Phuket Police Deny Drug Suspect Bribe, Make ' Honor Arrest'

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Phuket Police deny drug suspect bribe, make 'honor arrest'
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- A senior Phuket City Police officer arrested a woman for tarnishing the name of the Royal Thai Police after she allegedly claimed to have paid him 400,000 baht in bribe money.

The news follows Duangporn Luesub, 36, arriving at Phuket City Police Station yesterday to discuss the issue with Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Prawit Engchuan, the sole case officer who is also the officer who allegedly received the bribe money.

Mrs Duangporn said she gave 400,000 baht to a woman who claimed she would use the money to bribe Lt Col Prawit to free Mrs Duangporn’s husband from Phuket Prison, where he is being held for drug possession.

Col Prawit and fellow Phuket City Police officers arrested Mrs Duangporn’s husband, Suwit Buaprom, on February 15.

He was allegedly found in possession of 500mg of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) at the couple’s rented room on the bypass road.

Mrs Duangporn hired a lawyer to fight the charge.

“Later, a woman claiming to be a friend of the lawyer said she could help my husband, but she said I had to pay her 400,000 baht,” Mrs Duangporn said.

“I did not have that much money at that time, so I agreed to pay 20,000 baht that day. Later, I paid 80,000 baht more and recently I paid the remaining 300,000 baht,” she said.

However, time went by and Mrs Duangporn heard no news about her husband’s release.

“Later, the lady called me again, asking for another 300,000 baht. I visited my husband in Phuket Prison and explained the story to him. He told me to stop paying the woman and to ask for our 400,000 baht back,” she explained.

Mrs Duangporn called the woman and asked for her money back, but the woman allegedly said she had already paid all of it to Col Prawit and his fellow officers.

In response, Col Prawit yesterday defended the honor of the Royal Thai Police, saying they were corruption-free.

“We work with clean hands. We never accept or take bribes from anyone. What the woman who received the money claimed has created a bad image for Thai police,” he said.

“We have arrested her and charged her with insulting an officer. We are still continuing our investigation,” he stated.

Col Prawit revealed the name of the woman arrested, but asked the media not to publicly reveal her identity while his investigation was ongoing.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-Police-deny-drug-suspect-bribe-make-honor-arrest-20544.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-03-19

[taninthai]

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In response, Col Prawit yesterday defended the honor of the Royal Thai Police, saying they were corruption-free.

“We work with clean hands. We never accept or take bribes from anyone. What the woman who received the money claimed has created a bad image for Thai police,” he said.

[NamKangMan]

It's always good to have "clean hands" when drinking "tea." :) :)

[eezergood]

That was one expensive insult!

[MegaRanter]

The guy in jail is totally _{screwed now.}

[Schwabe]

Is it April the first today?????

Although i must admit i do know straight cops in Thailand!!!!

NO JOKE!!!!

[kawaiimomo]

500 mg of ice. Death penalty for that huge dealer!

[retell]

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In response, Col Prawit yesterday defended the honor of the Royal Thai Police, saying they were corruption-free.

“We work with clean hands. We never accept or take bribes from anyone. What the woman who received the money claimed has created a bad image for Thai police,” he said.

Edited March 19, 2013 by retell

[kirk0233]

So the woman who cheated the couple out of 400,000 and apparently did not use it to bribe the police was arrested for insulting an officer? What about the crime against the couple...?

[steelepulse]

That's some expensive ya ice. Half a gram costs 400K, or a whopping full gram costs 800K!

[belg]

they work with clean hands, yes, they wear gloves when accepting the money

[rbrooks]

Now all she has to do is double the bribe money and they will be happy. Her mistake was lowballing the Phuket PD.

[orang37]

kirk0233, on 20 Mar 2013 - 07:47, said: "So the woman who cheated the couple out of 400,000 and apparently did not use it to bribe the police was arrested for insulting an officer? What about the crime against the couple...?"

If you read the message closely, you'll find nothing in it that indicates the woman who received the bribe was arrested; the woman arrested was the woman who paid the bribe.

And, in that logic, lies a great secret of the esoteric mysteries of how Amazing Thailand "works."

~o:37;

[rbrooks]

What is an honor arrest? Thai term for policeman trying to save face? I heard of honor killings but honor arrest? Usually there is an internal investigation within the police force to dispute or confirm the accusation but in Thailand they skip that part and just arrest the accuser.

[FDog]

kirk0233, on 20 Mar 2013 - 07:47, said: "So the woman who cheated the couple out of 400,000 and apparently did not use it to bribe the police was arrested for insulting an officer? What about the crime against the couple...?"

If you read the message closely, you'll find nothing in it that indicates the woman who received the bribe was arrested; the woman arrested was the woman who paid the bribe.

And, in that logic, lies a great secret of the esoteric mysteries of how Amazing Thailand "works."

~o:37;

Yeah that's how I understood it. She goes in to complain that someone conned her out of money for a bribe to police and gets arrested.

My gob has just been smacked.

[nahkit]

kirk0233, on 20 Mar 2013 - 07:47, said: "So the woman who cheated the couple out of 400,000 and apparently did not use it to bribe the police was arrested for insulting an officer? What about the crime against the couple...?"

If you read the message closely, you'll find nothing in it that indicates the woman who received the bribe was arrested; the woman arrested was the woman who paid the bribe.

And, in that logic, lies a great secret of the esoteric mysteries of how Amazing Thailand "works."

~o:37;

Yeah that's how I understood it. She goes in to complain that someone conned her out of money for a bribe to police and gets arrested.

My gob has just been smacked.

Thats not how I read it:

"What the woman who received the money claimed has created a bad image for Thai police,” he said.

“We have arrested her and charged her with insulting an officer. We are still continuing our investigation,” he stated.

Col Prawit revealed the name of the woman arrested, but asked the media not to publicly reveal her identity while his investigation was ongoing."

To me thats clear that the woman receiving the money was arrested, not the one paying it. As they have already printed the name of the woman who claimed to have paid the bribe then they must be talking about the woman who received the money, surely?

[clockman]

And all good Buddhists!