Three Burmese men sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after accusing Thai officers at Borwin Police Station in Chon Buri of filing false charges in a bid to arrest and physically assault them to extort 100,000 baht.

 

After receiving the complaint from the Burmese men, Saimai Survive, posted the story on Facebook yesterday, October 24, along with a picture of a scar from the alleged physical assault on the back of one of the Burmese men.

 

The organisation said that on October 22, Borwin Police Station patrol officers arrested three Burmese men and accused them of entering Thailand illegally. The Burmese men insisted that they were in the country legally and could prove their status but the police ignored them.

 

According to the Burmese nationals, officers took them to the police station and forced them to admit the charge as they physically assaulted them. The officers then demanded 100,000 baht and promised they would close the case. They had no choice and agreed to pay the money for their safety.

 

The Burmese men told the organisation that one of the police officers arrogantly boasted after extorting the money.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ Survive - สายไหมต้องรอด

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-25

 

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I don't doubt for one second that the Burmese men are telling the truth.

Par for the course. Didn't they get a million baht out of Sharkey? 

They'll be disappeared soon for sure

A sad bunch the police we got here......

I can only imagine how the mafia  I mean the police department on a daily basis make their money for every one case expose there are probably thousands that never get expose the police department here is just the money making machine from the top to the bottom. TIT.

1 minute ago, TheFishman1 said:

I can only imagine how the mafia  I mean the police department on a daily basis make their money for every one case expose there are probably thousands that never get expose the police department here is just the money making machine from the top to the bottom. TIT.

They facilitate a compensation agreement between disputing parties ..at a 50% price. Not far wrong to declare them a mafia organization. 

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to the Burmese nationals, officers took them to the police station and forced them to admit the charge as they physically assaulted them. The officers then demanded 100,000 baht and promised they would close the case. They had no choice and agreed to pay the money for their safety.

 

The Burmese men told the organisation that one of the police officers arrogantly boasted after extorting the money

Brown is the correct colour choice for the RTP.... 

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

A sad bunch the police we got here......

A sad bunch of criminals in uniform

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3 Burmese men accuse Thai police of extorting 100,000 baht

I see, It's just the police enforcing the Public Penalty Act

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

one of the police officers arrogantly boasted after extorting the money.

 

yeah! mission accomplished!

How is this allowed to proliferate in the face of corruption clamp-downs?  The average Thai first sees corruption at work with the behaviour of the local policeman.  Until this is stamped out, corruption will continue to invade every walk of Thai life.

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

A sad bunch the police we got here......

Is that what they are ? - Police ?

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Burmese men told the organisation that one of the police officers arrogantly boasted after extorting the money.

Yes, that's because he was boasting about his unprofessional, incompetent and lack of reasoning. It's a shamed.