Father furious with police after drug dealing son is shot by sergeant in incident in NE field

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Daily News Thai Caption: Extra-judicial killing explained

 

Daily News reported that the father of a man shot by a north eastern policeman is furious about what he claims is over the top policing.

 

Khan Ramet, 64, from Non Charoen in Najaluay district of Udon Thani complained after his son Sangwan Ramet, 41, was shot three times in the chest and arm with a 9 mm gun by Pol Sgt Komkrit Wongart on Monday at 11.30 am. 

 

Chief of the Najaluay police Pol Col Weeraphan Naksuk said that his men had been informed that drugs were being dealt out of a shack in the fields so sergeant Komkrit went to investigate.

 

A man called Arun ran out of the shack with a backpack and the officer gave chase and he was stopped.

 

Then Sangwan went for the officer with a long scythe like knife and was told to stop. Komkrit fired a shot into the ground but that still didn't stop him.

 

In the confusion the officer fell backwards and Sangwan tried to attack his neck with the knife.

 

It was at this point that the officer fired three times in self-defence. 

 

Arun also tried to attack the fallen officer before fleeing the scene. (He appeared to have been subsequently arrested, notes ASEAN NOW, as evidenced by a picture in the media).

 

Some 95 Ya Ba pills were recovered from the backpack that fell down at the scene. 

 

Both the deceased and Arun were charged with possession of a Class 1 narcotic (Ya Ba), the attempted murder of an officer and resisting arrest.

 

Sergeant Komkrit has been charged with killing in self-defence. 

 

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[steven100]

comedy cappers springs to mind ......    lol

[Iamfalang]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

In the confusion the officer fell backwards and Sangwan tried to attack his neck with the knife.

You gotta man up and admit your parenting skills weren't the best with this one.  Dealing drugs, had drugs (maybe planted, but unlikely), tried to kill a policeman after running.....

 

Why are we blaming the police?   

[chrischronic]

Sounds like self defense to me. 

[wombat]

33 minutes ago, chrischronic said:

Sounds like self defense to me. 

And suicides 

[NE1]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Both the deceased and Arun were charged with possession of a Class 1 narcotic (Ya Ba), the attempted murder of an officer and resisting arrest.

So they are charging the dead guy , and charging the police officer with killing in self defence.

 

Is this a translation thing , or are there actual laws that they must follow following an incident like this ?

[Purdey]

Killing in self defense is usually the verdict where police still have to have a reason for shooting someone, or not in Thailand?

[cardinalblue]

What a terribly written article - way too confusing and illogical charges?

 

if the cop was attacked by an armed suspect, the shooting was justified…a warning shot was above and beyond or maybe just a bad shot?

[bangon04]

4 hours ago, Purdey said:

Killing in self defense is usually the verdict where police still have to have a reason for shooting someone, or not in Thailand?

and very often in the Philippines.......

[BTB1977]

Not my son. He can't do wrong. 

[Stargeezr]

Since the police were advised of drugs being sold, then investigating, it sure

sounds like a self defense shooting to me.  If the father knew that his son was dealing drugs, well 

he sure does not sound like a prize winning Dad. How many posters on this forum would

like to be a policeman, and have to deal with these kinds of people all the time?

[d4dang]

only one officer was sent to investigate....

[JeffersLos]

What's going on? We can buy yaba at the 7-11 now? 

[Harveyboy]

20 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

You gotta man up and admit your parenting skills weren't the best with this one.  Dealing drugs, had drugs (maybe planted, but unlikely), tried to kill a policeman after running.....

 

Why are we blaming the police?   

stand by the cops on this one ALL drug dealers should be shot 

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Then Sangwan went for the officer with a long scythe like knife and was told to stop. Komkrit fired a shot into the ground but that still didn't stop him.

 

In the confusion the officer fell backwards and Sangwan tried to attack his neck with the knife.

And the father thinks this is what... not provocation?