PM will reward police team for resolving Koh Tao murder case

[Lite Beer]

PM will reward police team for resolving Koh Tao murder case

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Friday that he would offer rewards to the police team for their well-done job in their successful resolving of the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao in mid-September.

He said that he had received a report about the progress of the case from Pol Gen Somyos Poompanmuang, the national police chief on Thursday when three suspects were arrested and an update report the following day when DNA samples of the two suspects, migrant workers from Myanmar, were proven to match with those found in the body of one of the victims.

The prime minister said he was confident that the police had done a good job and that the two suspects were not scapegoats. As such, he added that the police team responsible for resolving the case deserved to be praised and rewarded.

General Prayuth said he could not predict that tourism situation would be improved or not after the successful resolving of the murder case because there are other factors which may have impacts on the tourism industry.

He pleaded with the media not to link the murder case to tourism in general because they were not connected.

When asked whether martial law should be lifted in tourist destinations, the prime minister declined to give an answer questioning whether killings would stop if martial law was to be lifted.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-will-reward-police-team-resolving-koh-tao-murder-case/

-- Thai PBS 2014-10-03

[mrtoad]

Really couldn't make this s h I t up

[Costas2008]

"General Prayuth said he could not predict that tourism situation would be improved or not after the successful resolving of the murder case because there are other factors which may have impacts on the tourism industry."

Other factors? Like they didn't get the real murderers and covered up the case by presenting to the public the scapegoats?

Edited October 3, 2014 by Costas2008

[les Dennis]

Am i reading the letters in Viz or what !

[mrtoad]

New man, same as the old one.

Nice cover up, not many outside of Kwailand are buying it.

[kingalfred]

Reward? For doing job as they are paid and sworn to do( if it is proven some have done). Wonder what sort of "reward"? Maybe a free reign to run some "business in some designated area"

Edited October 3, 2014 by kingalfred

[poostick]

And the Thai bashing continues.....

[littlebw]

whats the one word that crops up most from all these officials?

murders? no

apologises? no

tourism ? YES

Edited October 3, 2014 by littlebw

[citizen33]

New man, same as the old one.

Echos of the lyrics of that famous Who song?

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/who/wontgetfooledagain.html

Edited October 3, 2014 by citizen33

[nickynomates]

Really couldn't make this s h I t up

30 pieces of silver for all by any chance

[uptheos]

Remember all those hundreds of posts saying they should ask the Brits in................well there's your answer.

[kurtramsbottom]

And the Thai bashing continues.....

Mr Poostick your name & your avatar have brought back some terrible memories of my childhood.

Sorry for the off-topic post.

Carrying on bashing folks!

[Artisi]

I surely hope he is accepting something that can be proven to be real and not a stitch-up to expedite a solution to this investigation - if not, he will certainly have a lot on egg-on-face to clean up.

[metisdead]

A post containing a dodgy connotation has been removed as well as a reply.

[Patje]

He pleaded with the media not to link the murder case to tourism in general because they were not connected.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 2 people killed , I think they where tourists, so there is a direct link !!

[casindonet]

BIBs have to be rewarded to do a job that they are paid to do?

[mrtoad]

BIBs have to be rewarded to do a job that they are paid to do?

I am sure The BIB have been paid handsomely for this result, even Mon turned up to congratulate them in the reenactment. Money well spent for hmm and his family no doubt

[Tredz]

money run the world !!!!!!!!!

[lemonjelly]

read as: PM pays cops to keep mouths shut over stitch-up of 3 migrants.

[jacky54]

will the taxi driver they beat up get a reward as well?

[fritzzz25]

"Extra lao khao for these men, immediately!!!!!"

[ChiangMaiThai]

Oh God. Just shoot me now.

[Wilsonandson]

"Extra lao khao for these men, immediately!!!!!"

Much appreciated my young man!

[sweatalot]

This I did not expect from the PM

Looked like he did a good job - until now

I am very disappointed

[englishoak]

Its like reading a Borat script ...

[LuukKoeyKorat]

Good luck Thailand with your brave new world...that pretty much confirms your total naivety or confirms that you're taking the p*** out of everything else. *sigh*

[LuukKoeyKorat]

Its like reading a Borat script ...

funnily enough I was watching Borat sketches today on the old Ali G show...he sure made more sense than this guy...

[Dogmatix]

Yeah right. The BIB did a fantastic job. The British tabloids are also full of praise for them.

[fish fingers]

wow all my good feeling for Prayuth suddenly evaporated. I think i'll join the red shirts

[Neilly]

The prime minister said he was confident that the police had done a good job and that the two suspects were not scapegoats. As such, he added that the police team responsible for resolving the case deserved to be praised and rewarded.