NRC-organized seminar proposed setting up of national police council

BANGKOK, 1 February 2015 - A recent seminar jointly organised by the National Reform Council has resolved to propose the setting up of a new council overseeing police affairs.

The NRC’s committee on political reform recently joined Thai Reform Institute in organizing a seminar on the reform of the police system, which was joined by academics, private organisations, various people’s networks, press members and students.

Participants have agreed that a police reform is a difficult task partly because of political interference and corruption within the current system.

The seminar has pointed out that the solution to these problems should start with the overhaul of the administrative structure of the national police bureau and the Office of the Police Commission to decentralize the power

There was also a proposal for the establishment of a national police affair council that will be represented by the chiefs of state agencies related to national security, justice, human rights and noted individuals selected by the House of Parliament and the Senate.

-- NNT 2015-02-01

Desperately needed. I'm keeping my fingers crossed this one will happen.

Definitely a step in the right direction. Hope they can follow through with this!

Just hope it doesn't turn out to be another case of the fox watching over the henhouse.

I thought it was against current impositions to hold a seminar comprising more that 5 people. ... in that many innocent university lectures have been been cancelled by the NRC out of paranoia!

However, the NRC can do so, inviting members from all walks. Strange that?

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I thought it was against current impositions to hold a seminar comprising more that 5 people. alt=facepalm.gif> ... in that many innocent university lectures have been been cancelled by the NRC out of paranoia!

However, the NRC can do so, inviting members from all walks. Strange that? width=20 alt=wai.gif> alt=whistling.gif>

Actually what's strange is that you and a few others here cannot see the big picture.

But no doubt the real situation is that you just don't want to see the real picture.

Decentralization of the Royal Thai Police is needed reform to remove it from politics and corruption by the hands of the many.

However, the establishment of a thinly described national police affair council could become a political hammer that will only serve to centralize corruption by the hands of the few. Thus far, it seems that for every decentralization of government power the NRC proposes, the NRC proposes an oversight "council" drawn from appointments drawn from a select body of people. In the end, government becomes much more bloated and inefficient. And maybe that is part of the BIG PICTURE.