Police arresting the senior official who was caught stealing public money. Photos: Naewna

 

TNR Staff 

 

A HIGH-RANKING official in Ayutthaya was caught red-handed pocketing almost 80,000 baht in cash made out to pay for religious ceremonies yesterday (Sept. 7), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said.

 

Acting on a complaint filed against Mrs. Somsri (pseudonym),  Mr. Poomwisan Kasemsuk, acting secretary-general of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-corruption Commission, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, head of Counter-Corruption Division police, laid a plan to arrest her.

 

In a raid mounted together with a police team today the suspect was caught at the Provincial Cultural Office with 79,188 baht in her possession.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/07/high-ranking-official-caught-stealing-public-money/

 

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20 minutes ago, webfact said:

. . . laid a plan to arrest her.

It sounds a bit like entrapment--some kind of sting operation, no doubt.

1 hour ago, AsianAtHeart said:

It sounds a bit like entrapment--some kind of sting operation, no doubt.

Good, should be more of it. 

 

What sort of punishment awaits her?

Transfer to another province? ????

"High-Ranking Official Caught Stealing Public Money"

 

Generic headline.

could be any nation, any day.

In other news dozens of high level government and judicial people continue to enjoy the "fruits of their labor" for allowing Red Bull boss to kill a cop while high on coke and thumb his nose at Thailand for years now.....pick that low hanging fruit and call it a headline.

32 minutes ago, VinnieK said:

What sort of punishment awaits her?

Transfer to another province? ????

nah  '    she'll be promoted most likely 

So a public official was arrested by publicly-funded police for stealing public funds, but the public is not permitted to know her identity or position. Got it. 

A high ranking official not stealing public funds would be news. 

19 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

So a public official was arrested by publicly-funded police for stealing public funds, but the public is not permitted to know her identity or position. Got it. 

Public have to find her guilty in a court of law first . Keeping her name away from the media makes sense as entrapment is difficult to prove .

Loss of job and pension and a day in prison for every 1000 baht sounds fair to me

Now go raid her her home and her bank accounts and confiscate any expensive items or monies found with out plausible explanations to it's origin...

Another day in Thailand.  The only newsworthy part of this story is the police seem to have done their job.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Poomwisan Kasemsuk, acting secretary-general of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-corruption Commission,

That is some title .????

4 hours ago, webfact said:

pocketing almost 80,000 baht in cash

we must believe everything........ must.  have no choice.  brains only believe what we read.

 

but really pocketed 800,000 and do you think this is the only one???

 

we will get some "news" and feel as though all is well.

 

iceberg

 

tip

 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the suspect was caught at the Provincial Cultural Office with 79,188 baht in her possession

when you are north of fifty, hair coloring in the salon becomes more and frequent and expensive...

4 hours ago, AsianAtHeart said:

It sounds a bit like entrapment--some kind of sting operation, no doubt.

But it worked. Now lock her up for at least 20 years.

This happens to a varying degree in all municipalities.  Me thinks she P!ssed in someone's corn flakes and this was their way to get revenge.

There seems to be a misunderstanding, I was just going to deposit the money in the bank.

 

That explains it....thank you.

Small fry

In the vast ocean of corrupt Thailand officials.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Acting on a complaint filed against Mrs. Somsri (pseudonym),  Mr. Poomwisan Kasemsuk, acting secretary-general of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-corruption Commission, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, head of Counter-Corruption Division police, laid a plan to arrest her.

 

In a raid mounted together with a police team today the suspect was caught at the Provincial Cultural Office with 79,188 baht in her possession.

I gave this report a " Thanks " rating because the scums name was printed for all to see.

OK Somsri is a pseudonym, but all will know who she is 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

In a raid mounted together with a police team today the suspect was caught at the Provincial Cultural Office with 79,188 baht in her possession.

Sounds like someone grassed her up...

maybe not sharing the proceeds.

Grub!

7 hours ago, khunjeff said:

So a public official was arrested by publicly-funded police for stealing public funds, but the public is not permitted to know her identity or position. Got it. 

Her name is Soo Donim.....????

Father Ted Crilly comes to mind....

 

12 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Good, should be more of it. 

Not entrapment.

How is this news? More like standard operational procedure and everyday practice in Thailand, where those in power have absolutely no shame, no morals and no ethics, other than lining their own pockets in every possible way that they can and they don’t care who they have to screw over

once divided up . be just a mis understanding 

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Their all at it, from the top to the bottom,