Police to investigate key figures behind illegal fishing

[snoop1130]

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat (NNT) - The national police have pledged to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing at its roots, by identifying and suppressing capitalists and mafia behind the practice. An assistant police chief has promised local fishermen any government officials or politicians involved will be prosecuted.

 

Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police said key figures behind the illegal practice will be brought to justice. His remark was delivered during his meeting with fisherfolks in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

 

Pol Lt Gen Surachate said the police will be reviving cold cases before their statutes of limitations expire.

 

He promised to enforce the law against everyone involved in IUU fishing.

 

Following this meeting, the assistant police chief had discussions with commercial fisherman delegates on the sustaining of Thailand’s fisheries standards after the lifting of the Yellow Card status by the European Union.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-01-14

 

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[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police said key figures behind the illegal practice will be brought to justice. His remark was delivered during his meeting with fisherfolks in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

As if any government official or politicians would be mixed up in any thing illegal?

 

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Pol Lt Gen Surachate said the police will be reviving cold cases before their statutes of limitations expire.

Shame the Red Bull brat is not on this list of key figures.

[biggles45]

The police have no credibility with the Thai people, who have seen and heard it all before. They know that when the envelopes come out they will be on their own. 

[Misterwhisper]

POLICE INSPECTOR

I am so sorry, but I have been ordered to investigate you for IUU fishing today.

 

IUU FISHING OPERATOR (a.k.a. "capitalist" or "mafia")

That's perfectly alright. Don't forget to come back next week to collect your monthly brown envelope.

 

POLICE INSPECTOR

Will do. Oh, and don't worry about the inconvenience. Everything will be back to normal once the hype has died down.

 

IUU FISHING OPERATOR

I know, I know. I guess it's just our turn for "7 deadly days" this time.

[rudi49jr]

“Police to investigate key figures behing illegal fishing”

 

So they can demand big brown envelopes to look the other way. 

[Puccini]

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

Shame the Red Bull brat is not on this list of key figures.

It is news to me that the person to whom you refer as "Red Bull brat" was involved in llegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Interesting.

[Partenavia]

To borrow a phrase "Amazing Thailand" If track record is anything to go by this is just a joke.

[The Hammer2021]

Presumably  there are various lines of inquiry

[Golden Triangle]

3 minutes ago, Partenavia said:

To borrow a phrase "Amazing Thailand" If track record is anything to go by this is just a joke.

No, Joke is the bloke investigating, Big Joke actually ????

[Cake Monster]

5 hours ago, biggles45 said:

The police have no credibility with the Thai people, who have seen and heard it all before. They know that when the envelopes come out they will be on their own. 

But this may be a little different as Big Joke is now running the show.

[biggles45]

No, if he upsets too many he will get side lined , as before

[mikebell]

15 hours ago, Puccini said:

It is news to me that the person to whom you refer as "Red Bull brat" was involved in llegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Interesting.

He's on a list of 'key figures' given a free police pass.

[Andycoops]

So after decades of slave labour etc an investigation is to take place, which of course will go nowhere because of the usual obstruction of justice in the form of payouts from those that have made fourtunes from the trade, which is why it continues.

[The Hammer2021]

Illegal  fishing is linked to a dreadful  slave trade and one reason why fish is so cheap here. The price of squid is absurd.

[Puccini]

16 hours ago, mikebell said:

He's on a list of 'key figures' given a free police pass.

Thank you for the clarification.