Thai police are doing a wonderful job - stop blaming us for everything or face jail, says RTP spokesman

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The Royal Thai Police spokesman has warned the Thai people not to criticize the force. 

 

Or you'll get thrown in jail for a year for defamation, reported Siam Rath. 

 

Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong said that the RTP were doing an absolutely wonderful job solving crime, investigating wrong doing and generally catching the bad guys. 

 

But when they did all this - helping their "phee nong" (Thai brothers and sisters) at every turn - they were facing criticism for all their extremely hard work and spirited self sacrifice.

 

Much of the bad mouthing came from criminals that were arrested, he noted.

 

But the increasing prevalence to blame the RTP for everything was spawning copycat behavior.

 

And this has to stop - period. 

 

He warned people about Article 136 regarding defaming civil servants.

 

This law means on successful prosecution you can face a year in jail and/or a fine of 2,000 baht.

 

There have been many prosecutions, said the Maj-Gen. 

 

He urged the Thai public to stop blaming the force for everything and let the RTP get on with their job.

 

He gave out the 191 and 1599 phone numbers so that the Thai public could help his comrades do their job. 

 

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[pkrv]

Your friendly police force here to serve and protect the citizens.

[worgeordie]

Better say nothing ....don't want to be sued ,......????

regards worgeordie

[ThailandRyan]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

He urged the Thai public to stop blaming the force for everything and let the RTP get on with their job

...of collecting brown envelopes and finding a new Mia Noi daily.

[Thaiwrath]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong said that the RTP were doing an absolutely wonderful job solving crime

[RandiRona]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

 comrades do their job. 

Comrades??? Here comes Gulag!! Or as they are called Reeducation camps in China!!

[khunjeff]

Public service at its best.

[richard_smith237]

This says all it needs to about what is wrong with policing in Thailand.....

 

.... juvenile ego’s who simply have no concept of reality beyond the combination of their own greed, apathy and sense of entitlement.... 

 

 

[mtls2005]

"If you mention extortion one more time I'll have your legs broken".

 

Mayor Carmine DePasto

 

 

[Dmaxdan]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Much of the bad mouthing came from criminals that were arrested, he noted.

What did they expect?  These criminals were hardly going to have a whip round and buy the police a Christmas hamper were they?

[smedly]

You are forgetting the part were you are public servants - your salaries are paid for by the public - they have every right to demand a highly proffessional service and criticise when they do not get it - putting on your police state show of contempt is not helpful

 

Get on with your public service and earn respect not try to demand or force it.

[rbkk]

Is that his halo or just his aura I can see? I suppose it could just be all a blur no thanks to the waft of hemp from the Anutin story before.

[trainman34014]

Normal job at our local Police Station..........ZZzzzzzzz !

[jerrymahoney]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Royal Thai Police spokesman has warned the Thai people not to criticize the force. 

That's likely because he could not care less what a bunch of honkey expats have to say as represented above.

[ikke1959]

54 minutes ago, webfact said:

they were facing criticism for all their extremely hard work and spirited self sacrifice.

Since when?
 

[Rimmer]

Off topic cut and paste in giant fonts removed

[chickenslegs]

The RTP has a reputation which is well deserved (IMO)

 

The way to improve it is not to arrest critics, but to arrest some of their corrupt officers.

[Boomer6969]

They silenced my noisy neighbour for a very reasonable fee. So, yes the "system" works.

[darksidedog]

They have a very poor reputation and are criticised for very obvious reasons. They are generally considered by most to be inept, corrupt and will fleece the public they are supposed to be serving at every opportunity.

Someone should tell this guy that in real life, you get a pat on the back when you deserve it, and bawled out when your performance is poor.

[Jerno]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

Better say nothing ....don't want to be sued ,......????

regards worgeordie

Yep, but were all with you, thinking the exact same thing.

[Whale]

What a banana republic this place is. It just gets madder n madder.

[connda]

The words, "Fragile" and "Egos" comes to mind.

[daveAustin]

Oh dear, how sad, never mind. Truth hurts. Grow a pair and take it on the chin… falling back onto the safety net of police state commieness is not what real men do. Be different, be a man and tackle the VERY OBVIOUS issues, don’t be a little girl. 

[Petey11]

Getting more like China/North Korea everyday. Criticize authorities and jailed plus the new media bill they are pushing through.

[giddyup]

Isn't defamation only an offence if what you say is untrue?

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Isn't defamation only an offence if what you say is untrue?

Not in Thailand where truth or fact irrelevant to the draconian domestic defamation laws where the only burden is to prove ‘intent’ to defame a person or company whether what is said or written is factual or not.

 

 

[Stefanix]

Thank you for those clear words! Criticism will be punished.

[SGD]

When you have to pay a bribe equal to many years' salary just in order to be allowed to be recruited and the monthly pay is so low that such a bribe makes no financial sense, then even to the simplest child, it is obvious that there is another income available.

From the earliest age, children in Thailand see their police extorting money on the roads, for every "service" and for every "crime" and this is normalised to the point where it is not even talked about but simply accepted. When they are "caught" they are not sacked but rather transferred for a while.

It cannot be ended because you would have to start again and how on earth would you do that when the barrel is full of rotten apples ?

[ChrisKC]

A wonderful job being number two in the world re deaths on the road that hasn't changed in 20 years

 

Can we mention that in the form of unanimous observation, rather than criticism?

[BostonRob2]

2 hours ago, rbkk said:

Is that his halo or just his aura I can see? I suppose it could just be all a blur no thanks to the waft of hemp from the Anutin story before.

halo, halo, halo....what's all this then?