PM asked to temporarily remove police involved in helping Red Bull heir from active service

[Marley01]

Suspend????

this is a joke, right?

any other semi civilised country would have these mongrels rotting away in a jail. Or at least the police force showing some form of allegiance for their fallen comrade

as an ex LEO, I am embarrased for the RTP, your pride in the job and your fallen is a joke. 

[rgrdns]

And the show goes on to appease the people.......

[Marley01]

Lucky those coppers didn’t say anything about the PMs twins or else they would be in real big trouble.

[spidermike007]

One thing is for certain. You can always count on the PM and the toxic army to get it wrong, to be on the wrong side of history, and to take path of moral bankruptcy. 

 

All cops found to be involved should not be temporarily removed. They should be arrested, tried, convicted and imprisoned for a substantial period, and fined ten times what the original bribe amount was.

 

Anything less is a tacit admission that the administration condones and supports corruption. Which they do. 

[Proboscis]

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

  

Why only temporarily?

Everyone of them and the people who bribed them should be charged/ jailed.

One of their own died, yet they put personal gain before justice, bloody disgraceful.

It is a little naive to say that one of their own died. One of the little people died. The little people do not matter and are certainly not considered "one of their own."

[Artben]

Sorry but a move severe penalty should require a trial and conviction.  

[Srikcir]

Since 2014 PM Prayut has done little to nothing to apprehend Vorayuth. Perhaps the Institute should ask Prayut to resign his supervision of the RTP.

[johnarth]

no gambling in Thai but I bet there is a big Thai betting board on this

[shackleton]

We all suspect what people say on this subject counts for nothing 

The police,Government will do what needs to be done which is very little 

And hope the  story goes away in time 

[Baggy]

1 hour ago, SomchaiCNX said:

If you do that, there will be no police officer left in this country ????

 

Nobody would notice!!!!

[Mavideol]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

PM asked to temporarily remove police involved in helping Red Bull heir from active service

does he know that would involve completely removing  RTP department and his own government cronies.... that I want to see

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Institute for Judicial Reform has urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha temporarily to relieve from active service all police officers involved in helping Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya escape prosecution over a fatal hit-and-run case eight years ago.

They should all face charges along with the bent prosecutor... not "temporarily suspended" 

[ChipButty]

1 hour ago, mberbae said:

7 people get arrested for Libeling Prayuth's daughters, but the Killer of a Policeman

gets political help in escaping Justice.

Did you expect it to be any different?

[ChipButty]

1 hour ago, Marley01 said:

Lucky those coppers didn’t say anything about the PMs twins or else they would be in real big trouble.

So will you

[rkidlad]

2 hours ago, Don Mega said:

blood alcohol test taken hours after the accident aint gunna stand up in court.

No, it would stand up. That's how blood alcohol tests work.  

 

Bit of advice - stop the cotton bud when there's resistance. 

[paul1804]

I would have thought being an elected official or an officer of the law would have included  swearing on oath to uphold the law of the land. Those that choose to have this duty and either don’t uphold it or neglect to enforce it should be held to account. Further anyone in this position that either obstructs the line of duty, withholds or misleads evidence, accepts a bribe or fails to apprehend those that have knowingly broken the law should be prosecuted and removed from office permanently otherwise why have laws.

Another sad day for a beautiful country with mostly great people!
 

[Sydebolle]

The Ministry of Inactive Posts will get new members ........... for the time being only though .......... 

[JusticeGB]

The penalty for bribing a policeman is 50,000 and a prison sentence. How many more brown envelopes will change hands to make sure that the givers don't land up in jail?

[soalbundy]

5 hours ago, TTSIssues said:

I would imagine that any of them involved have a fabulous retirement “pot” already so won’t need any more wages. 

They might have to pay it back now if there is no more protection....but what am I thinking, plenty more brown envelopes for the next lot of 'investigators'

[Seeall]

2 hours ago, Baggy said:

Nobody would notice!!!!

Well at least the round abouts will operate smoother and faster...

[ponder]

So, they are looking  for everybody who did something wrong in this case except the actual perpetrator of the crime. 
 

We have all seen him on television at the front door of his house in London, so why not request his extradition?

[ray666]

What difference does the speed make ? It was reckless driving without due care and attention. Look at the state of the car. He killed a police man. He should be punished, and so should the bribe payers, and takers. It`s sick to see this sort of things going on. But it is Thailand. If you have money you can do whatever..  SAD !

[spidermike007]

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Since 2014 PM Prayut has done little to nothing to apprehend Vorayuth. Perhaps the Institute should ask Prayut to resign his supervision of the RTP.

He was installed to protect elite, those in power, super corrupt corporate chiefs, the cops and the wealthy. He will always do everything in his power to make sure they are never asked to pay for their crimes and malfeasance. That is who he is. That is what he does. 

[Bender Rodriguez]

murder, alcohol, drugs, speeding, fleeing scene, lying, ... does not matter if you are filthy rich

[Don Mega]

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

No, it would stand up. That's how blood alcohol tests work.  

 

Bit of advice - stop the cotton bud when there's resistance. 

It does not prove the alcohol was present at time of accident all it does is prove alcohol had been consumed at some stage prior to the test proceedure.

[RobU]

If they are not careful the population will start taking the law into their own hands where wealthy people have been seen to break the law or hurt people. Mobs will rule and Thailand will become a very dangerous country since foreigners are perceived as wealthy. ie the law breakers won't be reported the mob will deal with them rough justice.

 

The police officers concerned probably submitted to pressure of losing their jobs or being disciplined (on manufactured charges) if they didn't obey their superiors I'm not sure bribery was a factor with he lower echelons

[RocketDog]

7 hours ago, rkidlad said:

So says them. In the teal world, you can’t drive drunk and kill someone - regardless of how slow you pay the police to say you were going. 

For better or for worse, many of us live here precisely because it is not the real world. 

Still, I get your point. 

[rkidlad]

36 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

It does not prove the alcohol was present at time of accident all it does is prove alcohol had been consumed at some stage prior to the test proceedure.

So don't do a hit and run and then drink alcohol. Any judge or jury would simply presume you were drunk at the time. 

 

You don't get to claim you got drunk after the fact and your alcohol blood level was so high that you couldn't possibly have been driving. That's why we do circumstantial evidence. You know, high on cocaine, speeding in the early hours of the morning and then dragging a cop's body along the road in your car will get you no benefit of the doubt. Quite the opposite, actually.

[Gandtee]

7 hours ago, Crusader said:

Temporarily...they should all be sacked, all benefits taken away and barred from any similar positions in the future.

And jailed for perverting the course of justice. Police and those supposedly there to uphold the law should receive the harshest punishment. 

[Don Mega]

40 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

So don't do a hit and run and then drink alcohol. Any judge or jury would simply presume you were drunk at the time. 

 

You don't get to claim you got drunk after the fact and your alcohol blood level was so high that you couldn't possibly have been driving.

Burden of proof is on the prosecutor.