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Six police officers in Bangkok have been jailed without bail after being accused of accepting a bribe from a Taiwanese actress and her friends during a visit to the city last month. They will remain in prison whilst the investigation continues. The officers, who face life in prison on charges of dereliction of duty and bribery, claim they are innocent.

 

However, Nation Thailand reports that Teeradej Thumsutee, a commander with the Metropolitan Police Bureau, says that despite their assertions, investigators have compelling evidence to prove their guilt. The court has been requested to deny bail applications as the penalties for these offences are severe and the officers could interfere with evidence and witnesses if released.

 

The officers were initially charged with dereliction of duty for failing to take legal action against a group of tourists from Taiwan and Singapore who were found to be carrying vaping devices, which are illegal in Thailand.

 

The group, including actress Charlene An, was intercepted at a checkpoint on Ratchadaphisek Road on January 5, leading to An’s social-media posts accusing the police of planting a device and demanding a bribe. These allegations prompted the Metropolitan Police Bureau to set up a fact-finding committee.

 

Bribery charges were filed after a Singaporean man in An’s group revealed that he paid 27,000 baht to the officers to secure their release.

 

The maximum sentence for bribery is life imprisonment and a fine of up to 400,000 baht. One of the accused officers’ lawyers stated that the officer is distressed by the criminal charges.

 

Source: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/six-bangkok-police-officers-accused-in-bribery-scandal-maintain-their-innocence/

 

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"Believe us, not social media". Yeah, right ????

If they had body cams, they would be able to prove their innocence!

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The maximum sentence for bribery is life imprisonment and a fine of up to 400,000 baht.

They better start building more prisons then.

Notice how the narrative around this incident is being altered?

 

It's no longer being talked about as extortion of foreign tourists, it's now case of bribery which the feindish foreigner lured the police into no doubt ????

 

I am reasonably sure that they will attempt to arrest one of the foreigners who paid the money for bribing an official thereby deflecting the issue onto the guy from Singapore who made the payment.

 

That guy should make sure he never steps foot in Thailand again, I also wouldn't be surprised if they attempt to extradite him.

 

18 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Notice how the narrative around this incident is being altered?

 

It's no longer being talked about as extortion of foreign tourists, it's now case of bribery which the feindish foreigner lured the police into no doubt ????

 

I am reasonably sure that they will attempt to arrest one of the foreigners who paid the money for bribing an official thereby deflecting the issue onto the guy from Singapore who made the payment.

 

That guy should make sure he never steps foot in Thailand again, I also wouldn't be surprised if they attempt to extradite him.

 

Has Chuwit already got Mr. Sky back to Singapore and did he arrive safely?

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Notice how the narrative around this incident is being altered?

 

It's no longer being talked about as extortion of foreign tourists, it's now case of bribery which the feindish foreigner lured the police into no doubt ????

 

I am reasonably sure that they will attempt to arrest one of the foreigners who paid the money for bribing an official thereby deflecting the issue onto the guy from Singapore who made the payment.

 

That guy should make sure he never steps foot in Thailand again, I also wouldn't be surprised if they attempt to extradite him.

 

I very much doubt that that the Singapore government would even think of extraditing one of their citizens to Thailand.

 

Nor do I believe that they would allow ANY Thai police into Singapore to even interview the gentleman in question.

5 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Has Chuwit already got Mr. Sky back to Singapore and did he arrive safely?

Last I heard the police were planning on going to Singapore to speak to him - probably because he has the good sense not to come to Thailand, ever again.

 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The officers, who face life in prison on charges of dereliction of duty and bribery, claim they are innocent.

Doing what they were told to do from above.... 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

One of the accused officers’ lawyers stated that the officer is distressed by the criminal charges.

Boo Hoo..

Well, I see now the story has been moved down near the bottom another two weeks it won’t even be running. These cars are dirty from the top to the bottom Road Jack’s to everything they’re doing can’t somebody finally stepped in and fire them all start freshTIT

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

One of the accused officers’ lawyers stated that the officer is distressed by the criminal charges.

My advice is to offer 27K baht bribe to get out of that jam.

Innocence and virginity, of course.

 

Beware tourist!  Those caps remind me the Germany of the last century

 

 

 

8 hours ago, ukrules said:

Last I heard the police were planning on going to Singapore to speak to him - probably because he has the good sense not to come to Thailand, ever again.

 

I saw a photo of him sitting next to Chuwit at Chuwit owned hotel, giving testimony a few days back.

 

 

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16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

..."One of the accused officers’ lawyers stated that the officer is distressed by the criminal charges..."

I encourage this officer to log on to his Tic Tok and make a video showing the world how the lawbreaking int'l cabal of Taiwanese and Singaporean tourists are the root cause of his distress.

11 hours ago, ukrules said:

Last I heard the police were planning on going to Singapore to speak to him - probably because he has the good sense not to come to Thailand, ever again.

 

Certainly that would be a good idea, but I also read, I think in the BP, that any of the 'tourists' that were extorted out of the money, would not face any action for bribing the police officers!