Anonymous texts threaten dads who lost sons in skydiving accident in Thailand

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Anonymous texts threaten dads who lost sons in skydiving accident
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: State Media

BANGKOK: -- Seven months after they watched their sons plunge to their deaths during a skydiving demonstration, the fathers of two police cadets have been anonymously threatened for demanding justice for their sons.

Satorn Putthachaiyong, father of a 19-year-old police cadet who died during training on March 31, filed a police report yesterday after receiving a text message threatening harm if he didn’t drop the matter, which had implicated a number of influential figures before becoming “stalled.”

"It's an accident, understand?” the text said. “Jarumporn cannot watch out for your head. He's retired. Back off before you get hurt.”

The message referred to police Gen. Jarumporn Suramanee, who had aggressively pursued an investigation of the incident but recently retired as a Royal Thai Police adviser. His investigation into the deaths of Chayakorn Putthachaiyong and Nathawuth Tirasuwannasuk, 21, blamed the young men’s deaths on negligence.

It found poorly maintained equipment caused the cadets’ to fail. They died instantly in front of their families, who were present to witness the exercise in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Satorn said he received the text Friday but did not read it until Sunday night. The message suggested he back off from a lawsuit against those responsible for the fatal accident.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/10/20/anonymous-texts-threaten-dads-who-lost-sons-skydiving-accident


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-10-20

[mrtoad]

Sounds like The BIB are not happy

[Credo]

Are you sure it is the BIB?

[Basil B]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

[cooked]

Now that's not funny. Wasn't there a report that one of the guys that died had reported a senior officer for corruption?

[Pattaya46]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

They can't know. In Thailand you don't need to give your name

when you buy a phone or a SIM card. Very easy.

[clockman]

The people implicated, include military,and Thai Airways!

[Manbing]

Perhos the UK police could lend a hand here too, since they are over here anyway.

[DinoSabanovic]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

About 10-50 thb for sim card on local market. No need to give any info about yourself.

[bangkokfrog]

Now that's not funny. Wasn't there a report that one of the guys that died had reported a senior officer for corruption?

You are so right.. not funny but sick.

[Local Drunk]

Now that's not funny. Wasn't there a report that one of the guys that died had reported a senior officer for corruption?

I haven't heard that... Got a source?

[Local Drunk]

Are you sure it is the BIB?

No... But it would logical to assume that. Finding the proof of that may prove impossible.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Local Drunk

[Thanyaburi Mac]

I just sent Coconuts a comment:

Dear Sirs:

http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/10/20/anonymous-texts-threaten-dads-who-lost-sons-skydiving-accident

This was NOT a "skydiving" accident, it was a military-police parachuting accident.

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[ToddinChonburi]

More sick sh....t

[clockman]

They fitted non standard lines, this should be manslaughter.

[Prbkk]

This was the case in which someone bought/ordered/received substandard equipment and the difference in $$$ between it and the real thing was pocketed. Follow the money trail for justice for these boys and their grieving dads. F'ing disgrace that these men are harassed in this way. Root out these evil brastards, lock 'em up and throw away the key.

[cooked]

Now that's not funny. Wasn't there a report that one of the guys that died had reported a senior officer for corruption?

I haven't heard that... Got a source?

I couldn't find the original report but apparently it was, as so often in Thailand, not too precise. What I did find was this: http://koratfart.com/thailand-news/parachutes-fail-2-cadets-fall-to-death/

So you have a mixture of incompetence and possible malice. What else is new?

[clockman]

So we have the Military, Police, And Thai Airways involved. What more, another coverup.

[Loles]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

You can send many messages with out any phone and number.

You are living in a digit world in the XXI. century ....

[smutcakes]

Lucky we have the good old honest Thai military to deal with these issues...............

[clockman]

This was the case in which someone bought/ordered/received substandard equipment and the difference in $$$ between it and the real thing was pocketed. Follow the money trail for justice for these boys and their grieving dads. F'ing disgrace that these men are harassed in this way. Root out these evil brastards, lock 'em up and throw away the key.

But it never happens, T.I.T.

[KissMyAxe]

Dont you just get sick of hearing this same crap every day.. no wonder the general population of Thailand are sick to the teeth of all these cover ups and corruption...

Edited October 20, 2014 by KissMyAxe

[coma]

Seems the good General was retired at just the right time. For somebody other than him.

That said, it isn't just a case of faulty equipment, but a systematic failure of para ops. In particularly the training side of things. These two lads should have been trained backwards and forwards in malfuction drills. Yet neither seemed to possess the skills to save themselves from spudding in. I mean from the vision I seen of the incident, neither one even attempted a malfuction drill.

Therefore it is not just some engineer asleep at the wheel. But infact the training manual is obviously flawed and that happens way up the chain. Some big boppers must be sweating bricks about it.

Edited October 20, 2014 by coma

[slipperylobster]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

They can't know. In Thailand you don't need to give your name

when you buy a phone or a SIM card. Very easy.

True. But an investigator could track outgoing calls from the same sim card/number....unless it was discarded after the message was sent. Then some followup calls to the same numbers could narrow down who sent the threat. Possibly.

[Borzandy]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

Surely farang or Myanmar.

[outsider]

And who owns the phone that sent the messages???

I am pretty sure the technology exists for a simple trace. The bigger question is, will it be used at all???

[Number 3]

I believe more information on surrounding circumstances would be beneficial to this case which of course is not a skydiving accident at all as is rightly pointed out by another poster.

Military police parachuting accident that could indeed be tantamount to manslaughter. No wonder the threats are now hitting these families. Choice is clear either allow a cover up and live or press ahead and be found after your suicidal plunge from a 9th floor balcony. My deepest sympathies for both families loss of their sons. Inexplicable.

[JOC]

Seems the good General was retired at just the right time. For somebody other than him.

That said, it isn't just a case of faulty equipment, but a systematic failure of para ops. In particularly the training side of things. These two lads should have been trained backwards and forwards in malfuction drills. Yet neither seemed to possess the skills to save themselves from spudding in. I mean from the vision I seen of the incident, neither one even attempted a malfuction drill.

Therefore it is not just some engineer asleep at the wheel. But infact the training manual is obviously flawed and that happens way up the chain. Some big boppers must be sweating bricks about it.

"these two lads should have been trained and backwards in malfunction drills"

All very good, exept from the fact they jumped with a line bought in the local hardwarestore for 9 baht/meter instead of using the real stuff at 90$/meter.

They lost their lives because someone (clearly "untouchable") wanted to pocket the difference!!

[SOTIRIOS]

....so much for 'reform'.......???

...

[Local Drunk]

Seems the good General was retired at just the right time. For somebody other than him.

That said, it isn't just a case of faulty equipment, but a systematic failure of para ops. In particularly the training side of things. These two lads should have been trained backwards and forwards in malfuction drills. Yet neither seemed to possess the skills to save themselves from spudding in. I mean from the vision I seen of the incident, neither one even attempted a malfuction drill.

Therefore it is not just some engineer asleep at the wheel. But infact the training manual is obviously flawed and that happens way up the chain. Some big boppers must be sweating bricks about it.

It's damned strange indeed that the static line breaks and then two of the jumpers can't open their reserves.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Local Drunk