Drunken police officer denies Bangla shooting charges

[webfact]

Cpl Pornthep Channarong of the Phuket Provincial Police is caught on CCTV firing at close range at Mr Aroon on Bangla Rd, Patong. Image: CCTV / Eakkapop Thongtub

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Pornthep Channarong, the corporal with the Phuket Provincial Police who was drunk off-duty when he shot 25-year-old noodle vendor Aroon Thongplab in the stomach on Bangla Rd in Patong in February, has entered a plea of not guilty and will fight the charges against him in court.

 

Mr Aroon was shot in the stomach by Pornthep just before 6am on Feb 23 while he was walking along the Bangla Rd after collecting a noodle bowl from a customer. 

 

In less than 24 hours Pornthep was quickly stripped of his rank and discharged from the Royal Thai Police, and now faces charges of attempted murder, carring a firearm in a public area without necessary reason, and firing a weapon in a public area.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/drunken-police-officer-denies-bangla-shooting-charges-80511.php

 

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[impulse]

“While the criminal case continues, in terms of a civil case, I have asked for B15 million. in compensation for his paralysis, to cover the cost for living in the future, and the cost of losing opportunity and income,” Mr Kerdphol said.

“I do not know whether the police can pay that big amount,” he added.

 

Amazing.  He must have qualified immunity, even if he's drunk and apparently off duty according to what he was wearing.

[sammieuk1]

Utter scum waste this detritus without delay ???? 

[colinneil]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

has entered a plea of not guilty and will fight the charges against him in court.

Pornthep  you are truly disgusting scum, you destroy a poor mans life.

You were in a drunken stupor, caught on camera, yet have the bloody nerve to plead not guilty ,unbelievable.

You deserve a bullet in your spine, same as your victim, see how you like it.

[LivinginKata]

Disgusting. He should get double time for trying this not guilty stunt for wasting court time. 

[bendejo]

"How much you pay?"

 

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: Pornthep Channarong, the corporal with the Phuket Provincial Police who was drunk off-duty when he shot 25-year-old noodle vendor Aroon Thongplab in the stomach on Bangla Rd in Patong in February, has entered a plea of not guilty and will fight the charges against him in court.

For pleading not guilty I hope he gets to serve the whole sentence he will surely get.

[Phuketshrew]

13 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

For pleading not guilty I hope he gets to serve the whole sentence he will surely get.

I would say that by pleading not guilty the scum bag is fairly confident he will be able to buy his freedom.

[greenmonkey]

So they have now concucted this ridiculous story that the policeman was attempting to stop a fight between foreigners by shooting his gun in the air!!!!! So are the court to dismiss the video footage of the policemaan stood less than a meter from the victim and firing right at him!!!??? I mean c'mon....even by Thai standards this is a push... surely not... surely.

[rwill]

Hard to say you are innocent when they have it on video.

 

But you never know what will happen here.

[greenmonkey]

1 minute ago, greenmonkey said:

So they have now concucted this ridiculous story that the policeman was attempting to stop a fight between foreigners by shooting his gun in the air!!!!! So are the court to dismiss the video footage of the policemaan stood less than a meter from the victim and firing right at him!!!??? I mean c'mon....even by Thai standards this is a push... surely not... surely.

Oh I missed the vital bit of the story... the policman's lawyer explained the video by saying that the policeman did intentionally shoot the victim because "he thought he was a bad man". If this whole thing wasn't so tragic it would be laughable

[greenmonkey]

sounds like the police also have 'witnesses' to corroborate the policeman's new version of events... oh dear i think we know where this is going.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

I would say that by pleading not guilty the scum bag is fairly confident he will be able to buy his freedom.

If he can buy his way out of cold bloodedly shooting someone in the street while drunk captured for all to see on CCTV  then you know Thailands justice system is broken.

Compensation to the family should not buy him out of a long jail term.

[Phuketshrew]

Absolutely. But when you think of Red Bull and Koh Tao then you know it's broken. Surprised they have not tried to pin the blame on a farang or Burmese (yet) ...

[Surelynot]

His grounds for denying the charges are that he thought the noodle seller was a "bad man"........that'll work (in Thailand at least)

[greenmonkey]

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If he can buy his way out of cold bloodedly shooting someone in the street while drunk captured for all to see on CCTV  then you know Thailands justice system is broken.

Compensation to the family should not buy him out of a long jail term.

well it definitely looks like they are going to give it a good go. This story triggered a memory of the Thai policeman that murdered 2 Brit packpackers in Kanchanaburi (also whilst drunk I believe). he did get 2 life sentences which the judge then 'corrected' to one life sentence... would be very interested to know how much time he actually did serve... if anyone knows...?

[digger70]

Drunken police officer denies Bangla shooting charges .

 

Of course he will Deny, he will say :When I am drunk I am Not Myself .

So now being sober he can say :Wasn' Me. 

[SomchaiCNX]

7 minutes ago, greenmonkey said:

well it definitely looks like they are going to give it a good go. This story triggered a memory of the Thai policeman that murdered 2 Brit packpackers in Kanchanaburi (also whilst drunk I believe). he did get 2 life sentences which the judge then 'corrected' to one life sentence... would be very interested to know how much time he actually did serve... if anyone knows...?

And if I'm not wrong he worked as licensed tourist guide in Phuket for a while before they arrested him. TAT please explain me again how that works? I will tell you he probably entered a Wat for a while and got a new name and applied with that name. Met once met a tourist guide like this, two licenses under his real and monk name.

Regarding this scumbag, maybe put some of his superiors and connections in jail as well.

 

[Dont confuse me]

As the saying goes, It's not over until the fat lady sings or in this case a skinny Thai <deleted> that may be well connected! 

[richard_smith237]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

In less than 24 hours Pornthep was quickly stripped of his rank and discharged from the Royal Thai Police, and now faces charges of attempted murder, carring a firearm in a public area without necessary reason, and firing a weapon in a public area.

 

TiT - Did they also confiscate his gun ?? 

 

Yes... we have to ask this question in Thailand... 

[beechbum]

How "OJ" of him....Hope he gets the full wack.

[rasmus5150]

3 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Absolutely. But when you think of Red Bull and Koh Tao then you know it's broken. Surprised they have not tried to pin the blame on a farang or Burmese (yet) ...

They actually did try and blame foreigners for the shooting.

 

The reason he pulled out his gun and started shooting, was because he wanted "foreigners"  to stop arguing. ????

[Nkpjed]

In-fricking- believable.  This man should be put down like a rabid dog

[brianthainess]

When is his bail date or will they leave that till sentenced, when he will lodge an appeal ?? don't forget TIT.