Jacob Maslow Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 A public prosecutor will be investigated by senior attorney-general officials. The prosecutor was allegedly intoxicated and refused to take a breathalyzer test. The man was filmed refusing the test and intimidating a police officer. The incident took place during the Songkran festival. A spokesman for the attorney-general’s office Kosolwat Inthujanyong stated that the investigation will take approximately 30 days to complete. A fact-finding committee will be created and will be comprised of 3 senior public prosecutors. The prosecutor in question has been identified as Thanapol Juthataemee, who is a part of the Department of Narcotics Litigation. According to Mr. Kosolwat, punishment would depend on the panel’s recommendation and will be revealed by Trakul Winitchayapak, the Attorney-General. The video clip of the public prosecutor has gone viral since it first appeared on social media last week. The incident reportedly took place at a police checkpoint in Bangkok last Tuesday (April 14). The intoxicated man was seen intimidating a police officer, telling the officer that he knew senior police officers and could have his star removed from his shoulder. The man then whipped out his card and asked, “Do you know who I am?” and went on to state that other police respect him. The man reluctantly followed the officer’s instructions to go to Bung Kum police station. -- 2015-04-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Yes we know who to are you drunk assh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 When he reluctantly went to the police station was he tested there or did he continue to refuse ? Wasn't the law recently amended to cover refusals or was it just a proposal ? A 30 day fact finding committee ? Let's hope this is done properly and if guilty is shown that he isn't who he thinks he is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The video shows him being belligerent and obnoxious, but not in any way physically aggressive. Let's hope the superior little big man gets his just desserts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The video shows him being belligerent and obnoxious, but not in any way physically aggressive. Let's hope the superior little big man gets his just desserts.Been trying to find that vid..... Any links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 DYKWIA? Seriously, law degrees must come very easy these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sapson Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 For this article after careful thought as a staff writer,I will show a photo of westerner in his car! Quality journalism......................or maybe their arent any photos of Thais breath testing because clearly they dont drink and drive! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Officials to Investigate Alleged Drunken Prosecutor The prosecutor in question has been identified as Thanapol Juthataemee, who is a part of the Department of Narcotics Litigation ...but he was only on a fact-finding mission investigating the narcotic effects of alcohol, he was on the job, really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here's the link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vl3PScklp6E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smutcakes Posted April 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2015 Great work from that policeman. Was polite, calm and carried out his job properly. Hope he gets the credit he deserves. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I did not reckon with this ... but mobile phone cameras are a blessing for and also against police (remember that US cop who was filmed killing a man and planting "evidence") so have yours ready at all times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Reading the headline my first thought was: I didn't know Chalerm got a new job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Don't you get arrested in Thailand for refusing a breath test? Why does it take a 30 day investigation to determine the obvious. Answer: by then it will all be forgotten and the arrogant VIP will be told no further action will be taken. More of that Thainess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilSA1 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 For this article after careful thought as a staff writer,I will show a photo of westerner in his car! Quality journalism......................or maybe their arent any photos of Thais breath testing because clearly they dont drink and drive! This writer continually uses irrelevant photos with his stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Harold Wilson used to say that a week was a long time in politics so what can happen in 30 days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Interesting. It looks like the video was taken from a shoulder cam, which I didn't know that Thai police have (officially at least). I obviously may be wrong about this, but look at the perspective the camera has when the officer checks the suspect's ID card and the nature of the camera's movement. The officer clearly handled the interaction very professionally. Of course, there is the question of how/why the video was posted to social media ... I'm of two minds on that one. I wouldn't want police back home to be posting their interactions with the public (shows like 'Cops' always make me a little uneasy), but in Thailand, this may be one way to end privilege and corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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