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A spokesman has revealed that thirteen Thai policemen have been sacked in January.

 

Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong said that the details were given at a meeting of the Police Commission chaired by PM Prayuth Chan-ocha. 

 

Ten officers were dismissed from the service and 3 were discharged.

 

The Police sub-committee on Discipline, Appeal, Complaints and Human Ressources Management had reported the serious offences committed by the thirteen involved. 

 

Exactly what they had done wrong was not reported by INN.

 

Instead they went on to say that PM Prayuth had expressed his concern about zebra crossings making sure that the police were doing their duty in enforcing the law in this regard. 

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Exactly what they had done wrong was not reported

They didnt exceed their quota for the year!! 

"Sacked" is better than "Bagged" I'd imagine?

 

 

In all probability only 13 should be left employed more like????

Not even a drop of water in the ocean ! I would love to know the rank of these dismissed police ?

 

15 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

"Sacked" is better than "Bagged" I'd imagine?

 

 

Plastic bagged?

 

Wondering how do they differentiate between discharged and dismissed?

Wow! 13????

Mindboggling.

That surely will make the remaining 199,987 shiver in fear.

11 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Wondering how do they differentiate between discharged and dismissed?

As I understand it, dismissal results from wrongdoing and discharge results from failure to meet standards (health, efficiency, etc).

There are reportedly about 230,000 policemen and police women in Thailand so 13 out of 230 its.. its.. ahh, you do the meth...

They (13) held back on the envelopes headed upstairs.

Until proper wage and salary  structures exist in the RTP corruption will always be a problem in a society riddled with poverty,  privilege and injustice. Even then police forces  need to cleansed of institutional  corruption every few years. The London MET and the NYPD being examples.

They stole 2k baht from me at a checkpoint in On Nut a few years back. I’ve hated them ever since. 

36 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

As I understand it, dismissal results from wrongdoing and discharge results from failure to meet standards (health, efficiency, etc).

Thank you

On reading the title my first thought "was that all? ". Wonder what they did or didn't do to deserve that. No mention of "inactive posts" which always makes me laugh. 

12 minutes ago, LiamB80 said:

They stole 2k baht from me at a checkpoint in On Nut a few years back. I’ve hated them ever since. 

Stole, or fined you?

49 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

As I understand it, dismissal results from wrongdoing and discharge results from failure to meet standards (health, efficiency, etc).

failure to meet standards (not enough money for boss).

23 minutes ago, LiamB80 said:

They stole 2k baht from me at a checkpoint in On Nut a few years back. I’ve hated them ever since. 

I'm 68 and loathe the police for their action in 72. But that's in the UK. But what happened  to you  at On Nut? It was notorious at one time for bent filth so much so that I stopped drinking in that area. A few police actions reverberate around the world.

7 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Stole, or fined you?

Stole it out of my wallet. Two cops, one had my wallet and checking my passport while the other was talking to me about where I was going and where I was coming from. They returned my passport and wallet except it was 2k baht lighter. Why is is this so hard for you Thai apologists to believe? My motorbike taxi was the one who brought it to my attention and said the one police officer took money out of my wallet while the other was talking to me. There was 3k in the wallet, when I got it back there was 1k. Two cops 2k baht, they split it.

0.0065%, of the RTP should make a huge difference to those contemplating malfeasance within the force, message sent loud and clear . NOT

Just now, LiamB80 said:

Stole it out of my wallet. Two cops, one had my wallet and checking my passport while the other was talking to me about where I was going and where I was coming from. They returned my passport and wallet except it was 2k baht lighter. Why is is this so hard for you Thai apologists to believe? My motorbike taxi was the one who brought it to my attention and said the one police officer took money out of my wallet while the other was talking to me. There was 3k in the wallet, when I got it back there was 1k. Two cops 2k baht, they split it.

I asked a question, did not make any other comment. To call a person an apologist for such behaviour reflects your person bias.

 

Thousands more, with elephant tickets, starting from 5mln, are free to roam, pillage and murder above any law whatsoever. 
This scandal was exposed over a year ago in parliament during the censure debate, by MP rongsiman rome from future forward. 
This practise was going for tens of years, just hard proof in shape of official secret documents were disclosed public. 
Since then nothing has happen, no investigation, no checking facts. Zilch. 
so those 13 are just sacrifice goats, too poor to buy their elephant tickets. But their superior, responsible for work of subordinates , do got them and are doing pretty well. 
Pyramidal structure of feudalism is working very well in thailand. Just 10% of vassal contribution must be payed yearly and the system perpetuates 

All the administrative posts must be full. ????

52 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Until proper wage and salary  structures exist in the RTP

They are paid what they are worth. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Instead they went on to say that PM Prayuth had expressed his concern about zebra crossings making sure that the police were doing their duty in enforcing the law in this regard. 

The intrepid PM, ever so on top of it when it's the viral topic du jour...

49 minutes ago, LiamB80 said:

Stole it out of my wallet. Two cops, one had my wallet and checking my passport while the other was talking to me about where I was going and where I was coming from. They returned my passport and wallet except it was 2k baht lighter. Why is is this so hard for you Thai apologists to believe? My motorbike taxi was the one who brought it to my attention and said the one police officer took money out of my wallet while the other was talking to me. There was 3k in the wallet, when I got it back there was 1k. Two cops 2k baht, they split it.

Who has expressed disbelief? You gave a very short report and we asked for more information. No need to be paranoid.

2 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

failure to meet standards (health, efficiency, etc).

e.g. failure to accrue the amount of "pocket" money 

President Xi's now 10 year purge on corruption divides perpetrators into flies and Tigers. Flies being low ranking public officers and Tigers being very high ranking public officers. Flies are usually executed and small number of Tigers have suffered the same fate, however most are spared the death penalty for giving up others and have long sentences ..... quite a difference here. 

1 hour ago, LiamB80 said:

They stole 2k baht from me at a checkpoint in On Nut a few years back. I’ve hated them ever since. 

Me too. They wanted a lot more. I wish I had gone to Police Station but I was afraid of being set up so instead I paid up. 

If a policeman breaks the law, why is he dismissed and not sent for trial?

Asking for a friend...