Anti-Drug Office Gives Thai Rock Star Sek Loso A Week To Talk And Enter Rehab

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CONTROVERSIAL ROCK STAR

Anti-drug office gives Sek a week to talk and enter rehab

MONTHIEN INTHAKET

THE NATION

The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has summoned rock star Seksan "Sek Loso" Sukpimai to give information about his alleged drug abuse within a week and join a drug rehabilitation programme - or face six months in jail and/or a Bt10,000 fine.

ONCB chief Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew said that by not showing up, Sek could be regarded as failing to co-operate with the authorities. The ONCB would then file a police complaint and get Din Daeng police to issue a summons for Sek, Adul explained. If Sek still did not show up, an arrest warrant would be issued and he could be jailed and/or fined.

Adul's comments came after the ONCB met yesterday with 20 entertainment companies, including Sek's former employer GMM Grammy, to have them sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ensure their artists set a good example for the public and stay away from drugs. The eight-point MoU includes a two-year ban on publicity for any addicted artist, a job contract prohibiting drug abuse, a new opportunity for the rehabilitated artist, and an award ceremony for artists that set good examples.

GMM Grammy senior executive vice president Krij Thomas said that the dispute between Sek and GMM Grammy ended following the termination of Sek's contract, and the company wishes Sek well in his drug-rehabilitation treatment. As for Sek's future with Grammy, he said the company would wait until Sek fully recovers before commenting about it.

-- The Nation 2011-12-23

[marquess]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

[ralphlsasser]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

True. But he's buying the drugs from who? Answer: a drug dealer who will sell to anyone, even kids. So, he's as guilty as the dealer or anyone else that buys drugs. It's the same as buying anything illegal. If you're caught, you should be punished according to the law.

Edited December 23, 2011 by ralphlsasser

[SAffer]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

True. But he's buying the drugs from who? Answer: a drug dealer who will sell to anyone, even kids. So, he's as guilty as the dealer or anyone else that buys drugs. It's the same as buying anything illegal. If you're caught, you should be punished according to the law.

Whatever man... who get's to decide that I can't buy recreational drugs legally??

You surely never had a hit of a joint, did you?

Lighten-up.

[MrRed]

The Thais are more concerned about his affair with the Aussie blokes wife ;-)

[LivinLOS]

And they are convicting him on what proof ??

From what I understand theres 'allegations' of drug use.. So they will now convict him based on that ?? Not on possession or a failed test..

Makes a mocker of the law when they can simply hand out a sentence because they think it seems right.

[REM]

I love this guy! True rock star, standing up and giving the finger to the powers that be! Wish more Thai's had the balls to do what he's doing!

[geriatrickid]

They have to obtain a judicial order first, otherwise its all bluff. In any case, the chap has admitted to drug use so its no secret and it is obvious he has a problem as it is interfering with his life and may be implicated in his domestic violence. The authorities while doing this for show are also indirectly helping the man.

As he intends to hide out in the UK, he can go to a rehab facility there and fail like any other drug addict that refuses to recognize he has a problem.

[KhunHay]

Perhaps the "best " part of their system are that they are too lazy to probe and corrupted?

Lazy to probe in a sense where a they(Narcotic) abuse the system to apprend everyone in a group where they found only one culprit who actually possess drug without friends knowledge on an outing. Unfortunately, all will be handed the same length of jail sentences even though no drugs was found on those friends.

Corrupted as you push the money on the spot, you get scott free.

So if that "their" system?

Edited December 23, 2011 by KhunHay

[animatic]

And they are convicting him on what proof ??

From what I understand theres 'allegations' of drug use.. So they will now convict him based on that ?? Not on possession or a failed test..

Makes a mocker of the law when they can simply hand out a sentence because they think it seems right.

On one picture his soon to be ex. wife alleges is him taking drugs.

If he smoked a pipe it is not proved it was drugs just because one

party in a family dispute says it is so.

A MoU between record companies and the culture ministry

to keep their artists PURE. 5555555555.

The absurdity of this is beyond belief.

The eight-point MoU includes a two-year ban on publicity for any addicted artist

And who determines what constitutes an addicted artist?

One puff on a pipe, of an unknown substance,

with a cellphone pic distributed later for revenge?

Or found face down drunk in a gamboling den

or brothel covered in white powder?

OD'd, and coming into the hospital because

someone wanted to ruin you and micky'd your drink?

A 2 year publicity ban would be easy to use to ruin an enemies career

and not coincidentally make yours the next big thing.

This whole mishagas is far to easy to abuse.

Which doesn't mean I support hard drug use or wife beating etc.

It just has the potential to be like the LM laws, misused by some for their own ends.

Edited December 23, 2011 by animatic

[animatic]

I love this guy! True rock star, standing up and giving the finger to the powers that be! Wish more Thai's had the balls to do what he's doing!

And that right there is EXACTLY why they are putting the full-court-press on him.

[alexth]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

True. But he's buying the drugs from who? Answer: a drug dealer who will sell to anyone, even kids. So, he's as guilty as the dealer or anyone else that buys drugs. It's the same as buying anything illegal. If you're caught, you should be punished according to the law.

Are you a priest?

[nurofiend]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

True. But he's buying the drugs from who? Answer: a drug dealer who will sell to anyone, even kids. So, he's as guilty as the dealer or anyone else that buys drugs. It's the same as buying anything illegal. If you're caught, you should be punished according to the law.

Are you a priest?

lol.... saying a drug addict is as guilty as the dealer like!

what planet are some people on.

[Babcock]

And they are convicting him on what proof ??

From what I understand theres 'allegations' of drug use.. So they will now convict him based on that ?? Not on possession or a failed test..

Makes a mocker of the law when they can simply hand out a sentence because they think it seems right.

On one picture his soon to be ex. wife alleges is him taking drugs.

If he smoked a pipe it is not proved it was drugs just because one

party in a family dispute says it is so.

A MoU between record companies and the culture ministry

to keep their artists PURE. 5555555555.

The absurdity of this is beyond belief.

The eight-point MoU includes a two-year ban on publicity for any addicted artist

And who determines what constitutes an addicted artist?

One puff on a pipe, of an unknown substance,

with a cellphone pic distributed later for revenge?

Or found face down drunk in a gamboling den

or brothel covered in white powder?

OD'd, and coming into the hospital because

someone wanted to ruin you and micky'd your drink?

A 2 year publicity ban would be easy to use to ruin an enemies career

and not coincidentally make yours the next big thing.

This whole mishagas is far to easy to abuse.

Which doesn't mean I support hard drug use or wife beating etc.

It just has the potential to be like the LM laws, misused by some for their own ends.

For once I am in total agreement with you. Well said.

[pattayaorganic]

I can't believe people's comments on this. How much do you know about Meth addiction? Here is a guy who is obviously suffering the well-known side-effects of methamphetimine abuse, i.e. paranoia, lack of self-control as evidenced by his beating of his wife, and his self-diagnonsis that he can "control" his drug use which is of course necessary as an artist-NOT!

This guy has ADMITTED ALL ALLEGATIONS which if he hadn't done, his legal position would be much different as most pointed out. His judgement is obviously clouded by his roasted brain-cells.

In addition, he is not a private individual, but a public figure, flaunting the law and influential on Thailand's children. As such, he should be subject to a higher standard and I totally agree with how the authorities are handling this. As a guy who made the conscious decision to raise his children in Thailand as opposed to the drug infested USA schools, please let's not screw it up for the Thais as we have done in the US already.

I am sorry, you are in Thailand now. Meth possession and use, as well as marijuana is illegal and you can be jailed for its mere possession.

[rmacdon61]

DRUGS: The wierd thing about people who like to play around with soft/hard drugs is this "right" to do to my body what I like. Using is not the same as dealing? They feel if their use is personal, what harm can it do? If I possess a small amount for myself, it should not be a crime, what harm is there in it? You can add more.

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

I would have done one here on SMOKING but you get my drift.

Please point out what the difference is? Believe me, there will be people who "need" to see the difference, usually addicts and they are not to blame, it is a disease but treatable. Get help.

[chrisinth]

What a load of bolloc-- it is his body and and he is free to do put what he likes in it.

True. But he's buying the drugs from who? Answer: a drug dealer who will sell to anyone, even kids. So, he's as guilty as the dealer or anyone else that buys drugs. It's the same as buying anything illegal. If you're caught, you should be punished according to the law.

Whatever man... who get's to decide that I can't buy recreational drugs legally??

You surely never had a hit of a joint, did you?

Lighten-up.

Where have you bought recreational drugs legally here in Thailand? You'll get your legs slapped (or executed) if you get caught here!

You're not at home now.

[wallcracks]

It is not proven yet that he did do Drugs in Thailand he said he smoked Meth but the Picture of him with the Pipe was taken in Prague (Czech Republic) not in Thailand

Meth and any other Drug for self Consumption is 100% Legal there.

That means he did nothing wrong in Thailand and any other Country, they cannot Jail him until they have evidence that he did Drugs in Thailand too.

[kingstonkid]

Whether it was in thailand or timbuktu it really does not matter. His record company dumped him for drug abuse. He is getting the chance to get help and to be honest I commend the Thai Government for giving him the chance and not righting him off.

DRUGS KILL and are proven to cause crime. THE THAI GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ALL DRUG USE ILLEGAL. If you want to do drugs fine it is your body but next time you buy ask your provider if he sells to kids?

[reenatinnakor]

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

Umm....one is abusing kids or has involved the process of abusing them......the other is abusing your own body that doesn't involve asking a kid to take his/her clothes off so pics can be taken for someone else to view them. Slight difference there I think :-)

Plus - he's a rock star, he has to take drugs to aid the creative process.

Edited December 23, 2011 by reenatinnakor

[rmacdon61]

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

Umm....one is abusing kids or has involved the process of abusing them......the other is abusing your own body that doesn't involve asking a kid to take his/her clothes off so pics can be taken for someone else to view them. Slight difference there I think :-)

Plus - he's a rock star, he has to take drugs to aid the creative process.

Unfortunitly, the kids that get hookrd on said drugs often do take off their clothes to support their habit. Think it through to the end result of drug use. What you are saying, is that drug use is a victimless crime??

[JeremyBowskill]

DRUGS: The wierd thing about people who like to play around with soft/hard drugs is this "right" to do to my body what I like. Using is not the same as dealing? They feel if their use is personal, what harm can it do? If I possess a small amount for myself, it should not be a crime, what harm is there in it? You can add more.

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

I would have done one here on SMOKING but you get my drift.

Please point out what the difference is? Believe me, there will be people who "need" to see the difference, usually addicts and they are not to blame, it is a disease but treatable. Get help.

R U for real? putting kiddie fiddlers in the same bracket as a weed smoker??? I don't smoke weed or take any drugs but there is no way they should even be mentioned in the same sentence.

[JeremyBowskill]

DRUGS: The wierd thing about people who like to play around with soft/hard drugs is this "right" to do to my body what I like. Using is not the same as dealing? They feel if their use is personal, what harm can it do? If I possess a small amount for myself, it should not be a crime, what harm is there in it? You can add more.

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

I would have done one here on SMOKING but you get my drift.

Please point out what the difference is? Believe me, there will be people who "need" to see the difference, usually addicts and they are not to blame, it is a disease but treatable. Get help.

R U for real? putting kiddie fiddlers in the same bracket as a weed smoker??? I don't smoke weed or take any drugs but there is no way they should even be mentioned in the same sentence.

Just to clear it up for you as you are obviously confused, 1 is a plant that grows around this area and the other (pictures of kiddie porn) means hurting and exploiting children. you are way off the mark.

[candyman123]

And they are convicting him on what proof ??

From what I understand theres 'allegations' of drug use.. So they will now convict him based on that ?? Not on possession or a failed test..

Makes a mocker of the law when they can simply hand out a sentence because they think it seems right.

YES COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE

WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU DO WHEN YOUR STONED!

We ´ve all been there. You smoke and you realize at some point that you got way higher than you thought you would or it creeps up on you and hits you all at once. Then you are past the point of no return. You instantly turn into a vegetable that will only move to get food or to make your way to your bed. You still feel lovely though.

It happens to the best of us. Here are someways that I have experienced that let me know i ´m too stoned..........

1. You can ´t hit your bowl cause it ´s clogged with resin.
   
2. You light your cigarette the wrong way.
   
3. When you realize that the song you thought you were listening to ended ten minutes ago .
   
4. When you decide to found your own religion entirely based on the eating of Doritos.
   
5. You are tired of talking midway through a sentence .
   
6. Your bags are empty and you don ´t know why.
   
7. When you find yourself at McDonald ´s with no money because you spent it on weed.
   
8. If you play through just one level of a video game, then look over and find the clock has somehow skipped five hours.
   
9. When you cough up a lugie and it tastes like bong water.
   
10. When you stare at a TV that ´s not even turned on because you don ´t feel like turning it on.
    
11. You put your lighter in your mouth and try to light it with your bowl. (true story)
    
12. When you put sentences together like George Bush.
    
13. When your friend tells you to roll another joint, and half an hour later you wonder why no one ´s smoking.
    
14. When you go to Mc Donalds and pass out with your face in your french fries.
    
15. When you decide its a good idea to moon a police officer.
    
16. When everything is just a little too funny.
    
17. When walking to your kitchen seems like an epic journey.
    
18. When you start to do one thing, get distracted by another and never even remember that you started the original thing.
    
19. When you wake up still high and rush to work only to realize that this is your day off.
    
20. When you say a joke to someone who originally said that same joke to you.
    DOES THIS NOW MEAN I WILL BE ARRESTED FOR SOMETHING I DID IN THE PAST???>???
    

[sausageandmash]

One of my band members showed me a video clip of him actually taking drugs. The silly fool filmed himself taking some kind of drug. My guitar player also works for Grammy, and told me it wasn't very clever to film himself doing it.

And they are convicting him on what proof ??

From what I understand theres 'allegations' of drug use.. So they will now convict him based on that ?? Not on possession or a failed test..

Makes a mocker of the law when they can simply hand out a sentence because they think it seems right.

[sausageandmash]

Wow, you really made yourself popular with your inane comments.

If people like you had your way, smoking, drinking, pre-marital sex and anything else fun would be abolished.

Give my regards to your fellow quakers.

DRUGS: The wierd thing about people who like to play around with soft/hard drugs is this "right" to do to my body what I like. Using is not the same as dealing? They feel if their use is personal, what harm can it do? If I possess a small amount for myself, it should not be a crime, what harm is there in it? You can add more.

CHILD PORN: It's my mind and my "right" to see what I want. Viewing child porn is not the same as making/selling it. If I only have 999 megabyte of child porn videos on my computer, it's personal use. What harm is there in my using it? A gig of child porn means dealing right?

I would have done one here on SMOKING but you get my drift.

Please point out what the difference is? Believe me, there will be people who "need" to see the difference, usually addicts and they are not to blame, it is a disease but treatable. Get help.

[sparebox2]

Drug users are not criminals.

They are sick people who need medical attention.

please have more respect.

Besides, without it, some artist (like loso) cannot produce wonderful stuff which we are enjoying now.

Just IMAGINE John L without drug. Or Jimmy H., etc.

[tukkytuktuk]

Seks ex wife started all this two weeks ago by posting a photo of him smoking a meth pipe on her facebook page. What a nice lady she is. After destroying her ex husband I hope she can let go and get on with her own life and leave Sek alone. Everyone makes mistakes and falls in with the wrong crowd now and again. She is the ultermate B*tch. Sek, hope you return soon to the music scene, your one of the greatist pop artist Thailand has had, get clean and don't let the b*stards get you down.

[wallcracks]

Whether it was in thailand or timbuktu it really does not matter. His record company dumped him for drug abuse. He is getting the chance to get help and to be honest I commend the Thai Government for giving him the chance and not righting him off.

DRUGS KILL and are proven to cause crime. THE THAI GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ALL DRUG USE ILLEGAL. If you want to do drugs fine it is your body but next time you buy ask your provider if he sells to kids?

What are you talking about??

I said he did drugs in a foreign Country and in Czech the consumption of Hard Drugs is Not illegal!! Got it??

Even the possesion is not illegal.

As long as the Thai Police has no evidence that he actually did Drugs in Thailand they cannot charge him!!

Sure they want to investigate now but there is no way they can charge him with anything...

And yes Guess he don t care much that his record Co. Dumped him he has money and Connections overseas, with a good Manager he can do his own Record Label. Anyway he stays in Europe a lot.

[sparebox2]

Whether it was in thailand or timbuktu it really does not matter. His record company dumped him for drug abuse. He is getting the chance to get help and to be honest I commend the Thai Government for giving him the chance and not righting him off.

DRUGS KILL and are proven to cause crime. THE THAI GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ALL DRUG USE ILLEGAL. If you want to do drugs fine it is your body but next time you buy ask your provider if he sells to kids?

What are you talking about??

I said he did drugs in a foreign Country and in Czech the consumption of Hard Drugs is Not illegal!! Got it??

Even the possesion is not illegal.

As long as the Thai Police has no evidence that he actually did Drugs in Thailand they cannot charge him!!

Sure they want to investigate now but there is no way they can charge him with anything...

And yes Guess he don t care much that his record Co. Dumped him he has money and Connections overseas, with a good Manager he can do his own Record Label. Anyway he stays in Europe a lot.

And will European govt let him in now they know he can control drug usage?