Thai Police step up their efforts to 'crackdown on loan sharks' nationwide

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Police step up their efforts to crackdown on loan sharks nationwide

BANGKOK, 20 October 2014 (NNT) - Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Worapong Chewpreecha has ordered police officers throughout the country to investigate and eliminate loan-sharking activities.

Loan sharks responsible for charging unusually high interest rates and debt collectors who use intimidation or physical violence against their clients will face legal action by the Royal Thai Police.

Pol. Gen. Worapong has requested all police stations to keep a record of people acquitted from prison as well as the names of all well-known loan sharks into their database system.

He has also declared that the police would be taking more proactive measures to gather evidence and witnesses in order to arrest the perpetrators and combat loan sharking problems.

Residents who have any information about illegal money-lending activities in their area are encouraged to report to the police via the hotline 1135 or 1599 around the clock, Pol. Gen. Worapong said.

-- NNT 2014-10-20

[Somtamnication]

This I have to see...... police going after "influential figures", including the bibs. It ain't gonna happen.

[thaipod]

And only 20% interest.

[hansgruber]

Ahh. Stepping up effort means catch some less connected guy in the chain of scum to parade to the media.

The roots are still there.

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[JOC]

So they are going to step up their efforts to crack down on themselves??

Not exactly a big secret that the police and the army are heavily involved in the loansharking-business.

[ChrisY1]

RTP.....Crackdown.....the two just don't seem to go together any more.....if in fact they ever did!

[thequietman]

In order to be a loan shark in my village, one must first pay off the local BIB. FACT!

More BS

[ParadiseLost]

"Police in hostile takeover of loanshark operations in Thailand."

[WhizBang]

Ooooh, this is going to be a tough one, seeing as many 'police' work WITH the loan sharks.

You simply cannot have the fox guarding the hen house. Doesn't work.

[Elmer Gantry]

Coming to your village soon.

[Loles]

Wait, Wait, Do they want attack on them-self ? Noway.

[jaywalker]

Wait, Wait, Do they want attack on them-self ? Noway.

Police ordered to commit som nam na.

[Krataiboy]

How about giving them ten thousand baht a time not to take bribes? Or has somebody already thought of that. . . ?

[farangmick]

Translation..RTP want a bigger cut of loan sharks profits.