Metropolitan police chief suspends project to catch traffic bribers

[Lite Beer]

Metropolitan police chief suspends project to catch traffic bribers

BANGKOK: -- Acting Metropolitan Police chief Pol Maj Gen Sriwara Rangsipramkul said he had ordered the Traffic Police Division to suspend the campaign to give Bt10,000 reward to police officers who can catch motorists bribing them.

Sriwara said the campaign violated the people's rights and he would demand deputy Metropolitan police chief Poj Maj Gen Adul Narongsak, who initiated the campaign, to explain his reason behind the campaign.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Metropolitan-police-chief-suspends-project-to-catc-30245310.html

-- The Nation 2014-10-12

[DekDaeng]

Jails already full?

[pinkpanther99]

Another example of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing.

New campaign to tackle corruption launched one minute, only to be pulled the next.

This mob don't know their ar$e from their elbow.

[EricBerg]

As expected. The boys in brown will all want an exponential raise in salary. Catching two bad bribing motorists a day sounds fair enough... 20k wouldn't be too much. would it?

[krislarter]

Has he just learned about the scheme? Where has he been?

Great comedy.Whats next?

[Satcommlee]

Probably found that on arresting someone for attempted Bribery... The police were accepting only 5000 baht on the spot to make it go away!

[Lite Beer]

Acting city police chief opposes 10,000 baht incentive for catching police bribers

BANGKOK: -- Acting commissioner of metropolitan police bureau Pol Maj-Gen Srivara Rangsipromnakul is opposed to a police project to award 10,000 baht incentive each to any policemen who manage to capture traffic violators in the act of bribing or attempting to bribe the officers.

He said that he found the incentive and the police use of spy cameras in order to catch the violators in the act of bribing or attempting to bribe a waste of money and a violation of the people’s right.

The project is the brainchild of Pol Maj-Gen Adul Narongsak, deputy commissioner of metropolitan police bureau in charge of traffic affairs.

Pol Maj-Gen Srivara said he would seek clarification about the project from Adul and expected an answer soon.

Personally, he said the project should be scrapped.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/acting-city-police-chief-opposes-10000-baht-incentive-catching-police-bribers/

-- Thai PBS 2014-10-12

[JOC]

Has he just learned about the scheme? Where has he been?

Great comedy.Whats next?

No he just realized that his 50% of the daily takings was evaporating!!

Cancel the new Benz, no way!!

[iReason]

Ahh, I've been missing the funny papers in the morning...

Absolute clowns...

[Fiddlesticks]

Let me see if I understand this. The deputy police chief initiates a program that the top police chief knew nothing about! Yeah right! Sounds like someone taking a bullet for the stupidity of the boss. Either way, the boss looks like a clown.

[TheCruncher]

Personally, he said the project should be scrapped.

If there are no bribes anymore it will be felt at the top of the food chain as well of course.

[Always18]

Swiwara said "the campaign violated the people's rights"..................is he saying "the right to bribe is inviolable"?

Wouldn't surprise me in the least................

[clockman]

What hope is there! Frightening to think these people carry guns.

[Pib]

The reward was impacting BIB donations too much...hard to do good business if the customer is afraid to donate.

[thesetat2013]

Has he just learned about the scheme? Where has he been?

Great comedy.Whats next?

No he just realized that his 50% of the daily takings was evaporating!!

Cancel the new Benz, no way!!

No! They probably just had the first case come up with a cop lyin to get that money and realized how easy it would be to fake a bribery even on cam.

[Bluespunk]

"Sriwara said the campaign violated the people's rights and he would demand deputy Metropolitan police chief Poj Maj Gen Adul Narongsak, who initiated the campaign, to explain his reason behind the campaign."

He's not too bright?

[NCC1701A]

Everyone is going through changes
No one knows what's going on.
And everybody changes places-
But the world still carries on.

[yougivemebaby]

Thai people should make their own organization that offers rewards for cops demanding bribes. Then give the people who catch the police rewards. I think it's a MUCH better idea.

[JoeLing]

Thai people should make their own organization that offers rewards for cops demanding bribes. Then give the people who catch the police rewards. I think it's a MUCH better idea.

Now don't be silly.

If catching people bribing the police is "against people's rights"

I'm sure, catching police taking bribes is "against people's rights" too

(I wanted to say "against police's rights" but just realised, occasionally they are people too)

Basically offering or asking and accepting a bribe it's illegal on paper

but should anyone report on corruption, that's "against Peoples rights"

[ATF]

Only thing that could be funnier would be clowns on ice.

[yellowboat]

Nincompoops. The Thai public may one day cease being to tolerant of such officials

[ratcatcher]

Everyone is going through changes

No one knows what's going on.

And everybody changes places-

But the world still carries on.

Everyone must play the game.

[Suriya4]

Stupid thai police joke. If no one bribe the police, how can they afford to send their kids to boarding school in england?

[jabis]

Only thing that could be funnier would be clowns on ice.

Or perhaps a chimpanzee handed an AK47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvWTX8ZPSaE

[ParadiseLost]

There is/was a retaliation campaign launched or is about to be launched, where 20,000 baht is to be paid to anyone producing evidence of a policeman soliciting a bribe; it is crowd-funded and I understand is to be extended to bigger 'fish' soon.

Can't remember where I read it, sorry, but maybe that helped change their mind?

[englishoak]

I dont know why people dont just film them taking bribes... would be real easy to just film the BIB on one of their routine stop and bribe checkpoints they put up at random...

Camera zooms are great these days and with a bit of ingenuity even a voice recording wouldnt be hard to get.

Slap them up on you tube and facebook.......... bet if it caught on there would be hundreds going up in the first few weeks

[elektrified]

The news in Thailand is really getting quite silly! It's comical.

I've been meaning to read the news story about the anti-bribery reward system but have been busy. Now, what only 3 days later it's already over???

[mrtoad]

What a bunch of Ass Clowns they are,

[iReason]

There is/was a retaliation campaign launched or is about to be launched, where 20,000 baht is to be paid to anyone producing evidence of a policeman soliciting a bribe; it is crowd-funded and I understand is to be extended to bigger 'fish' soon.

Can't remember where I read it, sorry, but maybe that helped change their mind?

In BP.

[NeverSure]

"Sriwara said the campaign violated the people's rights."

So we all have the right to bribe police. Sounds like someone didn't get his apple pie the last couple of days and woke up to what was happening.