Hunt on for more corrupt officials

[MaxLee]

This must be April fools 1st ....

[z42]

Do they even need to hunt for these people? Even a blind deaf mute could pick them out 10 at a time. Seems like an honesty and integrity are in VERY short supply for most of the time when it comes to those holding the reins of power

[daveAustin]

Hunt on for more corrupt officials?

Shouldn't that be:

Hunt on for more less corrupt officials

[Si Thea01]

It is good to see that at last the wheel is starting to turn in the right direction. I have some criticism of how they operate though. Ok, they have arrested a few corrupt marine police and in doing so found a log containing the names of many other officials, police or otherwise, involved. For god sake why have they opened their mouths about this log. This is not way to conduct an investigation. They have the names so it should be a covert operation without any of the other alleged offenders knowing what is coming.

Those involved would be starting to worry after the initial three arrests, so let them worry. A worried person makes many mistakes. They have the names, if they have the ability and the equipment, tap their phones, record all conversations, hit the smaller players, allow some to plea bargain, that is if they have proven information that will lead to the Mr Bigs

Start to follow the money trails, look at their life styles, how they live, where they live, what they drive. How bloody hard must this be? But everything must be done in strict secrecy with trusted investigators from well out of the jurisdiction where the offences occurred. They must not be known to the alleged offenders.

No instead, gee, lets tell the press, splash it all over the papers how good we are. We found this book, we have all your names, we know all the security departments that are involved and we are looking but now you know, go and try and cover your A. They then make a statement that they don't know if they will dismiss some of those involved.

To get the message across, all those involved must face penalties, some more than others but all must be dismissed at the very least. Those proven to be the ringleaders must be gaoled and their assets seized, let's not play tiddliwinks with them. All other ranks must know what to expect if they are involved in corruption.

Yes, everyone is innocent until proven guilty or they confess and to post the three officers to inactive posts is the correct thing to do until the case against them is proven. However, with the others, gather the evidence, correlate everything, then conduct simultaneous raids on all those involved in order to prevent any escaping the net.

Just stop disclosing what you are doing, we will all see how good you are once all suspects are brought to trial and if guilty, convicted. It will be then up to the courts to determine their sentences and if you do have successful convictions, then that is the time for the pat on the back, not know, half way through an investigation.

Edited November 30, 2014 by Si Thea01

[Si Thea01]

A really easy hunt to conduct.

Walk outside your front door, turn left ( or right ) and procede to the first Police Station, or District Authority office.

Enter into the premises, and play a game of " pin the tail on the donkey "

Hunt over

Totally agree, but who is that is going to walk out the door? The one's doing the investigating are as guilty as the one's they are catching. There's no good side or bad side here, just one with power & one without.

A couple of real experts hey? Definition of X; An unknown factor; Spurt; A drip under pressure. It is obvious that there is much corruption but to generalise is the avenue for fools. You cannot wait for an outcome, just have to throw in your two bobs worth. Definition of Two bob: Worth nothing in today's currency.

[sundrenched]

Why hunting for corrupt officials? Every single official in Thailand is corrupt!

Surely it would be a lot more efficient to hunt for the honest ones.

[lil fluffy clouds]

It is good to see that at last the wheel is starting to turn in the right direction. I have some criticism of how they operate though. Ok, they have arrested a few corrupt marine police and in doing so found a log containing the names of many other officials, police or otherwise, involved. For god sake why have they opened their mouths about this log. This is not way to conduct an investigation. They have the names so it should be a covert operation without any of the other alleged offenders knowing what is coming.

Those involved would be starting to worry after the initial three arrests, so let them worry. A worried person makes many mistakes. They have the names, if they have the ability and the equipment, tap their phones, record all conversations, hit the smaller players, allow some to plea bargain, that is if they have proven information that will lead to the Mr Bigs

Start to follow the money trails, look at their life styles, how they live, where they live, what they drive. How bloody hard must this be? But everything must be done in strict secrecy with trusted investigators from well out of the jurisdiction where the offences occurred. They must not be known to the alleged offenders.

No instead, gee, lets tell the press, splash it all over the papers how good we are. We found this book, we have all your names, we know all the security departments that are involved and we are looking but now you know, go and try and cover your A. They then make a statement that they don't know if they will dismiss some of those involved.

To get the message across, all those involved must face penalties, some more than others but all must be dismissed at the very least. Those proven to be the ringleaders must be gaoled and their assets seized, let's not play tiddliwinks with them. All other ranks must know what to expect if they are involved in corruption.

Yes, everyone is innocent until proven guilty or they confess and to post the three officers to inactive posts is the correct thing to do until the case against them is proven. However, with the others, gather the evidence, correlate everything, then conduct simultaneous raids on all those involved in order to prevent any escaping the net.

Just stop disclosing what you are doing, we will all see how good you are once all suspects are brought to trial and if guilty, convicted. It will be then up to the courts to determine their sentences and if you do have successful convictions, then that is the time for the pat on the back, not know, half way through an investigation.

Wow, a whole mouthfull of two bobs....

[Chris Lawrence]

and the military missed out down south?

[Anthony5]

A really easy hunt to conduct.

Walk outside your front door, turn left ( or right ) and procede to the first Police Station, or District Authority office.

Enter into the premises, and play a game of " pin the tail on the donkey "

Hunt over

Totally agree, but who is that is going to walk out the door? The one's doing the investigating are as guilty as the one's they are catching. There's no good side or bad side here, just one with power & one without.

With this event the ball has started rolling since with such a large amount of money, no doubt there are hundreds of people involved.

Now every of those starts covering his arse, and does that by spilling the beans on another.

Also the public probably will start to realize how much money was involved, which was actually taken from each and every Thai citizen, so they may also start to become more vocal and spill the beans on local corruption scandals.

I may be wrong, but I have such a feeling and hope that what we have seen now is only the top of the iceberg that will surface soon.

[otherstuff1957]

While I welcome any crackdown on corruption, there are aspects of this affair that cannot be discussed in Thailand. It will be interesting to see how this all works out.

[rickirs]

"almost all government units handling security measures in the South had received bribes"

All government units.....wouldn't that go beyond the police and DSI? Who has been handling the security measures in the South for the last couple decades? Who has the troops, arms, and mobility to do so? Illegal petrol has been coming in by sea in small freighters and fishing trawlers. Who is responsible for the coastal security of Thailand - the police? While the Junta is commended for policing the police, will it have the courage to police itself as the highest law of the land?

[BestBitterPhuket]

These corrupt officials have helped funding the unrest in the south where soldiers and police have been killed on an almost daily basis. They deserve what is coming. I believe not many of them are sleeping at night anymore.

[MaxLee]

I guess there must be many, many, many arrest warrants in preparation these days....

[phuketandsee]

For those who still think this is a crackdown on corruption consider the original source of the news. Don't you think the NCPO and the PM would want to take credit for this if it was just about removing corruption?

[fxe1200]

I will believe, that something is happening, when the supply of Malaysian benzine stops in the town of Hat Yai.

[Si Thea01]

Note the national police chief claims the bribery list goes back two years.

If this is accurate it's reasonable to wonder why corruption on this scale existed without being known about and acted upon.

It's also reasonable to suggest an answer as to why a blind eye was turned and why it's suddenly being jumped all over.

What will the general do if some of his ' people ' are found to be involved or will the investigation be very selectively tailored. .

What will the general do if some of his ' people ' are found to be involved or will the investigation be very selectively tailored?

That is one of the one million dollar questions. The other is whether charges brought against the alledgedly corrupt officers can stand up in court and if they do, will result in serious jail time?

I am not holding my breath.

You have asked two questions in one sentence so it is not one of the one million dollar questions. What will the General do if he finds any of his "people are found to be involved? Firstly, get your facts right, he is the Prime Minister and has retired from the army, so no longer a General although under protocol he still retains that title.

He is not in charge of the investigation, so that question is not pertinent and needs to be directed to others attached to the RTP. You second question. Will the investigation be very selectively tailored? A rhetorical question. What is the point you are trying to make with this question? Are you suggesting that the man would act in any other way but honestly.

If you live in Thailand and can speak and understand the language then I suggest you watch the morning news on Channel 1, where you get unbiased reporting and you will hear more facts about this matter. Also, the head of the CIB has made admissions, as have other cohorts, all of which incriminate him and themselves in many nefarious activities.

So given what has been discovered in property, together with his and other's admissions, combined with the evidence of the officer who suicided then it appears there is sufficient evidence to charge those involved with numerous offenses and place them before a court to answer those charges. Your last Question. One for you, What is you idea of serious gaol time? Unfortunately, I don't think any one has the answer, as that aspect is for the judges to decide but given the amount involved, the position of those implicated, then it may well be that gaol time will be experienced by some.

Whether it is substantial, let's decide when the investigation has been concluded and persons before the courts have been convicted. This matter will be ongoing for a very long time considering that other agencies have now been implicated so rather then be judge, jury and executioner, let's wait for the outcome then, if it's not to your satisfaction we can look forward again to reading more of your (unbiased?) posts.

Edited December 1, 2014 by Si Thea01

[Loles]

This is a classical never ending hunt.