Thailand's police caught with their pants down in extortion case of Taiwanese actress and friends - Chuwit revelations latest

[TheFishman1]

27,000 doesn’t seem a lot when you divided by four people or five people but they do this to her three times a day for five times a week and figure out how much they’re getting per year. It comes out to be quite a lot TIT.

[ignore it]

If they go, can they take a basket of Brands Chicken Essence with them?

Can they buy some in Singapore?

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

27,000 doesn’t seem a lot when you divided by four people or five people but they do this to her three times a day for five times a week and figure out how much they’re getting per year. It comes out to be quite a lot TIT.

How much cash would you expect them to be carrying? That amount is certainty more than I usually have in my wallet..... I suspect, had she been carrying more, it would have been a higher figure.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Stargeezr said:

Hey the Thai police are getting a trip to Singapore, how nice. That shows me that 

I can go safely to Singapore, but not so much safely to Thailand?

  Maybe it is time for Thailand to get more control of their corruption that

is pretty bad. Ha ha ha, just joking, it will be my grand son who may see

less corruption in Asia.  Sad but true.

It might be your grandson but wouldn't count on it. 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, jaywalker2 said:

You can't "run" for PM.  Chuwit ran for governor of Bangkok twice and lost both times. He did win a seat in parliament but he was kicked out by the Constitutional Court.  If he wanted to be PM, he'd have to find a party to support him -- not that anybody in the senate would vote for him,

So Prawits not running for governor being nominated by PPRP  and the Shin daughter's not running but nominated...yes they are running just not voted in by the public but voted in by the senate and Parliament...

[thailand49]

Are they hitching a ride on big joke private plane.  

Funny,  he flies up to a farm to investigate a Thai hanging himself that the locals can't solve yet he seems to be left out of this big case. 

[garzhe]

12 hours ago, lor said:

I presume this is sarcasm?

I really cannot believe that you have been here 20 years and never been scammed.

Maybe you live in the Jungle !

[cncltd1973]

the headline says the cops were axed, but the link says they were transferred for releasing the actress:

The seven Huai Khwang police officers, implicated in the extortion scandal, were transferred today (Tuesday). The transfer order, issued by the commander of the 2nd division of the MPB, accused the seven officers of dereliction of duty for setting the Taiwanese actress free after they found an electronic cigarette in her possession.

[cncltd1973]

23 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

This extortion news have gone regional and hurt Thailand tourism image. Still a chance for the authority to turn this around and use this news to their betterment. The corrupt cops must be severely dealt with the full extent of the law. No sacking or transfer but indict them and jail them. Imprisonment for extortion is between 5 to 10 years and fine. Make an example of these crooked cops as a deterrent to other cops and some closure to this bad image. Well at least until the next corruption very soon. 

for sure, that's the right way. but I suspect extortion is needed if an RTP wants to purchase an elephant ticket to move up the ranks. the existing system requires they bring the most money in to get the best position, so extortion is rewarded and the best are rewarded the most. but if you get caught then you are transferred out of the spotlight for awhile. it won't change as long as the hidden hand allows it, unfortunately ???? 

[Purdey]

Watched the arrival of the Singaporean guy and suddenly wanted to shout at the screen, "Don't stay on any floor higher than the ground floor!" 

[Artisi]

58 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Are they hitching a ride on big joke private plane.  

Funny,  he flies up to a farm to investigate a Thai hanging himself that the locals can't solve yet he seems to be left out of this big case. 

Big case? wouldn't be of too much interest to Big Joke - just blown out of proportion because their bluff was called and that scuttled their earner. 

[Orinoco]

1 hour ago, thailand49 said:

Are they hitching a ride on big joke private plane.  

Funny,  he flies up to a farm to investigate a Thai hanging himself that the locals can't solve yet he seems to be left out of this big case. 

Bit to much Do Do, being thrown around for him to,  get in on it.

 

 

[Heng]

22 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

They've tried to kill him a few times.

 

Remember the grenade being chucked into the reception of his hotel on Soi 24 many years ago as a warning.

Don't recall that one, but if they wanted to, I'm sure it would happen.  The live or dud explosi-ve thing is just a classic warning (which Chuwit apparently ignored).   

[billd766]

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

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[Neeranam]

Chuwit reminds me of Rudi Giuliano. Fearless or stupid at going after the mafia.

However, Chuwit is hardly clean, I could tell you a few stories about horrible corrupt things he has done.  

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, cncltd1973 said:

for sure, that's the right way. but I suspect extortion is needed if an RTP wants to purchase an elephant ticket to move up the ranks. the existing system requires they bring the most money in to get the best position, so extortion is rewarded and the best are rewarded the most. but if you get caught then you are transferred out of the spotlight for awhile. it won't change as long as the hidden hand allows it, unfortunately ???? 

Those hidden hands unfortunately are the senior police officer who have the power to recommend promotion and demand bribes. There also are involved in corruptions and are poor role models. Fundamentally the poor pay of junior and senior policemen entice them to corrupt. Most policemen are in debts. Prayut was told about this situation and his reply was the pay structure is too big issue for him to handle and the next government should address this. He is abdicating his duty and promise for police reform. 

[ThaSalaPaul]

On 1/31/2023 at 9:47 AM, internationalism said:

at the very same time a group of 5 korean female tourists were stopped at that checkpoint, also lileky for some extortion.. 

Through all night they might have 10 such cases - so 270 000 by 8 almost 35k.

And that might be going every single night

But they don't usually keep all of the money. They take a cut and pass the rest up the chain. Checkpoints are usually given monthly budgets of how much they are expected to collect to be passed up. How else are the guys at the top going to be able to buy condo buildings?

[PETERTHEEATER]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

he is seeking approval from the national police chief for the overseas mission

No need to book a sea cruise lads. Just jump in a police car with appropriate insurance and passports and drive down overland. Singapore is that lumpy bit at the tip of the Malay peninsula. Just drive south as far as you can.

[SiSePuede419]

I hate vaping weed because it has no taste.

 

How do vapers survive without the awful taste of tobacco? ????

[anchadian]

Former politician and massage parlour tycoon Chuvit Kamolvisit will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. at a hotel in Bangkok and will have the Singaporean companion of the Taiwanese actress disclose the alleged extortion, involving Huai Kwang policemen.

@TNAMCOT

 

https://twitter.com/TNAMCOTEnglish/status/1620675558043705346

[anchadian]

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Chuwit reminds me of Rudi Giuliano. Fearless or stupid at going after the mafia.

However, Chuwit is hardly clean, I could tell you a few stories about horrible corrupt things he has done.  

So could we all.

[anchadian]

(1/3) Chief of legal office of the National Police Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan warns foreign tourists Weds possession of e-cigarette is illegal & subject to a maximum fine of 500K bt & up to 5 yrs in jail. Trairong said police has the duty to enforce the law until it's amended.

 

(2/3) The remark came a week after Taiwanese actress Charlene An exposed seven Thai policemen for extortimg 27,000 baht from her on Jan 4, partly citing her possession of an e-cigarette. #Thailand #WhatsHappeningInThailand #KE.

 

(3/3) On Wednesday, a Pattaya policeman was transferred to an inactive post and under investigation for alleged extortion of 60,000 baht from a foreign tourist for possession of an e-cigarette. #Thailand #WhatsHappeningInThailand #KE

 

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1620708120006918145

 

[Puccini]

On 1/31/2023 at 1:27 PM, bangon04 said:

Thong Lor police probably looking for "experts" in the field of tourist harassment.........

Isn't it Huay Khwang police?

Edited February 1, 2023 by Puccini

[Dogmatix]

4 hours ago, ThaSalaPaul said:

But they don't usually keep all of the money. They take a cut and pass the rest up the chain. Checkpoints are usually given monthly budgets of how much they are expected to collect to be passed up. How else are the guys at the top going to be able to buy condo buildings?

Lucrative police jobs generally incur an upfront fee and then monthly rental payments. In most cases it is said that officers higher up the chain set a rental amount and the officers can keep anythiing they make over that which means they could end up making a loss or a big profit. This is the most pratical way to manage things, as it is difficult to get audited accounts for roadblocks etc. This system according to a study by Chula goes all the way up to the police chief who also has to pay for his position.

[anchadian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Are all tourists visiting Thailand aware of this ruling?

Then, the police said vaping devices were illegal. He explained to the police that he and friends bought them in Thailand and did not know they were illegal.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1106285

Edited February 1, 2023 by anchadian

[DJ54]

Boondoggle 

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, DJ54 said:

Boondoggle 

I have not heard that term in a great while, but then being from the US and when we were working it was always a boondoggle when we traveled.

[spidermike007]

The chief has to say something. He is hoping people forget, and that he can simply transfer his boys to another station, at full pay, without a reprimand. Why would they be reprimanded? They were just doing the job profile of an RTP officer. My bet is the guys who do not bring back alot of cash to feed the Pyramid scheme, are the ones who face disciplinary action. 

[ThaSalaPaul]

14 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

Lucrative police jobs generally incur an upfront fee and then monthly rental payments. In most cases it is said that officers higher up the chain set a rental amount and the officers can keep anythiing they make over that which means they could end up making a loss or a big profit. This is the most pratical way to manage things, as it is difficult to get audited accounts for roadblocks etc. This system according to a study by Chula goes all the way up to the police chief who also has to pay for his position.

Which begs the question who is the Chief of Police paying for his position?

[nigelforbes]

15 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

Lucrative police jobs generally incur an upfront fee and then monthly rental payments. In most cases it is said that officers higher up the chain set a rental amount and the officers can keep anythiing they make over that which means they could end up making a loss or a big profit. This is the most pratical way to manage things, as it is difficult to get audited accounts for roadblocks etc. This system according to a study by Chula goes all the way up to the police chief who also has to pay for his position.

I know of one general who gifted a house to a most senior politician of the day, the politic's. wife still comes by from time to time, a circa 55 mill. kinda deal.