Cyber Police Raid ‘Big Joke’s’ Residence

[trainman34014]

Let's get things straight about Thai Cops at every level :-

 

Good Cops don't nick a lot; just enough to buy Five Houses and possibly Five Cars.

 

Bad Cops do nick a lot; buy Huge Area's of Land and Many Houses, move Money Offshore and Buy large numbers of Ferrari's, Maserati's and various other types of 'Face' Cars whilst keeping a Mia Noi and several other Women living in Rent Free Homes !

[off road pat]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Hoping he's the next national chief cop.

 

He has quite a while to go before retirement, if he's really genuine to stop corruption he'll need time.

 

He doesn't seem to be afraid of the other senior cops.

 

Some of his team involved in gambling corruption not good news but inevitable. And a chance for BJ to show his strength. 

Hm, maybe they try to discredit him trough his team, it's always possible that one is/or has been involved in something dodgy !

[John Drake]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Big Joke did not allow any officers to enter his home and the CCIB Commissioner, Worrawat Nakhonbancha, is now negotiating with his 53 year old deputy.

This is some funny stuff. I remember when similar instances took place under Yingluck. Police arrived and "negotiated" with suspects, giving them plenty of time to dispose of any evidence. Not saying this is true of BJ. As we all  know, this guy is super clean and a credit to the force. Everybody on AN tells me so. So it must be true.  BTW "he'll be back."

[McTavish]

Whoever set him up did so with timely leaks to the media to cause maximum damage. to BJ as he stands for the top job.  He has many powerful enemies and I'm not surprised he keeps his team close by.  

[John Drake]

3 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I tried to tell folk on here. ????‍♂️

 

My Thai friends in high up places allege he is one of the worst! ????

Singapore.

[Surasak]

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

Is the full commando gear really necessary for a so called gambling raid?

Oh Come on. It looks good and presentation is everything.

[off road pat]

2 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Someone stepped on the wrong toes, tit-for-tat! LOL

Or , he is getting far to close to some wrong toes !!!?

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Oh Come on. It looks good and presentation is everything.

Looks like a big waste of taxpayers money to me. 

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, Presnock said:

I was kinda shocked at this headline and the short report.  But as an American who is embarrassed by my own politicians and rich barons that care only for themselves and not the nation nor its people, I shouldn't be surprised about this raid either.  However, I will let the courts here decided what has gone wrong.

As for the US, I saw a headline today "American politics, the corrupt Road to Riches".  It permeates every level in the US today.

 

There really is no need for people to constantly bring up comparisons to the US and the UK. It's tiresome and off topic. This is Thailand. You don't need to see everything through American/British glasses.

[Surasak]

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Looks like a big waste of taxpayers money to me. 

You may be right, and I am a tax payer.

[1duckyboy]

There will be a ruling that Big Joke can't be considered for the RTP Commissioner position while he is under investigation. Sound familiar?

[Olmate]

12 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Oh Come on. It looks good and presentation is everything.

So no problems the last time you raided 5 houses  with 30 armed cops inside then? 

[off road pat]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder who he upset this time.

You will never know, nobody knew who he had upset the last time he was put aside !?

[John Drake]

I certainly hope this puts an end to his recommendations for the government to increase immigration income/money in the bank for retirement extensions.

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, newnative said:

Yeah, I was just going to ask how he can afford 5 houses on a cop's salary.

You should know that bye now 

[ChipButty]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

Maybe treading on too many toes again.

Big ones at that 

[MrMojoRisin]

Looks as though Prawit’s downfall is complete.

Also looks as though Prayuth has dismounted the tiger unscathed.

[scubascuba3]

Apparently this is the election period for the position of National Police Commissioner. It's political

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 hours ago, JoePai said:

Big Joke did not allow any officers to enter his home

 

So they turned up ready for a shoot-out but did not even have a warrant to enter  ????

No, in deference to his rank and influence, this was a warning to give time to conceal any incriminating evidence. He has only five houses? Pfft! That is not enough to be considered for the top spot.

[Kerryd]

You get the impression that someone is sending someone a message.

Perhaps coincidentally not long after a certain someone returned to Thailand and was very recently touted as possibly becoming an advisor to the new PM.

Hard to imagine the top cop would be so openly involved in a scheme which was so easily uncovered.
Maybe this was a "don't look too closely at certain people or incidents (like the recent killing of a cop at a party which seems to have just disappeared from the news)" kind of message.

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, malt25 said:

Why aren't any of the S.W.A.T. pointing ?

 

They are kneeling in deference......

[geisha]

50 minutes ago, John Drake said:

I certainly hope this puts an end to his recommendations for the government to increase immigration income/money in the bank for retirement extensions.

Curious where you saw that it was Surachat who recommended the government ??? 

[snoop1130]

Raid on my house is result of internal conflicts : Deputy national police chief Surachate

 

 

Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn believes that the raid on his house this morning (Monday) was motivated by conflicts inside the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1307543-raid-on-my-house-is-result-of-internal-conflicts-deputy-national-police-chief-surachate/

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, Dont confuse me said:

And did they enter? A search warrant normally gives the bearer power from the courts to enter the named premises.

Failure to do so in most countries would result in arrest and the premises turned upside-down. 

I'm speculating that the guy in charge of the raid was allowed in and the matter put to bed with an envelope. (Just saying).

They searched. It's in the linked article.

[thesetat]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Big Joke accused of being involved in online gambling operation
by Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Facebook/ ฐานเศรษฐกิจ

 

Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers raided the home of Royal Thai Police (RTP) Deputy Commissioner Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn this morning over allegations of his involvement in an online gambling operation. Big Joke denied the allegation and refused to allow officers to enter his home.

 

CCIB officers attempted to raid five houses owned by Big Joke in Soi Vibhawadee 60 near the Police Sports Club in Bangkok’s Lak Si district at 8am today. One of the houses is Big Joke’s home while the other four provide accommodation for members of his team.

Big Joke did not allow any officers to enter his home and the CCIB Commissioner, Worrawat Nakhonbancha, is now negotiating with his 53 year old deputy.

An arrest warrant for the Big Joke has not yet been issued. The authorities’ primary objective is to search his residence for potential evidence related to the allegations and to conduct a thorough investigation.

According to Thai PBS, Big Joke’s financial transactions were allegedly found to involve the former president of Lamphun Warrior Football Club, Pongsiri “Tarn” Ratchawongsuek. Tarn was previously arrested for operating an online gambling site called TS911.com and for money laundering through his support of the football team.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-25

 

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I am curious about the law here. If you want to call it that... but how can BJ refuse entry to his home if they have a search warrant? Would that not be just cause to arrest him on the spot for his refusing a court order? Did he make a stand-off with his gun to prevent entry? I have seen some videos of how the gang of police like to crash through doors and windows to get into a home to serve a warrant.. Was he exempt from this treatment?

[John Drake]

4 minutes ago, geisha said:

Curious where you saw that it was Surachat who recommended the government ??? 

Quote

He cited the outdated 1979 Immigration Act, which allows foreigners aged above 50 to easily live in Thailand only if they have 800,000 baht in their bank account or an income certificate with a monthly salary not less than 65,000 baht.

This also tended to be the case of the suspects in Mack’s murder. Due to the existence of these dangerous gangs, aware foreign tourists feel discouraged to visit Pattaya or invest in the Eastern Seaboard, causing huge damage to the country, Pol Gen Surachate said. Thus, the RTP needs to regain trust from tourists by not only eradicating these gangs but also some Thai officials who clandestinely aid them. As part of the efforts, Pol Gen Surachate promised that he would propose an amendment to the immigration law, especially concerning retirement visa extensions, through the police chief once a new government takes office.  https://aseannow.com/topic/1302295-thai-police-pledge-to-eradicate-foreign-motorcycle-clubs-involved-in-alleged-criminal-activities/

 

You will need to click on the link for the complete story. It's towards the bottom, there.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Woo yeah, ridicule everything!

This is definitely some political battle between 2 factions, but for the police who have to make a raid against a senior police official with access to all manner of exotic weaponry, they will wear at least basic "entry team" kit.

I see cops wearing body armor including ballistic helmet and goggles. They are also armed with long guns because pistol calibers don't work against body armor and are also less accurate.

I don't see "commando gear", and you obviously don't even know what it means.  What I do see are police officers that would like to survive an armed encounter with possibly dirty cops with access to the same type of weaponry.

Consider the realities, here can be little doubt that very large numbers of police and govenment officials, at all levels are highly involved with all forms of gambling (and other immoral / unethical areas).

 

Many will be very worried that BJ will soon bring down big actions to find them and remove them. And hey are reacting by rying to cast negatives about BJ, who I hope will be the next chief of police, and he still has quie a while to retirement. Given time I believe he will achieve great things to upgrade many aspects of good policeing and many good cops.

 

Right now it seems to me that e very worried have big 

gambling

[sammieuk1]

14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Raid on my house is result of internal conflicts : Deputy national police chief Surachate

 

 

Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn believes that the raid on his house this morning (Monday) was motivated by conflicts inside the Royal Thai Police.

 

He claimed that the warrant used to search his house was not legitimate. Surachate, who is a strong contender for the top police post, said he has already assigned his legal team to look into the legitimacy of the search warrant.

 

“I believe that those who applied to the court for the warrant deceived the court,” Surachate said. The search warrant police used to raid his house mentioned only the number of the house, not the name of the owner.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-25

 

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I believe that those who applied to the court for the warrant deceived the court ..names and addresses please????

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

He has 5 houses? And a personal protection unit? How anybody can think this guy is not corrupt is beyond me,

All snr. police have a personal protection unit. 

You seem to believe because he owns 5 houses hes's automatically corrupt. Really.

 

 

[Cabradelmar]

Just shows how deep and wide corruption in the RTP goes. If you needed any more evidence.