Thai Army chief says no army officer engaged in Rohinya human trafficking

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Army chief says no army officer engaged in Rohinya human trafficking



BANGKOK: -- Army commander-in-chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutra insisted Monday no Army officers were engaged in Rohinya human trafficking.

He recalled a recent transfer of an Army colonel in the South has nothing to do with human trafficking but merely to improve work efficiency.

But he vowed to punish drastically if any army personnel get involved in human trafficking.

He said the government of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is serious about human trafficking and is ready to take decisive action.

Gen Udomdej also explained that the 19-day time frame for authorities to resolve Rohinya human trafficking was just a n initial timeframe for all government agencies to speed up working to resolve the problem.

The problem needs cooperation from several government agencies which includes the Internal Security Operation Centre to resolve, he added.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/army-chief-says-no-army-officer-engaged-in-rohinya-human-trafficking


-- Thai PBS 2015-05-11

[NongKhaiKid]

the Colonel has just been found to be inefficient ! ?

To use a football expression ' Catenaccio ', defence in depth. let the lying games begin.

[Gsxrnz]

Don't rush to your window and start looking for flying pigs just yet.

[MaiChai]

The general seems very sure?

[BigBadGeordie]

Well thats good enough for me, if the General says it is so, it is so.

Cant post more as it's medication time for me now.

PS He has nice hair too.

Edited May 11, 2015 by BigBadGeordie

[NextStationBangkok]

Army is not involved for sure, but Thai Navy is the one removing the Refugee boat engines, and drifting on the ocean and abandoning them..

[JOC]

In an area, more than less totally controlled by the army, the honorable officers didn't detect several camps with thousands of people??

Sorry general, there is no polite way to put this: You are lying!!

[tbthailand]

yeah, right....

[jayboy]

We can be almost certain this is a lie given the army's immense presence and influence in the border area.

[Local Drunk]

Rubbish...

[Local Drunk]

"He recalled a recent transfer of an Army colonel in the South has nothing to do with human trafficking but merely to improve work efficiency."

Had nothing to do with the recently transferred colonel's eyesight, did it? I'm reminded of Sgt. Shultz's lines from Hogan's Hereos... " I see nothing, I know nothing".

https://youtu.be/UmzsWxPLIOo

Edited May 11, 2015 by Local Drunk

[clockman]

I wish Pinocchio, happened in real life!

[Just1Voice]

no Army officers were engaged in Rohinya human trafficking.

[lewy67]

Don't ya just love em

[elgordo38]

The general seems very sure?

Anybody looking that serious has to be telling the truth.

[tifino]

...just 19 days to eliminate the evidence...

[TPI]

There're NO officers or men involved in the greatest money making business in Thailand!!!

[DM07]

...but OF COURSE not!

[LuckyLew]

and just how does he know this?

[FloridaExport]

Pretty callous of everyone here to accuse that poor general of being untruthful. If he were guilty of something, there would be people in the picture pointing at him...

Wait. What's that lady think she is doing?

Edited May 11, 2015 by FloridaExport

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

These slavery camps was found on the border with Malaysia, the same border thats used by terrorists to cross into Thailand. So either someone has not done their job in patrolling the border to prevent terrorist entering Thailand or they are teaching politicians how to tell massive lies and paint them over as white lies. How do you hide camps containing up to 800 people from foot patrols and air force choppers flying over ?

[tifino]

"just move it along..."

"nothing to see here...":

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KQQOe4i9xsM/UPPzW3VSGZI/AAAAAAAAFNk/I6yVYupbngA/w497-h373/1358142845_1712868382.gif

Edited May 11, 2015 by tifino

[Suffinator]

There sure is a lot of shit under the rug and now there's almost no room left for more lies. How, with all the Army presence in the South, did they not know what was going on? What a load of <deleted>.

[soalbundy]

and just how does he know this?

He has had them all locked up in the barracks until this unfortunate incident which is giving Thailand a bad name blows over and they can start all over again with more efficiency this time

[Oziex1]

Google translates this as "Their up to their neck in it"

Is the time frame 10 days, now seems to be 19 days?

The PM is ready to take decisive action"", when is he going to be decisive, today, tomorrow, later, not sure. maybe some time.

[soalbundy]

These slavery camps was found on the border with Malaysia, the same border thats used by terrorists to cross into Thailand. So either someone has not done their job in patrolling the border to prevent terrorist entering Thailand or they are teaching politicians how to tell massive lies and paint them over as white lies. How do you hide camps containing up to 800 people from foot patrols and air force choppers flying over ?

with army camouflage nets, works a treat.

[ZABA]

Pretty callous of everyone here to accuse that poor general of being untruthful. If he were guilty of something, there would be people in the picture pointing at him...

Wait. What's that lady think she is doing?

Edited May 11, 2015 by ZABA

[MobileContent]

I always thought the Army is protecting the borders specially in the deep South. Oh yes, now I remember they return to the barracks after dinner.

[Eric Loh]

Army is not involved for sure, but Thai Navy is the one removing the Refugee boat engines, and drifting on the ocean and abandoning them..

You mean like this ABC news, extract below.

"A man in hiding, who agreed to speak to the ABC, maintains that the Thai navy intercepted the boat he was on and then facilitated a handover to a broker.

They said why don't you give us money, we bought you, why did you try to escape?

Rohingya refugee

"The navy asked if we had food to eat and where we were from," he said. "They said don't tell anyone the Thai navy has seen you."

He says the navy directed the boat to land at Ranong on the Thai coast where it was met by a human trafficker who 'bought' the human cargo".

[phycokiller]

to busy guarding the border to guard the border