Thai Police deny interference in the handling of Rohingya human trafficking case

[webfact]

 

The Royal Thai Police explained that it has handled the Rohingya human trafficking case with fairness to all the suspects who have been arrested, with none of them being granted bail or given privileges during the police investigation.

 

Pol Gen Roy Inkhapairote, the deputy national police chief, issued the explanatory statement in response to allegations, in recent interview given to Al Jazeera TV by exiled Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin, former deputy commissioner of Region 8 Provincial Police, that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, then the defence minister, had interfered in the police probe by demanding that an important suspect, Lt-Gen Manat Kongpanm, an army advisor, be granted bail.

 

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Lt-Gen Manat was sentenced to 82 years in prison. He died in while incarcerated in June 2021. 

Fearing for his life for his role in handling the probe, Pol Maj-Gen Paween fled to Australia and subsequently sought political asylum there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-deny-interference-in-the-handling-of-rohingya-human-trafficking-case/

 

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[whaleboneman]

Well that sorts that out then.

[mikebell]

'Thai Police deny interference' - SOP.  Rarely does a Thai say 'it's a fair cop, Gov,' because there aren't many - fair cops.

[RandiRona]

I am really surprised that it came out. I am sure cops were embarrassed as trafficking is very normal in this part of the world. But like always big fish got away!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Royal Thai Police explained that it has handled the Rohingya human trafficking case with fairness to all the suspects who have been arrested, with none of them being granted bail or given privileges during the police investigation.

And what about those in influential places that were not arrested?

 

[klauskunkel]

No interference by the police, the military or Prawit,... that leaves only ghosts or monks.

[SomchaiCNX]

Ask any massage business if they can operate without the help of cops. Deny deny deny until people start to believe your lies. Well, I don't believe you but I think that General Paween has hit a weak spot.

[Whale]

The Aljazera video ( can watch on YouTube) of this case is a stunning watch.

 

 

 

 

[sammieuk1]

Old father time in the mix what a surprise sure there's a perfectly logical explanation as it looks like another dead friend is about to make a come back to clear things up ????  

[jollyhangmon]

22 minutes ago, Whale said:

The Aljazera video ( can watch on YouTube) of this case is a stunning watch.

 

 

 

 

 

... indeed, & here's the link, been posted before but again fits just perfectly here:

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=76hxGsXN2EI

 

[thaibook]

Denials of this type, without willingness to be open and transparent, simply increases lack of trust in anything the Royal Thai Police.  Remember, the RTP was set up specifically to spread corruption and not allow one minister or group hog more than his share. 

[Misterwhisper]

Let me think... who am I going to believe...

 

...an Al Jazeera report in which a scared-out-of-his-wits former chief investigator was interviewed after having been forced to seek asylum in Australia as his life would have been in danger if he had remained in Thailand...

 

...or the damage-control face-saving statement of a national police commissioner who claims that the entire investigation was 100% above board and that no interference whatsoever had taken place? 

[SomchaiCNX]

20 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

Let me think... who am I going to believe...

 

...an Al Jazeera report in which a scared-out-of-his-wits former chief investigator was interviewed after having been forced to seek asylum in Australia as his life would have been in danger if he had remained in Thailand...

 

...or the damage-control face-saving statement of a national police commissioner who claims that the entire investigation was 100% above board and that no interference whatsoever had taken place? 

Actually is was up to the point that General Paween was transferred and had to flee. 

[ozz1]

Typical RTP nothing to see here move along it's all fake news that what they want you to think

[SunsetT]

9 hours ago, mikebell said:

there aren't many - fair cops

There is only one and this is what happened to him: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/101-east/2022/4/21/thailands-fearless-cop?fbclid=IwAR1CObAXg_sso_oeFkHpQhDTGoTiMPOVuSMh35TR9heqgxJ_r6FG5OLmsdo

[tracker1]

The usual Thai saying Deny deny deny