Popular Post webfact Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 Acting National Police Chief Police General Kittirat Phanphet removed Police General Surachate Hakparn from government service on Thursday. This followed a meeting with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at Government House. On Friday, the Southern Thai Association issued a strong letter of endorsement of the embattled former deputy police chief. It said he remained the President of the organisation and was innocent until proven guilty under Thai law. One of Thailand’s oldest associations endorses Big Joke after suspension amid police crisis. The Southern Thai Association backed General Surachate Hakparn, also known as ‘Big Joke,’ after he was fired on Thursday by acting National Police Chief General Kittirat Phanphet amid ongoing police corruption allegations. One of Thailand’s oldest public associations on Friday issued a strong endorsement of General Surachate Hakparn. Big Joke was fired by acting National Police Chief General Kittirat Phanphet on Thursday after consulting with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at Government House. The temporary removal of General Surachate or Big Joke from government service could spell the end of his career. Thailand’s favourite police officer has now been arrested by order of a court, found guilty by a three-member panel set up by the Prime Minister and hastily removed. In short, it means the top cop is now precluded from becoming Thailand’s next National Police Commissioner. However, his demise can only spell bad news for the Royal Thai Police. It certainly comes amid a cloud of controversy and crisis that warrants urgent investigation by accountable public authorities outside the force. On Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after reports that Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn had been suspended from government service, he was endorsed by one of the country’s oldest representative associations. The Southern Thai Association under Royal Patronage emphasised that General Surachate would continue in his role as President of the organisation. At the same time, it highlighted that the top cop can appeal the decision by the acting national police chief. by Joseph O' Connor Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-04-20 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 BIg Joke turned out to be a joke after all... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jvs Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 (edited) This is not over yet,a bigger storm is brewing. He has some real enemies and some powerful allies. Will the truth ever come out?Maybe,if he can stay alive. We all now who is running the country now,and it is not the elected government. We live in interesting times! Edited April 19 by jvs 4 1 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, jvs said: This is not over yet,a bigger storm is brewing. He has some real enemies and some powerful allies. Will the truth ever come out?Maybe,if he can stay alive. We all now who is running the country now,and it is not the elected government. We live in interesting times! They will find a fix for this, a good accountant and lawyer and it's no problem, to many fish to fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 At some point he may want to talk. Then, he will be back probably with a promotion as it was all a misunderstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncltd1973 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 years ago he suspended and transferred before returning as the best and brightest. I wonder what that was all about, what was said behind doors that he could return to his meteoric rise before crashing it yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: BIg Joke turned out to be a joke after all... Removed quickly to try to cover up all the other rotten apples. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthegimp Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I still don't get the nickname. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 32 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Removed quickly to try to cover up all the other rotten apples. how quickly they fall..he used to be king of the mountain....much like the orange guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 21 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said: I still don't get the nickname. sez the gimp.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 5 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: sez the gimp.... gimpy what is the question! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Big Kittirat is now known as Big No Joke 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 49 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Removed quickly to try to cover up all the other rotten apples. seems it was all one big joke.... 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Oh how the once mighty have fallen, but with his credentials and experience, he will not have any problems finding a lucrative job in the private sector... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said: I still don't get the nickname. "Joke" in Thai also refers to morning's porridge, maybe the man is BIG on eating porridge, who knows with Thai nicknames that to us foreignness sound, most of the times funny and out of context... Edited April 19 by ezzra 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubber Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 48 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said: I still don't get the nickname. Big Jok? Apparently he likes rice porridge, Jok. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 hours ago, webfact said: One of Thailand’s oldest associations endorses Big Joke after suspension amid police crisis. What does that mean? Do they think he is innocent? Do they don't care if he is innocent, they want that he keeps his job even if he is guilty? Or are all top cops and officials corrupt and the question is only which of them are nearer aligned to their interests? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 He keeps bouncing back , must have the keys to multiple skeletons in closets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Thai Examiner? Rubbish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 29 minutes ago, Thailand said: He keeps bouncing back , must have the keys to multiple skeletons in closets! This. His 'little book of secrets', the type of book they all seem to have to one degree or another, may still hold a few toe curlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Is there a less relevant organization in the nation? Who cares what they think? They made an error by appointing him as president. Just as the government made an error by appointing this creep as chief of immigration, and then deputy chief of the RTP, where he is guilty by association. Lock him up! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 fired or not, he has his powerful friends in and out police to continue business as usual... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Is there a less relevant organization in the nation? Who cares what they think? They made an error by appointing him as president. Just as the government made an error by appointing this creep as chief of immigration, and then deputy chief of the RTP, where he is guilty by association. Lock him up! Since when has "guilty by association" had any legal meaning at all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 10:49 AM, fondue zoo said: This. His 'little book of secrets', the type of book they all seem to have to one degree or another, may still hold a few toe curlers. More like toe cutters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Isn’t this the guy that took a sabbatical break in a Thai buddhist temple in the US until things had cooled down in his professional life a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) If I were him I would go on the run, come back, and be deathly ill. Go to the police hospital where he will be nursed back to health in one month then run for president. Edited April 21 by Gknrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintdomingo Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 12:14 PM, bradiston said: Since when has "guilty by association" had any legal meaning at all? "Guilty" doesn't seem to have a great legal meaning either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyAndyAndy Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 6:03 AM, Bobthegimp said: I still don't get the nickname. Well, he represents Thai police. Hence the nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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