PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Nov.22) taken to task for allegedly looking to abuse his power only to promote certain police officers in nepotistic fashion.

 

Move Forward MPs today produced messages allegedly posted on social media citing the prime minister as talking with Pheu Thai MPs during yesterday’s partisan meeting about informal requests which they had earlier made for him to promote a number of police officers as superintendents to be based at police stations in their respective constituencies.

 

The Move Forward MPs commented that such an alleged act on the part of the Pheu Thai-backed prime minister was ultimately tantamount to a breach of the constitution and the politicians’ ethics.

 

“I am confident that there are more of you in this room to be disappointed than to be pleased with the newly-named superintendents whom you requested for promotion. There were too many requests. Anyway, several of you would be pleased,” Srettha was quoted as allegedly saying to the Pheu Thai MPs.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

Top: Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome talking to the press today, Nov. 22, 2023. Photo: Thai Rath

 

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Why are any politicians involved in the promotion process for any police officer?

 

The police should be independent of any political control and promotion should be governed by merit managed within the hierarchy and HR dept. 
 

Anything else makes the process corrupt.

How dare he openly talks about those things which everybody else does in secret.

1 hour ago, Classic Ray said:

The police should be independent of any political control and promotion should be governed by merit managed within the hierarchy and HR dept. 

RTP left entirely to their own devices.... can you imagine the corruption?

The PM being nepotistic and abusing his power. Gee, what a shocker. Yawn….

1 hour ago, Classic Ray said:

The police should be independent of any political control

The police decide what laws to enforce NOT their political 'masters'!

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

The police decide what laws to enforce NOT their political 'masters'!

Interesting concept. Laws are made by politicians not police. Any non enforcement has to be agreed to by the lawmakers. i.e. the politicians who made the law decide not the police. Otherwise we live in a police state where the people (represented by the politicians) have no say

13 hours ago, RobU said:

Interesting concept. Laws are made by politicians not police. Any non enforcement has to be agreed to by the lawmakers. i.e. the politicians who made the law decide not the police. Otherwise we live in a police state where the people (represented by the politicians) have no say

There are laws about seatbelts in  the back of pickups; black car windows; helmets on motorbikes; all mostly ignored by the police until times are hard.

 

'the people (represented by the politicians) have no say' - I would say this effectively sums up the present Government.