Man Accuses 11 Lamphun Police Officers of Illegal Raid and Extortion

[snoop1130]

 

In a disturbing revelation, a 47-year-old Thai man hailing from Lamphun, named Wongsaphat, has raised serious accusations against 11 police officers in his local region. Following an alleged illegal raid at his home, Wongsaphat has moved to Bangkok seeking help from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). He contends that these police officers not only conducted an unauthorised search of his premises but also attempted to extort 3,000 baht per month from him, leveraging his employment of migrant construction workers.

 

On November 6, around 4pm, Wongsaphat reported that his home was raided by 11 individuals who identified themselves as police officers. They failed to adhere to procedural norms, neither displaying any badges that prove their identity nor presenting a formal search warrant. Despite the absence of legality and presence of intimidation, Wongsaphat allowed the police to search his house, to prove his innocence.

 

The raid yielded nothing criminal. However, the focus supposedly shifted to his property - under renovation by three migrant construction workers. The officers pinned the contractor, appointed by Wongsaphat, for illegal employment of these workers and linked Wongsaphat to potential legal repercussions due to this claim. An illicit demand followed - the officers proposed that Wongsaphat could evade any legal trouble by paying them a sum of 1,000 baht per migrant worker each month, amounting to a total of 3,000 baht.

 

 

Wongsaphat bravely defied this extortion attempt, assuring that his employees carried valid working permits, a fact verified by the contractor in question. Although he initially intended to take up this matter with the Provincial Police Region 5, an informal approach by the senior authorities led him to reconsider his trust in local law enforcement.

 

Further fear was stoked when Wongsaphat noticed one of these raiding officers clandestinely photographing his car and registration details. Having considered the safety of his family and himself, the tormented man escalated his complaint to the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok.

 

As details continue to unfold, this case exposes stark allegations against the integrity of the 11 police officers. The incident puts a spotlight on possible police corruption in Lamphun, and the effectiveness of the Central Investigation Bureau's intervention is eagerly awaited by Wongsaphat and the broader public. Investigations are ongoing, with more elusive details expected to come to light soon.

 

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-- 2024-11-22

 

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Wongsaphat bravely defied this extortion attempt, assuring that his employees carried valid working permits, a fact verified by the contractor in question. Although he initially intended to take up this matter with the Provincial Police Region 5, an informal approach by the senior authorities led him to reconsider his trust in local law enforcement.

I get where he's coming from....

[ElwoodP]

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[rwill]

If true hopefully they actually do something about it other than moving them to new posts.

 

This is definitely the kind of stuff that needs to be stopped.

 

Perhaps they need to raise the starting salary of ฿8,610/month to stop some of this.

 

https://www.moneybuffalo.in.th/economy/thai-police-salary

[kiwikeith]

8 minutes ago, rwill said:

If true hopefully they actually do something about it other than moving them to new posts.

 

This is definitely the kind of stuff that needs to be stopped.

 

Perhaps they need to raise the starting salary of ฿8,610/month to stop some of this.

 

https://www.moneybuffalo.in.th/economy/thai-police-salary

Correct, this is the root cause of police corruption 

[Zack61]

18 minutes ago, rwill said:

Perhaps they need to raise the starting salary of ฿8,610/month to stop some of this.

Perhaps, or likely, the reason that police do very little in the way of law enforcement. 
They only work as hard as what they get paid and other means of sourcing a living wage are sought. 

[TheFishman1]

No surprise here corruption from the very top to the very bottom TIT

[jippytum]

 Pleasing to see a Thai person making a legally correct formal complaint against police corruption and to the correct authorities. 

I hope he is rewarded for his brave stance against police extortion. 

[Tropicalevo]

9 minutes ago, jippytum said:

 Pleasing to see a Thai person making a legally correct formal complaint against police corruption and to the correct authorities. 

I hope he is rewarded for his brave stance against police extortion. 

 

Totally agree.

Hopefully his reward will not be a motor 'accident'.

[Gottfrid]

44 minutes ago, Zack61 said:

Perhaps, or likely, the reason that police do very little in the way of law enforcement. 
They only work as hard as what they get paid and other means of sourcing a living wage are sought. 

Hard to pay more, when they have 1 police officer per 20 citizens. 😂

[Snackbar]

Paying bribes is complicit. Give that nice man a shiny badge

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

11 officers. lol

[hunkidori]

I dont have any doubt that Wongsaphat is telling the truth and that this kind of intimidation and extortion by the Thai Police happens daily.