Popular Post webfact Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thai military arrest army general for extortion BANGKOK, July 31, 2014 (AFP) - A Thai army general has been arrested on suspicion of extortion in a notorious Bangkok red light district, officials said Thursday, in a rare case of authorities prosecuting a member of the military. Major-General Jenronnarong Detwan, 56, was arrested by the military early Wednesday at a hotel near the seedy Patpong area charged with extorting money from street vendors, the Defence Ministry told AFP. "He is the most senior member of the military ever arrested for extortion," said the ministry's Lieutenant Colonel Burin Tongprapai, who led the arrest. Patpong is a strip of go-go bars catering mainly to foreigners attracted by Thailand's huge sex industry. The military, who took power in a May 22 coup, began investigating the general after complaints from street vendors who hawk everything from cut-price DVDs to counterfeit handbags and watches. Jenronnarong has denied the charge. "But he said he took money from traders to pay the owners of the copyrighted goods," according to Burin, who added the general is now under both criminal and military investigation. Junta spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree confirmed the arrest. The military also arrested four civilians accused of working with Jenronnarong. Since seizing power, Thailand's new junta rulers have vowed to root-out corruption across the kingdom. The coup followed nearly seven months of protests against the toppled government which were pock-marked by deadly violence. The junta has since suspended democracy, muzzled dissent and imposed sweeping curbs on freedom of expression as it bids to re-write the constitution and enact political reforms before holding new elections around October next year. [afp]2014-07-31[/afp] 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 These people are serious........love it. More of this General, you are doing a good job. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post taony Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sounds like a PR stunt. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ginjag Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sounds like a PR stunt. It would to those who want it to be, your anti army stance is showing well, welcome to the minority thinkers. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MK1 Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Good to see, even under a benevolent/military-dictatorship, no one is exempt or immune from corruption detection. Edited July 31, 2014 by MK1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Good to see even under a benevolent/military-dictatorship, no one is exempt or immune from corruption detection. And they're more than willing to arrest these people and bring them to justice. So good job. They don't protect their own if they commit crimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickymaster Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sounds like a PR stunt. Not at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terryp Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 lets actually see what happens? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post siampolee Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hopefully this is a move that will continue across the board , military, police personnel and civilians, No exemptions for any one class of wrongdoers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toybits Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 If the weeding is not selective, then I would probably celebrating. Otherwise - same same - no different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lupin Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 "But he said he took money from traders to pay the owners of the copyrighted goods," Errr.. is this the beginnings of a script for a Monty Pythonesque "silliest excuses" episode.... or a blurting goat with the IQ of melted cheese ? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chotthee Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 All generals are equal. Some generals are more equal than others. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudel Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Always arresting big wigs but never any follow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Flint Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Corruption is endemic,whoever rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 An officer of Major general rank extorting street vendors ? If this is true then he must have been organising the other four to do it. Just how much money would be involved ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maxme Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sounds like a PR stunt. It would to those who want it to be, your anti army stance is showing well, welcome to the minority thinkers. How would you know what the majority think about the junta? Spewing nonsense as usual. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 A post containing comments that can be construed as being negative about the imposition of Martial Law or the Coup has been removed. Please read this URGENT NOTICE TO MEMBERS again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Gosh, the general arrested was getting down into the trenches with his troops (civilian or military) involved in the extortion. You would figure a big noodle such as the general would only let the little noodles do all the down & dirty work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djjamie Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 Before the Junta arrest one of their own the comments are "The Junta are corrupted and would never arrest within their own ranks" When the Junta arrest one of their own. It is a PR stunt. If the police chief was not reinstated it would be a conspiracy by the DEM's and the courts. When he is, it is nepotism. When the Junta found a small amount of weapons it was "An insignificant weapons find" When they found 10% of all weapons finds in 14 years it is "A fake news story". Before the Junta paid the rice farmers it was "They don't care about the farmers" When they paid the farmers it was "They are a populist Junta" These are the same people that said before there was any irregularities found in the rice scheme "This scheme is very successful as can be shown from the investigation that found no irregularities" When irregularities are found they say "5% irregularities is normal, just look at the Japanese rice scheme". When 10% is found they say "this is not he 3 million tons missing that the naughty DEM's suggested" When 15% of irregularities are found they say "this is solely the fault of warehouse owners and the PTP are innocent" Now to sum up one be assured to have a rye smile and a warm inner confident glow knowing that they are right and the people that say "This is a PR stunt" are wrong when it is those same people that said "This reconciliation bill will bring reconciliation and peace to Thailand" followed quickly by a naive gullible "You just wait and see. This is a wonderful bill the PTP have engineered" Well, I waited, I saw and can rest easy that "PR stunt" is written by some that would be more at home writing science fiction novels with entertaining endings that fly against any face of reason and logic. I call it PTP logic. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 ""But he said he took money from traders to pay the owners of the copyrighted goods," according to Burin, who added the general is now under both criminal and military investigation." Hello this "Major-General Jenronnarong Detwan" do I speak with Mr. Louis Vuitton? I have here 500 Baht for you! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The good general could find himself being made an example, although I have doubts about this case, I rest my case and wait with bated breath of the out comes your honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBobThai Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) What ever happened to being sentenced to hard labor. Rice planting for a year would help to bring this general some humility. Edited July 31, 2014 by metisdead Bold font removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ginjag Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Sounds like a PR stunt. It would to those who want it to be, your anti army stance is showing well, welcome to the minority thinkers. How would you know what the majority think about the junta? Spewing nonsense as usual. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Fairly easy really of us posters( that's what we are talking about)---our views-- take your % from them. I do. You see riots in the street objecting???---you would if they were not doing a decent job believe me, and you would get the NORMAL average poster also objecting along with me. This is all I know, your thoughts are embedded already after 2 months-anti Army Take a look at your own posts -not the independent journalistic ones are they. Edited July 31, 2014 by ginjag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxclever Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) These people are serious........love it. More of this General, you are doing a good job. So when can we see the Junta scrutinizing ALL the top brass of the armed forces and the widely expanded arm of the Privy Council? Honestly, if you knew how rich these guys are you would be shocked. These are the most corrupt institutions in the country! Until then this guy is just a patsy, a fall guy, charged only to give the military a perceived aura of respectability. Edited July 31, 2014 by Boxclever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ginjag Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 These people are serious........love it. More of this General, you are doing a good job. So when can we see the Junta scrutinizing ALL the top brass of the armed forces and the widely expanded arm of the Privy Council? These are the most corrupt institutions in the country! Until then this guy is just a patsy, a fall guy, charged only to give the military a perceived aura of respectability. Army please drop everything your doing as a poster insists you leave the thousand other things to tend to his needs. How many of these anti army brigade have come out with this. for god sake --IN 2 MONTHS get a life. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Sounds like a PR stunt. It would to those who want it to be, your anti army stance is showing well, welcome to the minority thinkers.How would you know what the majority think about the junta? Spewing nonsense as usual. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Fairly easy really of us posters( that's what we are talking about)---our views-- take your % from them. I do. You see riots in the street objecting???---you would if they were not doing a decent job believe me, and you would get the NORMAL average poster also objecting along with me. This is all I know, your thoughts are embedded already after 2 months-anti Army Take a look at your own posts -not the independent journalistic ones are they. So what are they then? And your statistics are based on a very large assumption. Safe to say, you won't be getting the Pulitzer any time soon. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Edited July 31, 2014 by maxme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 These people are serious........love it. More of this General, you are doing a good job. So when can we see the Junta scrutinizing ALL the top brass of the armed forces and the widely expanded arm of the Privy Council? Honestly, if you knew how rich these guys are you would be shocked. These are the most corrupt institutions in the country! Until then this guy is just a patsy, a fall guy, charged only to give the military a perceived aura of respectability. It's only the beginning...............to be continued............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ginjag Posted July 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2014 How would you know what the majority think about the junta? Spewing nonsense as usual. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Fairly easy really of us posters( that's what we are talking about)---our views-- take your % from them. I do. You see riots in the street objecting???---you would if they were not doing a decent job believe me, and you would get the NORMAL average poster also objecting along with me. This is all I know, your thoughts are embedded already after 2 months-anti Army Take a look at your own posts -not the independent journalistic ones are they. So what are they then? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I do not want to be involved with this sort of rubbish, after your nasty remark about a straight reply to ANOTHER poster, and you jumped in with both feet about, quote "spewing nonsense as usual" sorry if my posts do not fit your stance, I am prepared to give the army the benefit of the doubt after the diabolical governing of the PTP, anything is better. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiberius Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 "But he said he took money from traders to pay the owners of the copyrighted goods," according to Burin, who added the general is now under both criminal and military investigation. Sounds aboùt right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxclever Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) How would you know what the majority think about the junta? Spewing nonsense as usual. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Fairly easy really of us posters( that's what we are talking about)---our views-- take your % from them. I do. You see riots in the street objecting???---you would if they were not doing a decent job believe me, and you would get the NORMAL average poster also objecting along with me. This is all I know, your thoughts are embedded already after 2 months-anti Army Take a look at your own posts -not the independent journalistic ones are they. So what are they then? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I do not want to be involved with this sort of rubbish, after your nasty remark about a straight reply to ANOTHER poster, and you jumped in with both feet about, quote "spewing nonsense as usual" sorry if my posts do not fit your stance, I am prepared to give the army the benefit of the doubt after the diabolical governing of the PTP, anything is better. Anything is better... Ohh the shite you read on this website Edited July 31, 2014 by Boxclever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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