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It's not everyday a policeman gets attention on TikTok, but that is exactly what has happened to the poster boy cop of the Royal Thai Police known as Big Joke.

 

The post about the history and rise to fame of Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan got 12,500 likes and hundreds of shares on Yaman17 - as well as many comments.

 

The four minute post follows Big Joke's rise from a humble cop in his southern province of Songkhla to his advisory and assistant role to Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk, RTP chief, today.

 

Along the way Surachate - 52 in October and named after the popular rice gruel breakfast of "joke" - has set many records for being the youngest this or that. The post chronicles his rise to deputy at the tourist police, his role in 191, then as head of immigration in 2017. In each he was never out of the news, surrounding himself with a team of assistants including a beautiful cop who helped with English.

 

Immigration chief was a role that didn't last very long and ended in mysterious circumstances as he was suddenly sidelined and found himself shuffling paper at the PM's office. 

 

Along the way before his fall from grace he had established a strong working and some say personal relationship with DPM Prawit "Big Pom" Wongsuwon, the right hand man to premier Prayuth Chan-ocha or Uncle Too.

 

During his time in the relative wilderness he was the subject of a shooting incident in Suriwong, Bangkok. Some say this and his fall were connected to his criticism of immigration's controversial 2 billion baht biometrics system or the stepping on senior RTP toes.

 

Now rehabilitated he has been put in charge of reviewing Suwat's Smart Safety Zone 4.0 community policing initiative, anti-human trafficking drives and illegal fishing.

 

Southern posters on the TikTok site were clearly celebrating one of their own having made good but many were speculating on Surachate becoming RTP chief one day.

 

Others even think the charismatic, media savvy and handsome cop could have a career in politics one day. 

 

Now that would be no joke!

 

 

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Don't you get the feeling someone knows where all the skeletons are buried?

So slightly off topic. Where and how do I report police extortion?

21 minutes ago, remobb said:

So slightly off topic. Where and how do I report police extortion?

[email protected] ?

27 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

[email protected] ?

I just might try this. Thanks.

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Don't you get the feeling someone knows where all the skeletons are buried?

Chuwit may even know the first letter of someone's name!

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Don't you get the feeling someone knows where all the skeletons are buried?

I only can hope so, because he gets things moving, and in case you hadn't noticed, he often goes after those in power in Thailand

Don't investigate any police or army extorsion rackets and your Lexus wont get any extra 9mm air conditioning ????

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Others even think the charismatic, media savvy and handsome cop could have a career in politics one day.

Nah.... he's too straight.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Now rehabilitated he has been put in charge of reviewing Suwat's Smart Safety Zone 4.0 community policing initiative

 

5 hours ago, peterfranks said:

I only can hope so, because he gets things moving, and in case you hadn't noticed, he often goes after those in power in Thailand

He won't go after those in power now, as he has been "Rehabilitated"