RTP Charges Chakthip, Sompong, and Associates in 2.1B Baht Biometric Case

[webfact]

 

The Royal Thai Police Commission's major committee has decided to file formal charges against Pol. Lt. Gen. Chakthip Chaichinda, former National Police Chief, and three others: Pol. Lt. Col. Tinnapat Phumarin, former Head of Logistics Support Bureau; Pol. Lt. Col. Sompong Chingdang, former Immigration Bureau Commissioner; and Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapong Chaijan, former Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 7.

 

The accusations stem from an inquiry into the purchase of biometric devices worth 2.1 billion baht for the Immigration Bureau's Identity Verification Bureau (IVB), reported INN.

 

Upcoming actions involve providing the charged individuals with official documents. After this, they will be called in for additional inquiries. The panel will then gather to evaluate the evidence and determine the appropriate disciplinary measures.

 

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[flyingtlger]

 Nobody is above the law......unless you're Thaksin!

[2baht]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

Nobody is above the law...........

.................unless you're rich and connected!

[bamnutsak]

Big Joke was right.

 

Big Joke shooting controversy linked to the new ฿2.1 billion biometrics immigration system contract 

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2020/01/11/national-police-chief-immigration-biometric-system-big-joke-shooting-lieutenant-general-surachate/

 

Although every national police chief got to the top by doing dodgy things, and then insuring generational wealth for his family.

 

And quite a few anger the wrong crowd/family who extract retribution down the road.

 

 

 

 

[ozz1]

Just another bent copper no surprises there it goes from the top down

[2baht]

As Arthur Daley would say "Bent Filth"!

[webfact]

Graft watchdog to charge former police chief over biometrics procurement project

 

 

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to charge former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda and two senior police officers over their approval of a 2.1 billion baht project to procure a biometric system, to scan faces and fingerprints of passengers at major airports in the country.

 

The two other officers named in the case are Pol Lt-Gen Tinnapat Phummarin, then commissioner of the Office of Logistics, and Pol Maj-Gen Surapong Chaijan, then deputy commissioner of Region 7 Provincial Police Bureau.

 

According to the NACC, the charges concern the decision by the three officers to extend the delivery of the biometrics equipment to the Immigration Bureau in a way which was of benefit to the supplier.

 

According to the contract, the supplier was to deliver the equipment to the Immigration Bureau by May 2nd, 2019, but the delivery deadline was later extended to June 30th of the same year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/graft-watchdog-to-charge-former-police-chief-over-biometrics-procurement-project/

 

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[tomacht8]

2100 million Baht for finger scanner and PC cameras. At a rough estimate, if Thailand has 525 control boxes nationwide; that would be 4 million Baht per checkpoint or 120000 US dollars. An exceptionally expensive affair. It should be verifiable what the individual components cost in a bulk purchase.

[Gaccha]

Big Joke took a huge risk in accusing his superiors of massive corruption. He lost his job and somebody tried to murder him. So this is a real comeback story. Here's the hero we need.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

 Nobody is above the law......unless you're Thaksin!

Mr Red B?

[scorecard]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Mr Red B?

prayut

[klauskunkel]

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RTP Charges Chakthip, Sompong, and Associates in 2.1B Baht Biometric Case

Pretty sure they can afford it if they have to pay...

[khunjeff]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Upcoming actions involve providing the charged individuals with official documents. After this, they will be called in for additional inquiries. The panel will then gather to evaluate the evidence and determine the appropriate disciplinary measures.

Maybe my reading skills have declined, but I can't seem to find the words "arrest", "trial", or "prison" in this list.

 

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol. Lt. Gen. Chakthip Chaichinda, former National Police Chief, and three others: Pol. Lt. Col. Tinnapat Phumarin, former Head of Logistics Support Bureau; Pol. Lt. Col. Sompong Chingdang

All of these ranks are incorrect. Chakthip is a full General, and the other two are Lieutenant Generals.

[scorecard]

2 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

Maybe my reading skills have declined, but I can't seem to find the words "arrest", "trial", or "prison" in this list.

 

All of these ranks are incorrect. Chakthip is a full General, and the other two are Lieutenant Generals.

Usual level of poor quality / full of mistakes reporting.

[khunjeff]

2 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

2100 million Baht for finger scanner and PC cameras. At a rough estimate, if Thailand has 525 control boxes nationwide; that would be 4 million Baht per checkpoint or 120000 US dollars. An exceptionally expensive affair. It should be verifiable what the individual components cost in a bulk purchase.

The real "big joke" in all this is that the US Government offered to give Thailand essentially the same biometric equipment for its immigration checkpoints back in the mid-2000s, for free, and was turned down.

[sammieuk1]

What a surprise Sompong always looked so honest with a face that's been hacked off of a buffalos rear end ????

[kingstonkid]

33 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

Pretty sure they can afford it if they have to pay...

Just think how much pension money they will save.

 

Guarantee more charges coming 

Edited July 25, 2023 by kingstonkid

[Peabody]

I don't understand how delaying delivery for 2 months would be a huge benefit.

 

[Hunz Kittisak]

8 hours ago, khunjeff said:

Maybe my reading skills have declined, but I can't seem to find the words "arrest", "trial", or "prison" in this list.

 

 

The harshest punishment would be “transferred to inactive post”