crime Court in Den Haag. For torture and acting against human rights and abuse the Geneve convention. 

 

[timewilltell]

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

I do love how you guys cling onto this fallacy that the system in the West is some kind of holy grail. How about the Birmingham 6? Not one police office was charged for the violence they gave to those guys. Lots of cases where they get off, cos as in Thailand, the police investigate themselves

I don't love how some people defend the indefensible by pointing to the opposite extreme end of the argument in some other place as some sort of justification. No system is perfect, but if you want to argue the point then consider it from a point of view of the average behaviour, transparency and corruption in each place - I'd be interested to know if people think about the relative average effectiveness of Thai Police behaviour and williness to investigate crime comapred to the average at home. Or perhaps there is a belief that thre is no corruption in Thailand just as there is no prostitution in Walking Street.

 

Then there is the whole way incidents like this are investigated and punished in Thailand - inactive post and then promotion seems a quite common outcome and invariably simply not reported on ever again, probably because you dare not say anything - the laws punishing people who speak out or object being far more harshly followed up than most others.

 

Edited July 12, 2019 by timewilltell

[ianezy0]

I wonder what the guy is suspected of. If it was abusing a child or something equally bad I might just join in.

[30la]

Exaggerated and totally useless violence!
The Thais really copy everything, this behavior is copied by the American police!
Such cops must not be transferred, but must be removed! Especially the retarded with the stick!