500,000 baht reward for the arrest of Ko Tee

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500,000 baht reward for the arrest of Ko Tee



BANGKOK: -- A 500,000 baht reward has been offered to any police who manage to arrest Wutthipong Kotthammakhun, alias Ko Tee, wanted on lese majeste charges within seven days.

The bounty was offered by Phra Buddha Isara, a leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee. He said the bounty offer was intended to give an incentive to the police to arrest the suspect.

The monk today (Friday) filed a complaint with Khu Kot police against Wutthipong accusing him committing lese majeste and sedition.

He said that he would travel to the other police stations to file complaints against Ko Tee.

The Criminal Court is expected to issue a warrant for the arrest of Ko Tee wanted by police on lese majeste charges.

Pol Colonel Witchayakorn Nichabovorn, deputy spokesman of the National Police Office, said Friday that the national police chief, Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew, had ordered the Crime Suppression Division police to collect all relevant evidences needed to seek the court’s arrest warrant expected today.

Meanwhile, immigration police and the border patrol police have been ordered to be on the watch out for Wutthipong who may try to sneak out of the country to neighbouring countries, said the colonel, adding that the Thai Interpol were instructed to coordinate with the Interpol to look for the suspect in case he may have already left the country.

Besides Wutthipong, she said that a manhunt was also under way for the other lese majeste suspect, Aekkapob Luara, alias Tang Archiva.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/500000-baht-reward-arrest-ko-tee/


-- Thai PBS 2014-04-11

[TVGerry]

500,000? Loser isn't worth that amount. Let him rot away in Cambodia like the other red shirt trash who break the law but are too cowardly to stay around and face the music.

[mancub]

So, a revered monk, who you would expect to have renounced all material and worldly goods, can offer bt500,000 to the Royal Thai Police force, (to serve and protect), who need an "incentive/bribe/reward) to carry out their duty.

[Bluespunk]

Vigilante justice is no justice at all, no matter what the case.

[Lupatria]

The monk is not worried about the money. He knows they gave him an advanced warning for his arrest warrant.

[MaxLee]

500,000 baht reward for the arrest of Ko Tee

Okay, bye bye,... and never see you again... not in prison, not in a life time....

[than]

With this reward some policemen will be enjoy to capture this recreant of Kotee.

[diehard60]

What about suthep and yourself there monk? When are the police going to arrest both of you and bring you to face the courts?

[diehard60]

500,000? Loser isn't worth that amount. Let him rot away in Cambodia like the other red shirt trash who break the law but are too cowardly to stay around and face the music.

Red shirt trash????? What about suthep and his band of thugs? They are the ones that started all of this by stopping everyday people from voting and beating them also if they tried to vote???? But that is ok because stuhep is the SUPREME LEADER . Right????????????????????????????????

[crazykopite]

Ah a man of the cloth a man of peace a man of much wealth ! What more can I say !

[GAZZPA]

Not familiar with this guys or what he has said against the monarchy but offering 500,000 "incentive" to the police is an absolute disgrace.

If there is evidence that he has committed this crime then the police should do their duty without any incentives. It looks to me like they are moving heaven and earth to find this man right now involving Interpol etc, not good to see at all.

[NamKAheng]

I could put 1 billion baht reward since I am petty sure it will never be paid.

[ramrod711]

Please, you are all pretending that the police would diligently pursue Ko Tee to the ends of the earth regardless of a reward. What a joke. These are the same police who can't, or won't find suspects in over 100 attacks on the PDRC. Don't even try to tell me that the scales of justice, on the behalf of the police, are balanced. Thaksin calls Adul, any luck finding Ko Tee yet? No sir, Good, Good, there will be a little something extra in the pay packet this month.

[marcusd]

How lovely. A court issues an arrest warrant and uyou have to pay the police a REWARD to do their job. I love this place - amuses me every day

[Robby nz]

Symbolic only, to show the world the cops are useless, probably is no money and only for 7 days anyway.

The top cops who are his buddies will know exactly where he is and they will also know that if they did try to take him in he would start squealing about being betrayed by them.

Not worth their while even for half a mill.

He is far more likely never to be heard of again.

But it gets the reds going, another topic they can try to take over and give each other likes.

[mikemac]

500,000? Loser isn't worth that amount. Let him rot away in Cambodia like the other red shirt trash who break the law but are too cowardly to stay around and face the music.

Red shirt trash????? What about suthep and his band of thugs? They are the ones that started all of this by stopping everyday people from voting and beating them also if they tried to vote???? But that is ok because stuhep is the SUPREME LEADER . Right????????????????????????????????

Typical red rubbish drivel.

For your information the one who started all of this was one Thaksin Shinawatra when he decided he was the SUPREME LEADER of Thailand and that the country was just another of his companies to be used to make him and his evil family rich.

[SoilSpoil]

What about suthep and yourself there monk? When are the police going to arrest both of you and bring you to face the courts?

I wasn't aware they violated the 112?

[metisdead]

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LESE MAJESTY LAW
Phra Buddha Issra files complaint against redshirt leader

BANGKOK: -- A senior monk supervising the Chaeng Wattana rally site on Friday filed a complaint with two police stations against a redshirt leader for allegedly insulting the monarchy.

On Friday morning, Phra Buddha Issara and anti-government protesters asked Bangkok’s Don Muang police station to take legal action against Wuthipong Kotthammakhun, also known as Ko Tee.

In the afternoon, the monk filed the same complaint with Kukot police station in Pathum Thani province.

The monk said Wuthipong’s recent interview with a foreign press violated the lese majeste law. The recorded interview has been widely shared on the social networks and police have now warned the public against viewing or sharing it as they could be violating both computer and lese majeste laws.

He gave police seven days to take action concerning the matter otherwise he would return to the police station.


-- The Nation 2014-04-11

[bkkgooner]

500,000 to arrest someone for lese majeste what an utterly sad country we all live in, go give the money to an orphanage or to help people dying of AIDS instead oh holy one who interrogates blindfolded police officers with a bunch of armed thugs at his side

[kurtgruen]

Yeah, I'll throw in 100 baht for a good cause...make that 500100

[tingtongteesood]

The money is not Issara's money. Yes the police might actually do something if bribed enough, money of that amount can mean more to someone than keeping a secret. Yes, the reds are trash ( not all admittedly but a lot ) and they work for Thaksin who is the reason for all this red and whatever else crap, a great many of them are violent scum, such as the wanted thug in this case...

[pkspeaker]

I think it's absurd that this guy 'said something' to the foreign press, we have no idea what he said because it is suppressed (but we know he didn't directly threaten anyone, and he says he never said it) and we can goto jail just for repeating it whatever it is,.. and now he's this countries biggest criminal , with a massive reward like he's a serial killer.. wheres the freedom of speech?

[djjamie]

I think it's absurd that this guy 'said something' to the foreign press, we have no idea what he said because it is suppressed (but we know he didn't directly threaten anyone, and he says he never said it) and we can goto jail just for repeating it whatever it is,.. and now he's this countries biggest criminal , with a massive reward like he's a serial killer.. wheres the freedom of speech?

The video is still on the internet if you go looking. He did threaten someone. The person he threatened was not allowed under Thai law.

He stated he will start a civil war and he will personally "light the first explosion"

[ChrisY1]

500,000? Loser isn't worth that amount. Let him rot away in Cambodia like the other red shirt trash who break the law but are too cowardly to stay around and face the music.

Agree...you're dead right.....but I'de be happy to see him get 15 years......just wish he'd take a few of his mates along with him.

The cops will probably get the 500K

[mikemac]

I think it's absurd that this guy 'said something' to the foreign press, we have no idea what he said because it is suppressed (but we know he didn't directly threaten anyone, and he says he never said it) and we can goto jail just for repeating it whatever it is,.. and now he's this countries biggest criminal , with a massive reward like he's a serial killer.. wheres the freedom of speech?

You really don't have a clue, do you ?

[WoopyDoo]

Vigilante justice is no justice at all, no matter what the case.

This specimen is probably responsible for most of the attacks around the BKK protest sites. He is probably equally responsible for an unknown amount of deaths.

Who cares what method takes him down, as long as he is taken down.... Preferably by a bullet rather than prison.

[ChrisY1]

500,000? Loser isn't worth that amount. Let him rot away in Cambodia like the other red shirt trash who break the law but are too cowardly to stay around and face the music.

Red shirt trash????? What about suthep and his band of thugs? They are the ones that started all of this by stopping everyday people from voting and beating them also if they tried to vote???? But that is ok because stuhep is the SUPREME LEADER . Right????????????????????????????????

What about Suthep? He's here in Bangkok and at Lumpini every night. If the police want him, they know where to find him. And yes red shirt trash who run away like little b%tches if the wind blows against them.

The post is about Ko Tee...not Suthep....and anyway....he hasn't run away though like these red scumbags

Edited April 11, 2014 by ChrisY1

[Nickymaster]

With this reward some policemen will be enjoy to capture this recreant of Kotee.

The police doesn't dare to arrest him because the top is protecting him. KT is probably already having thee with Jakrapop and Hun Sen.

[WoopyDoo]

I think it's absurd that this guy 'said something' to the foreign press, we have no idea what he said because it is suppressed (but we know he didn't directly threaten anyone, and he says he never said it) and we can goto jail just for repeating it whatever it is,.. and now he's this countries biggest criminal , with a massive reward like he's a serial killer.. wheres the freedom of speech?

I would be very careful if I were you.... Criticizing the lese majeste law is just as illegal as committing the offense itself, and you can equally get 15 years.

Also.... He probably is already a mass murder, he is number one candidate behind most BKK attacks and possibly the one that killed the kids outside Big C..

He is probably the biggest hardliner in the entire red shirt movement.... He is scum.

Edited April 11, 2014 by WoopyDoo