The woman at the centre of the complaint was brought to the Royal Thai Police Club in Bangkok on Monday to meet Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn. She met the Commander-in-chief of Saraburi Police on Wednesday and the man who initially sexually abused her has been the subject of charges and an arrest warrant while the senior police officer at the rank of Police Lieutenant Colonel faces questioning next week when the allegations will be put to him. He already has two prior complaints alleging similar abuses.

Allegations made by the woman about what happened to her, when her car broke down on a road in Saraburi province in October 2022, are a dark reflection not only on the endemic corruption now seen almost daily within the Royal Thai Police but also on the dangers that women in Thailand may be exposed to for simply seeking help from fellow Thais when in need.

Another shocking case of police corruption emerged this week which also raises questions about the Kingdom’s attitudes towards women after a young female car driver found herself stranded on a road in Saraburi in October 2022. Instead of a helping hand from a passer-by, the young woman found herself sexually attacked, arrested, charged with a serious criminal offence, extorted and then subjected to degrading sexual exploitation by a senior police officer.

The nightmare ordeal suffered by a young woman on a night in October 2022, came to light this week when she was presented to Deputy Chief of Police General Surachate Hakparn at the Police Club in Bangkok, seeking justice.

 

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/08/05/helpless-woman-abusive-night-in-saraburi-police-extortion-sex-attack/

 

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... Among other offences, he is understood to be facing a charge under Section 157 of Thailand’s Criminal Code relating to neglect of duty, failure to perform his duties in a proper manner and dishonesty...

 

At least the following should be added to the indictment:

- Extortion

- Deprivation of liberty

- Body harm

- Intentionally misstatement

- Abuse of office

- and he is a repeat offender.

 

There should be jail time, not just a transfer to an inactive post.

Edited August 4, 20233 yr by tomacht8

2 hours ago, webfact said:

endemic corruption now seen almost daily within the Royal Thai Police

a reflection of the nation as a whole.

The sad part is you can't trust one person of authority here, whether it be the police, government or lawyers or anyone, you don't know who is on the take, you don't know who you can trust to report it,  it's just a circus .... and they're all clowns.    imo

 

 

Edited August 5, 20233 yr by steven100

I hope she gets justice....

Not to forget the other victims of Police Corruption who do not make it on social media and the culprits in brown thus go unpunished.

3 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

... Among other offences, he is understood to be facing a charge under Section 157 of Thailand’s Criminal Code relating to neglect of duty, failure to perform his duties in a proper manner and dishonesty...

 

At least the following should be added to the indictment:

- Extortion

- Deprivation of liberty

- Body harm

- Intentionally misstatement

- Abuse of office

- and he is a repeat offender.

 

There should be jail time, not just a transfer to an inactive post.

There are far worse highly "dangerous criminals"  that have to be tackeled first by the BiB....for exemple those miserable farang illegals who overstay or who hassle the immigration offices for their visa issues !!!

Edited August 5, 20233 yr by observer90210

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

The sad part is you can't trust one person of authority here, whether it be the police, government or lawyers or anyone, you don't know who is on the take, you don't know who you can trust to report it,  it's just a circus .... and they're all clowns.    imo

 

 

Thai drivers dun even dare offer rides to monks walking along the roads nowadays 

coz many could be fake monks 

19 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

There are far worse highly "dangerous criminals"  that have to be tackeled first by the BiB....for exemple those miserable farang illegals who overstay or who hassle the immigration offices for their visa issues !!!

Top priority given to offenders whom bribes can be extorts. Nevermind the severity of the crime 

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

The sad part is you can't trust one person of authority here, whether it be the police, government or lawyers or anyone, you don't know who is on the take, you don't know who you can trust to report it,  it's just a circus .... and they're all clowns.    imo

 

 

Shush! Thais are very proud of their culture and that their country is the best in the world with people who know everything and are never wrong.

4 hours ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

Thai drivers dun even dare offer rides to monks walking along the roads nowadays 

coz many could be fake monks 

we're talking about a respectable Thai woman being treated very badly by several of her own...sore footed Monks don't compare.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Instead of a helping hand from a passer-by, the young woman found herself sexually attacked, arrested, charged with a serious criminal offence, extorted and then subjected to degrading sexual exploitation by a senior police officer.

Welcome to caring sharing Thailand.

Land of smiles.

"Senior policeman faces charges, disciplinary action and possible dismissal from the police force, two other prior complaints already reported against him"

Even if found guilty will probably only be transferred to an inactive post? Maybe dismissed? In reality he needs 15 years in prison!

 

 

"Another shocking case of police corruption emerged this week which also raises questions about the Kingdom’s attitudes towards women after a young female car driver found herself stranded on a road in Saraburi in October 2022"

 

This is something you might expect to happen in Africa, like DRC or Nigeria, true 3rd world countries not Thailand? But this is apparently not an isolated case and seemingly cops get away with it, because who do you report it to? Why isn't the motto, 'Good COPS in, bad COPS out?

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

The sad part is you can't trust one person of authority here, whether it be the police, government or lawyers or anyone, you don't know who is on the take, you don't know who you can trust to report it,  it's just a circus .... and they're all clowns.    imo

 

 

It's not just Thailand. Sadly, this sort of conduct, and worse, is a too-frequent occurrence in the Metropolitan Police area, London,  where corruption and abuse have been rife for decades. Sarah Everard 's brutal rape and murder by a policeman whose prior behaviour should - more than once - have seen him weeded out, especially when he was vetted for royal protection duty, is a case in point. 

It's not exclusive to Thailand, seems like every other day in the UK is one, 

I wonder if he'll tighten the 'police' recruitment and promotion procedures now, the same as he wants to tighten retirement visa requirements.

 

Probably not.

13 minutes ago, BusyB said:

I wonder if he'll tighten the 'police' recruitment and promotion procedures now, the same as he wants to tighten retirement visa requirements.

 

Probably not.

I heard it was 400,000 baht to join, 

8 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I heard it was 400,000 baht to join, 

I suppose he could always double that even if it's not quite what I meant ????

If you are desparately in need of anything, this is the wrong country to be in.

Relying on anybody here for anything is a mistake. You are more likely to be scammed, robbed, thrown in jail, or simply ignored.

She still has fifty times more chances of getting justice than disenfranchised men have in their Western home countries.

Sadly, this is the way Thailand is heading.....downwards.

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I hope she gets justice....

Yep transfer him to another post and promote him. When you break down don't call brown

A fish rots from the head down as the ancient proverb goes. The whole country seems to be on a downward spiral and nobody here gives a rat's a$$ about it. Those who should be leading by example couldn't even be bothered living here. 

10 hours ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

Thai drivers dun even dare offer rides to monks walking along the roads nowadays 

coz many could be fake monks 

Or, even more dangerous, they could be real monks!

5 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Why isn't the motto, 'Good COPS in, bad COPS out?

It's a logistical problem.  No good cops to get the bad ones out.

3 hours ago, redwhiteandblue said:

Sadly, this is the way Thailand is heading.....downwards.

1 hour ago, djayz said:

The whole country seems to be on a downward spiral and nobody here gives a rat's a$$ about it.

Is it heading down?  Or are people becoming less afraid to speak out?

4 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Is it heading down?  Or are people becoming less afraid to speak out?

Good point. I hadn't thought of that actually. 

Reminds me of the 80s and 90s in my auld turf when more women started reporting rapes to the authorities. Initially, it looked like it was a wave of rapes, but in reality it was probably the normal rate, just more people overcoming the shame of having been a victim and reporting it. 

Perhaps the same is happening here. The fish has been rotten the whole time, only now the stench is starting to rise. 

Good comments, from good people.

Yes, there is good and bad in every society.

From my point of view, it is good that this is seeing the light.

 

I know a few years ago, this would never had made the news.

My personal opinion, and maybe I've been lucky, is that most Thai's are friendly, helpful and good people.

Thai Police mafia. Only way to solve this problem is Raise the retirement requirements.