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

[webfact]

 

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.

This means that, when police applied for the warrant, it did not identify him as the owner of the house. “It is widely known that the house is mine and that I usually stay there. So, that’s why I say the court was deceived,” he said.

 

Police who raided my house claimed that they did not know that he was the owner of the house, Surachate said, but the raid was led by the cybercrime police chief.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-26

 

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Ex-Police Chief Suspects Plot In Search Of ‘Big Joke’s’ House
by TNR Staff 

 

Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves

 

FORMER POLICE chief Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves said this evening (Sep. 25) there are two parts to searching the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, with one being a straight-forward attempt to find links to online gambling but the other is to “kick and cut him off” at a time when the new police chief is being named, Thai Rath newspaper said.

 

He pointed out that attempts to unseat senior police officers had occurred before but this is the first time that the house of this senior police officer had been searched.

 

Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn. All photos: Thai Rath

 

Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth, who now heads the one-MP Thai Liberal Party, mentioned that when Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha was prime minister; he had tried to appoint an officer of his choice as police chief but upon facing stiff opposition backed off.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-09-26

 

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[neeray]

This whole affair sounds like a Big Joke .......... Thai style.

[hotchilli]

18 minutes ago, neeray said:

This whole affair sounds like a Big Joke .......... Thai style.

The top position is up fro grabs.. dirty tricks at play.

[SiSePuede419]

It was all just a big misunderstanding, honest folks! ????

[Ben Zioner]

Can of worms. 

[quake]

Joker boy has a few enemies, by the look of it.

Better not go parking near any massage parlors. 

 

[HandsomeTallFarang]

???????????????????????????? ????

[sammieuk1]

Police has a very different meaning here its all a criminal front top to bottom and inside out ????

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police who raided my house claimed that they did not know that he was the owner of the house, Surachate said, but the raid was led by the cybercrime police chief.

Yeah, there's a statement lacking credibility!

[ezzra]

He must be doing too good a job or stepping on someone's toes to be enough of a threat to invoke this reaction from someone who is even more powerful than him..very interesting...

[Tropicalevo]

Where is Chuwit with the real dirt?

[brianthainess]

I don't believe any of this the RTP are such an upstanding pillar of Thai society, it obviously all a big misunderstanding. 

[phetphet]

if I was him, I would now do a sweep for hidden mics and cameras.

[spidermike007]

The raid on your house is due to your job being in the rear view, and you no longer being afforded the protection the active police get. You used to be above the law. Hopefully that is no longer the case. And since you were #1, you made the most money in the pyramid scheme. We know you did not turn the money down. See ya. Lock up the Biggest Joke, finally.

[bob smith]

I think this guy should just put up and shut up, for his own good!

[thesetat]

Should it matter the reasons for issuing the warrant to search his home.. If he had been smart he would have opened his door with a smile and permitted them to do what they wanted all the while filming it with his phone to ensure nothing was planted. Then he would have done the right thing.. By refusing to allow entry and causing conflict he has opened the door to show not only guilt in their implications but guilt as well for violating the search warrant orders.. Which now makes him out to be as corrupt as all the other coppers caught. 

[Caldera]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He claimed that the warrant used to search his house was not legitimate.

That's an extra contempt of court charge right there. He clearly believes he's above the law.

[Brickleberry]

38 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The raid on your house is due to your job being in the rear view, and you no longer being afforded the protection the active police get. You used to be above the law. Hopefully that is no longer the case. And since you were #1, you made the most money in the pyramid scheme. We know you did not turn the money down. See ya. Lock up the Biggest Joke, finally.

WHAT?

 

Lock up the only policeman in Thailand who does any work? Sort it out Mike, you're the only one who looks like a joke...

[webfact]

UPDATE: No Evidence Found on any Online Gambling Ring Connections to Thai Deputy National Police Chief
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

On September 25th, 2023, Pol. Lt. Gen. Voravat Watnakhonbancha, Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), made a revelation following the search of the residence of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn.

This operation was part of a major crackdown associated with an alleged online gambling ring, and the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) deployed a support squad for a nationwide operation targeting the alleged online gambling website.

Pol. Lt. Gen Voravat explained that the purpose of the search was to locate and apprehend individuals wanted under arrest warrants believed to be residing in the area, and to collect potential evidence related to alleged online gambling activities.

 

 

The presence of high-ranking officers during the operation was in response to orders from the Deputy Commissioner General. However, specific details of the case remain unclear, according to Pol. Lt. Gen. Voravat.

The search yielded no evidence implicating Pol. Gen. Surachate, sometimes called “Big Joke,” as an affectionate nickname, in any illegal activities.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-09-26

 

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[Tropicalevo]

The timing of this is perfect.

No surprise though, as the decision to announce the new police chief is to be tomorrow.

This will probably have killed BJ's chances of that one.

[damian]

4 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Can of worms. 

Barrell of Monkeys!

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Brickleberry said:

WHAT?

 

Lock up the only policeman in Thailand who does any work? Sort it out Mike, you're the only one who looks like a joke...

Wow. Such faith. I consider all the PR, all the grandstanding, all the hogging of the limelight, the nonstop press conferences, statements, declarations, and proclamations and crackdowns to be window dressing, meant to deceive the most naive among us. 

 

Think about how many of the guys he went after. Then research how many were actually convicted and jailed. 

 

The consider the fact that he was the top cop in a land where cops are known to be crooked. Statistically, what are the odds he was the exception? 

[Brickleberry]

44 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Wow. Such faith. I consider all the PR, all the grandstanding, all the hogging of the limelight, the nonstop press conferences, statements, declarations, and proclamations and crackdowns to be window dressing, meant to deceive the most naive among us. 

 

Think about how many of the guys he went after. Then research how many were actually convicted and jailed. 

 

The consider the fact that he was the top cop in a land where cops are known to be crooked. Statistically, what are the odds he was the exception? 

Erm... is it not more naive to ignore the fact that he is one of two people in contention for the top job, and a smear campaign like this will work nicely? Did you see his house... does it look like a grafters house? Didn't see any luxury cars or watches either. Oh, let's not forget, they searched the house and found... nothing.

 

Research how many were convicted and jailed.... for what precisely? Is he also a lawyer prosecuting these cases? I think not. That responsibility is on prosecutors, not policemen.

 

Since when was he the top cop? He was chief of the IO a few years back before getting shot at in a parking lot... is this what you are referring to? Statistically, what are the odds that you're an old man who came to Thailand to bang young ladies? We can all make assumptions about people, but that doesn't mean they are true.

[Sydebolle]

Well, more than ten years ago one of them got "accidented" by the Red Bull grandkid who never saw the slammer and did a runner since. So raiding a house for political reasons is the lesser headache - me thinks. The troughs too small or any of the other three contestants lost his patience for the top job? The future will tell.  

Interesting is that they start hunting down themselves now ???? 

[harada]

Never get between a team of pigs and the trough. ????????????

[TigerandDog]

1 hour ago, Brickleberry said:

Erm... is it not more naive to ignore the fact that he is one of two people in contention for the top job, and a smear campaign like this will work nicely? Did you see his house... does it look like a grafters house? Didn't see any luxury cars or watches either. Oh, let's not forget, they searched the house and found... nothing.

 

Research how many were convicted and jailed.... for what precisely? Is he also a lawyer prosecuting these cases? I think not. That responsibility is on prosecutors, not policemen.

 

Since when was he the top cop? He was chief of the IO a few years back before getting shot at in a parking lot... is this what you are referring to? Statistically, what are the odds that you're an old man who came to Thailand to bang young ladies? We can all make assumptions about people, but that doesn't mean they are true.

In all the comments made about the raid on BigJoke's home, nobody has made mention of who the cop leading the raid was. it was Big Joke's #1 contender for the top job. This nothing more than a distraction to try and ensure that Big Joke doesn't get the top cop job. Even the Thais where I live can see through this ploy.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Brickleberry said:

Erm... is it not more naive to ignore the fact that he is one of two people in contention for the top job, and a smear campaign like this will work nicely? Did you see his house... does it look like a grafters house? Didn't see any luxury cars or watches either. Oh, let's not forget, they searched the house and found... nothing.

 

Research how many were convicted and jailed.... for what precisely? Is he also a lawyer prosecuting these cases? I think not. That responsibility is on prosecutors, not policemen.

 

Since when was he the top cop? He was chief of the IO a few years back before getting shot at in a parking lot... is this what you are referring to? Statistically, what are the odds that you're an old man who came to Thailand to bang young ladies? We can all make assumptions about people, but that doesn't mean they are true.

Do your research. He was the national police chief up until the election. Nobody could even convince me someone holding that position would ever be straight, nor be selected if he was. He was simply good at PR. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The search yielded no evidence implicating Pol. Gen. Surachate, sometimes called “Big Joke,” as an affectionate nickname, in any illegal activities.

Shall I make tea?

[mark131v]

When are we going to face facts and accept every single high ranking Thai copper, military, judge in fact every single one in high position is bent as a nine bob note, face it they are all leaders of openly corrupt organisations that are riddled with nepotism and where a moral compass and principles are rarer than rocking horse poop, scum bags one and all from the very top to the very bottom!!