Two more Thai policemen held in Taiwanese businessman abduction case

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that two Thai policemen - of the rank of police corporal - had been arrested and held by Thong Lo investigators in connection with the abduction and extortion of a Taiwanese businessman in Bangkok at the end of March.

 

The men - on traffic duties - were arrested on warrants and are due to appear at the South Bangkok court today.  The media's sources suggest they have already been removed from the service. 

 

Met chief Pol Lt-Gen Phakkapong Pongpettra is expected to give further details at a press conference today (Tuesday).

 

The arrests relate to the case of the abduction from a restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 36 of Wen Yu Seung.

 

Involved were former US marines Jeremy Manchester and Louis Siskin and a Thai man called Ekbodin Prasitnarit. 

 

It involved a disagreement over the procurement of surgical gloves - a 100 million baht deal.

 

Another Thai traffic department policeman of the rank of lieutenant colonel has already surrendered to police and denied involvement.

 

Officers in uniform were seen doing nothing to help the victim as he was assaulted and dragged away from the restaurant on March 28th - an incident caught on CCTV. 

 

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[4MyEgo]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

The media's sources suggest they have already been removed from the service. 

 

What......no inactive posts, how can this be ?

[NCC1701A]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Officers in uniform were seen doing nothing to help the victim as he was assaulted and dragged away

and this is different how? 

[colinneil]

 

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

The men - on traffic duties - were arrested on warrants and are due to appear at the South Bangkok court today.

This is becoming an almost daily routine, police being arrested for being involved in criminal activity.

Come on BIG Joke, time to get your finger out and get this disgusting behavior by police officers stopped now.

No more pathetic talking.... Action is needed.

[Somtamnication]

Well, I am absolutely shocked!

[Caldera]

And what is the RTP leadership worried about? People impersonating police officers. When the real ones are (too often) the real criminals!

[klauskunkel]

Corporals = fall guys

[AMIA63]

5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

What......no inactive posts, how can this be ?

...Covid..Social Distancing..there you have it..;-)

[sjbrownderby]

6 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

What......no inactive posts, how can this be ?

I suspect that there are no current vacancies in the 'inactive dept' It is already fully staffed.

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[sammieuk1]

On the bright side apparently Prayut stood up in Parliament yesterday and stated there has and never will be corruption in this government so thats a relief ????

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

What......no inactive posts, how can this be ?

Full?

[1duckyboy]

Another example why that Chinese guy in Pattaya who shot two RTPs had reason to be afraid. 

[rudi49jr]

I’m sure it’s all just a huge ‘misunderstanding’.

[chalawaan]

Funny how they're not that keen to pose with their arrested colleagues following the much juicier developments in this sordid sorry game of snakes.

At least there have been arrests, but so what, at one point the Red Bull brat was in custody too, for a hot minute.

The fact that this even involved the connivance of police, who are supposed to prevent this sort of thing, is beyond a national embarrassment.

Naturally, the world is too busy to bother, it will soon fade from thought as the next outrage erupts, and only the hapless jarheads will get shafted, and real good too! And then the gullible hordes will return as soon as the jab gets sorted.

[BusyB]

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

On the bright side apparently Prayut stood up in Parliament yesterday and stated there has and never will be corruption in this government so thats a relief ????

 

I suspect his definition of corruption differs from ours.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Where's the photos? Where's the finger pointing at the suspects? Where's the re-enactment???

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Undoubtedly, the best law enforcement that money can and does buy!

 

[RobU]

I wonder if these are the same ones that raided the Chinese businessman's house