PM Prayut tells Thai police to adhere to honesty and integrity in working

[Thanet]

All he does is talk. What a national joke this man is.

I read in the news today that the government has abandoned the 10,000 Baht reward for refusing bribes - ALREADY

Could it be that is was being used for corrupt purposes?

[toonsai]

By talking but not acting the good General PM is losing credibility but also support.

Mister PM, so not tell us that you continue to cover up the Koh Tao fiasco. It is the perfect example of dishonesty and corruption.

You have the opportunity here to deliver a strong message and take some radical actions (for which you will get full support from Thai people). Do not miss and mess it.

[sweatalot]

Prayuth is guilty of treason, a capital crime. He is not really in a position to preach about integrity.

Why is he guilty of treason?

For freeing the country from a government of corrupt criminals?

[Dogmatix]

More empty and insincere words from some one who is doing a good job of demonstrating that he is scared of corrupt police and has given them carte blanche to run amok.

Order an independent investigation into the Koh Tao murders now before it escalates further and topples you off your perch.

Your middle class supporters desperately want police reform and are losing patience swiftly. If you alienate them, you are left with only with a few working class Southerners as supporters which is not enough to carry the day.

Ending up as an unpopular military ruler with no significant support base is not how your screenplay was written. Over to you.

[sweatalot]

As if he has any more integrity than anybody else around here.

How do you know that?

[blowin]

The world needs to laugh more it would be a better place. Thank you General P for the first laugh of the week and your wit. But now I have stopped laughing I have remembered Koh Tao and I feel sad again.

[jesimps]

I wouldn't want this guys job

Taking into account how he got it, nor would I.

[sweatalot]

Just a phantasy:

Army acts

mass arrest of police officers all over Thailand

The people applaud frenetic

Only few left to do police work under continuos scrutiny of the military

In every police station 3 soldiers on every policeman

Foreign police asked for help to train new integer police officers

....

Oh, oh .... just woke up and the headache is back, too

[chainarong]

The General knows he's talking to a brick wall , he now works on the theory, half the attempt is trying , in this case very trying

[Misterwhisper]

Once it becomes necessary to remind the police force to "adhere to honesty and integrity" there is a real problem at hand.

It's an uphill fight the good general cannot win unless he is prepared to take decisive action and let heads roll from the top down.

Well-meant "appeals" to better themselves does not work with those crooks. They must be forced to respect the very law they're supposed to uphold and protect in the first place, and they must be made to understand that their roles are to serve the people, not the other way round.

[sweatalot]

Prayuth is guilty of treason, a capital crime. He is not really in a position to preach about integrity.

Why is he guilty of treason?

For freeing the country from a government of corrupt criminals?

God save us from imbeciles.

Can you explain please?

[jacky54]

If he could not control the price of lottery tickets, back up to 110 baht last week i noticed, he certainly is not going to have much impact with the corrupt Police, it's like trying to turn the tide back.

Edited October 13, 2014 by jacky54

[LuckyLew]

Actions speak louder than words. Instead of the daily sound bites he should concentrate on trying to clean up the mess that has become Thailand. Start at A and work on it ..... stopping talking and do they jpb you decided you wanted

[Zooheekock]

^^^ What do you think the overthrow of your own government is, if not treason? Perhaps you are not a native speaker of English but that's just what treason means and unarguably that is what Prayuth (and others) did. Hence, he is guilty of treason. As for its being a capital crime, check article 113 of the legal code - using violence or the threat of violence to overthrow the government or to change the constitution is punishable by death. Perhaps you didn't know this but if so, you would be wise to keep your ignorance a little more in mind whilst you post.

Edited October 13, 2014 by Zooheekock

[Just1Voice]

He wants the police to act with "honesty and integrity"? How can they work with something of which they know nothing about?

[Bakseeda]

^^^ What do you think the overthrow of your own government is, if not treason? Perhaps you are not a native speaker of English but that's just what treason means and unarguably that is what Prayuth (and others) did. Hence, he is guilty of treason. As for its being a capital crime, check article 113 of the legal code - using violence or the threat of violence to overthrow the government or to change the constitution is punishable by death. Perhaps you didn't know this but if so, you would be wise to keep your ignorance a little more in mind whilst you post.

Check again yourself... article 113 excludes the armed forces from this law.

[Thailand]

The world needs to laugh more it would be a better place. Thank you General P for the first laugh of the week and your wit. But now I have stopped laughing I have remembered Koh Tao and I feel sad again.

All part of practising to be a stand up when he retires, or is retired perhaps?

A joke/ gaffe per week, in fact currently almost daily.

[fab4]

He really should have thought twice about saying that in the light of the Ko Tao fiasco. I can envisage him losing support rapidly if he is not more careful in what he says.

Agree... he isn't a savvy politician and I'll leave you with this thought. It took a military coup to clear the side walks so that people could actually enter and exit the BTS at Mo Chit. It works: but only because there are soldiers there.

As far as Koh Tao is concerned... I'll share my and my Thai wife's opinion; We hope it becomes a ghost town.

So that's what the coup was for, clearing the "sidewalks" at Mo Chit........................OK, but don't you think that was a bit excessive?.

Edited October 13, 2014 by fab4

[metisdead]

An inflammatory post has been removed. A post containing Thai language has been removed.

[Zooheekock]

You're not allowed to quote things written in Thai....in Thai? RIght. OK. This being a sub-forum devoted to Thai news, that obviously makes a lot of sense.

[Zooheekock]

^^^ What do you think the overthrow of your own government is, if not treason? Perhaps you are not a native speaker of English but that's just what treason means and unarguably that is what Prayuth (and others) did. Hence, he is guilty of treason. As for its being a capital crime, check article 113 of the legal code - using violence or the threat of violence to overthrow the government or to change the constitution is punishable by death. Perhaps you didn't know this but if so, you would be wise to keep your ignorance a little more in mind whilst you post.

Check again yourself... article 113 excludes the armed forces from this law.

Do you have a link which confirms this? It seems I'm not allowed to quote the text itself, but the criminal code does not say that.

[sweatalot]

^^^ What do you think the overthrow of your own government is, if not treason? Perhaps you are not a native speaker of English but that's just what treason means and unarguably that is what Prayuth (and others) did. Hence, he is guilty of treason. As for its being a capital crime, check article 113 of the legal code - using violence or the threat of violence to overthrow the government or to change the constitution is punishable by death. Perhaps you didn't know this but if so, you would be wise to keep your ignorance a little more in mind whilst you post.

This would applie to a decent honest government, democratically elected and democratically and transparent acting.

Overthrowing a government which is neither democratically elected (spare me the details, it was obvious) nor acting democratically in favour of the people

but only in favour of their own pockets

is not treason because it is in favour for the people and justice.

Don't have most if not all democracies come from some kind of "treason"?

French Revolution e.g.

Destroy what destroys you (or your country which includes you) is ethical.

Edited October 13, 2014 by sweatalot

[glasswort]

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Good luck getting the tea money train to stop. Corruption is so widespread its going to take years of sustained effort to reduce it

Years? More like decades.

[chotthee]

No 10,000 baht rewards mean no work from Police.

Bring back the 10,000 Baht rewards.

[yougivemebaby]

Why won't the new PM start a new police campaign to stop their corruption??

I think that police officers (lol) should be required to wear a button or something that says I am an honorable Royal Thai police officer. I will not accept bribes. If I ask for one, Call this number #0000 .

Anyone think this could ever happen?

[Oziex1]

Good luck getting the tea money train to stop. Corruption is so widespread its going to take years of sustained effort to reduce it

Or a short time with the use of the Military at his disposal, the corrupt are guilty take them down now!

Sometimes action speak louder than words, the time for talk is over.

[Zooheekock]

^^^ What do you think the overthrow of your own government is, if not treason? Perhaps you are not a native speaker of English but that's just what treason means and unarguably that is what Prayuth (and others) did. Hence, he is guilty of treason. As for its being a capital crime, check article 113 of the legal code - using violence or the threat of violence to overthrow the government or to change the constitution is punishable by death. Perhaps you didn't know this but if so, you would be wise to keep your ignorance a little more in mind whilst you post.

This would applie to a decent honest government, democratically elected and democratically and transparent acting.

Overthrowing a government which is neither democratically elected (spare me the details, it was obvious) nor acting democratically in favour of the people

but only in favour of their own pockets

is not treason because it is in favour for the people and justice.

Don't have most if not all democracies come from some kind of "treason"?

French Revolution e.g.

Destroy what destroys you (or your country which includes you) is ethical.

I see I've met one of the forum high-flyers. Where did you do your doctoral work in SE Asian studies?

[Baerboxer]

Prayuth is guilty of treason, a capital crime. He is not really in a position to preach about integrity.

Oh really? When was the trial, must have missed that one.

[catweazle]

To deal with a rotten apple is to basically dispose of it: Remove all active RTP officers and replace them with hand picked and honest people who have to sign an oath that they will released without honor and without further payment if they are caught just once taking a bribe, falsifying evidence, try to beat a confession out of a suspect, mistreat inmates, deal drugs, etc. But most likely all that will remain a pipe dream. Prayut's facial expression on that photo describes the hopelessness of this situation in perfect detail.

Edited October 13, 2014 by catweazle

[Carrerakiss]

I think he knows that he is not going to have any effect, but as a matter of form, he has to say the words.

There is only one power greater than this PM and I well recall that person inducting a bunch of new entrants to the police force with a speech requesting that they display integrity and honesty in carrying out their duties.. If that individual has not had the desired effect, how will this guy?

I think the police know full well that the army needs them, even more than a simple civilian government elected by the people and having to face an election some day, needs them.. The army has guns, tanks, and stuff, but it doesn't have a big enough target to aim at. In reality, the police have to take care of day to day stuff and they'll do it as they please and in a way that's good for them.

We all know what recent case has proven the point. The PM will not go against the THAI police force and call on an independent overseas force. To do so would be to force his country to eat crow, and so he's stuck with what he's got. Pretty much a complete joke of a force.

I am very pessimistic about there being any change during my or my children's lifetimes.