Former CSD crime buster dies in unexplained circumstances

BANGKOK: -- A former Crime Suppression Division (CSD) senior officer who was transferred to inactive position in the Royal Thai Police Operations Centre early this month has died from fractured spine bones after falling from high ground.

The officer, Pol Col Akarawut Limrat, 41, was pronounced dead at Phra Mongkutklao hospital at 1.32 am on Thursday.

Circumstances surrounded his death was unclear but the death certificate issued by Ratchathevi district said he died from fractured spine bones at Phra Mongkutklao hospital after falling from high ground.

His body was later sent to Wat Laksi temple.

A solemn cremation ceremony was quietly held next day at 2.00 pm with only his relatives and 6-7 colleagues attending.

Pol Col Akarawut, former chief of Sub-Division 1 of the CSD was transferred to an inactive post along with CSD commander Pol Maj-Gen Chaitat Boomkam on Nov 14.

The order, signed by Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Somyot Pumpunmuang, did not specify the reasons for the transfers.

He told reporters briefly that he had important job for them to do.

Two days earlier, Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pol Lt-Gen Pongpat Chayapan and his deputy Pol Maj-Gen Kowit Wongrungruang were also removed from their jobs.

More than a dozen other senior police officers have been transferred in the past six weeks.

Pol Gen Somyot, who took office on Oct 1, has not commented publicly on the recent shake-ups, but some police sources have said that some of the officers transferred had been aligned with “certain political camps”.

The sources said some of the vacancies were expected to be filled by policemen aligned with Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, the leader of the powerful Burapha Phayak military clique that includes Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Police spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Prawut Thawornsiri said on Saturday that he was not aware of Akarawut’s death and would look into the matter.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/former-csd-crime-buster-dies-unexplained-circumstances

-- Thai PBS 2014-11-22

It never ends. Or maybe this will be the "end" of this event.

you would be naïve to think rule of law exists in Thailand. Money and power rules everything here

What's with the cremation barely 12 hours after his death?

>Pol Gen Somyot, who took office on Oct 1, has not commented publicly on the recent shake-ups, but some police sources have said that some of the officers transferred had been aligned with “certain political camps”.<Quote>

Wonder which political camps?? Why not say it as it is: The PTP!!

I am all for a clean-up within the policeforce, but doubt very much, that Pol Gen Somyut is the guy to do it!! Way to much luggage!!

What's with the cremation barely 12 hours after his death?

Getting rid of evidence!!

>The sources said some of the vacancies were expected to be filled by policemen aligned with Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, the leader of the powerful Burapha Phayak military clique that includes Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.<
>QUOTE<

So much for bringing an end to corruption and nepotism after the coup!!

Same old wine in new bottles!!

Whoever paid for this killing must be enjoying the idea that what goes around comes around.

A dirty cop goes room temperature. I will lose much sleep over this, and will not do a little dance also.

Wow, just wow...

A dirty cop goes room temperature. I will lose much sleep over this, and will not do a little dance also.

This guy was probably one of the good guys!!

And his refusual to be "one of the guys" might have got him killed!!

It is surely a pure coincidence, that the unwillingness to bring the real culprits on Koh Tao to justice and now this hit, points to the same highranking member of the RTP!!

the final promotion when one is too good at their job.

I don't know this guy, good or bad, but this??? RIP

"High ground" does that mean Mount Everest or the doorstep?

or the balcony of a Bangkok hotel,that's a popular place to fall

from.

regards worgeordie

Someone high profile officer died under unexplained circumstances and his body was burned already 12 hours later...

sorry but <deleted>?!?

If there was a functioning, free and intelligently critical press in this country, we'd soon find out.

<<A solemn cremation ceremony was quietly held next day at 2.00 pm with only his relatives and 6-7 colleagues attending.>>

very conspicuous indeed

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>Pol Gen Somyot, who took office on Oct 1, has not commented publicly on the recent shake-ups, but some police sources have said that some of the officers transferred had been aligned with “certain political camps”.<Quote>

Wonder which political camps?? Why not say it as it is: The PTP!!

I am all for a clean-up within the policeforce, but doubt very much, that Pol Gen Somyut is the guy to do it!! Way to much luggage!!

I said in the D thread that the only change I see in Thailand is the color of shirt that is favored.

Well now we know why no specific reason was given for the man's dismissal. The soldiers couldn't exactly say "he had the wrong political allegiance" could they? That would be to implicate the truth, which is that the army's forced acquisition of power was purely politically motivated.

<<A solemn cremation ceremony was quietly held next day at 2.00 pm with only his relatives and 6-7 colleagues attending.>>

very conspicuous indeed

"Someone" has made it very clear to the underlings, don't even dare to reveal, what is really going on within the RTP!! Especially concerning the big cashflows!!

I can imagine that the victim here had threatend to "sing" after being removed from his post, and to prevent any further stupid ideas from his fellow officers, "someone" made an example of this poor guy!!

"Law and order" scares me more than anything else in this country!!

Transferred then killed died. Not surprised.

murder

Too friendly with his British Colleagues

Jesus.

murder

Too friendly with his British Colleagues

Why cant we have a serious thread going without someone mentioning a connection to the Koh Tao case.

No mercy, no shame.....in the nation of SELF........a human life means nothing....

murder

Too friendly with his British Colleagues

Why cant we have a serious thread going without someone mentioning a connection to the Koh Tao case.

Probably because so few people believe that the police investigation into the tragic murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller has been worth spit, and every unexplained death (and there seem to be a few) is now of major concern. Particularly when it is a former CSD crime buster dying in unexplained circumstances.

murder

Too friendly with his British Colleagues

Why cant we have a serious thread going without someone mentioning a connection to the Koh Tao case.

He probably thinks that the RTP only tries to cover up murders at foreigners. Naive thought....very naive...

murder

Too friendly with his British Colleagues

Why cant we have a serious thread going without someone mentioning a connection to the Koh Tao case.

Maybe because he replaced his predecessor not long after the Koh Tao murders, and then was soon removed from that post and then was killed died?

Whoever high up said that he didn't agree with the powers that be should then be asked why he was appointed to this new position in late October. What changed?

was this guy actually connected to Ko Tao?

if so,

OH BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!