21 Thai cops on the move 'to boost efficiency'

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21 cops on the move 'to boost efficiency'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- TWENTY-ONE police officers, most of whom were stationed in Nakhon Pathom and Provincial Police Region 7, were transferred to the police operations centre to boost efficiency, the national police chief explained yesterday.

Pol General Somyot Poompanmuang said each jurisdiction had various police agencies as well as police stations, such as the Central Investigation Bureau, Immigration Police Bureau and

Special Branch Division.

"From now on, if any jurisdiction neglects its duties and lets crime rise, I will not just transfer the top five officers at the respective police station - but those from back-up agencies would be held accountable too," Somyot said.

The recent transfers will be a new standard of practice to boost co-operation within jurisdictions, said the senior officer. He retires in four months but he hopes his successor applies the rule as a guideline.

Somyot said he expects some of the transferred police officers to protest and they were within their rights to do so. But he called all the transferred officers to attend a meeting today to discuss their performance and they would be allowed to submit explanation letters.

The first transfer order of 11 police officers included Somyot's own brother, Crime Suppression Subdivision 5 commander Pol Colonel Pumin Poompanmuang. It was issued on Sunday night and Somyot on Monday had said it was because crimes in the province had increased.

The second transfer order, announced on Monday night, required 10 police officers to report to the centre yesterday at noon.

Four of the officers were from the Provincial Police Region 7: deputy commander Pol Colonel Triwit Namthongthai; investigation 1 division commander Pol Colonel Preeda Imcharoen; investigation 1 division deputy commander Pol Lt-Colonel Samran Klanma; and inspector Pol Major Narong Khumprai.

Another four officers were from the Nakhon Pathom Police: deputy commander for investigation Pol Lt-Colonel Preecha Timhom; inspector Pol Lt-Colonel Yonglit Supapol; inspector Pol Colonel Amporn Limprasart; and inspector Pol Captain Sakka Srifa. Another two were from the Crime Suppression Subdivision 5: deputy commander Pol Lt-Colonel Wiratchan Khunchaikaew and inspector Pol Lt-Colonel Torwong Pitakkosol.

Meanwhile, the Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD) has joined with the Office of the Inspector-General to find solutions for communities with criminal code procedures. It found that 122 complaints made in the first four months of this year involved police actions.

Following yesterday's meeting with senior officers from the office's 10 regions, RLPD chief Pol Colonel Narat Sawettanant said 122 of 500 complaints about government services filed from January to April were against police officers.

They included charges of police malfeasance or poor job performance (such as hasty investigations and false arrest) or criminal activity. Other topics for complaint had to do with civil cases, administration and land dispute cases.

Narat said the proposed one-stop service centres at police stations for victims in criminal cases to file compensation claims could help speed up compensation procedures. They would also enable more victims in criminal cases to get their entitled aid, in line with the Compensation and Expense for the Accused in Criminal Case Act.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/21-cops-on-the-move-to-boost-efficiency-30261010.html


-- The Nation 2015-05-27

[NongKhaiKid]

If police officers like these are inefficient why are they still in the job ?

[Tatsujin]

"neglects its duties and lets crime rise"

or code for

"your murders/drug dealing/protection rackets/gambling/shakedowns (etc) are too public just now, so we can't turn a blind eye at the moment, but please, come have a nice new job at HQ until the shitstorm dies down and we can retrain you to be a bit more discreet and cover your tracks a bit better, and then reinstate you and get you back to earning us all our unusual wealth".

Thailand, one of the few countries where you should be more afraid of the Police than the "criminals".

Edited May 27, 2015 by Tatsujin

[ezzra]

21 cops were transferred to the police operations centre to boost efficiency

So this is what they call it now? I take it that the ministry of inactive post are full than,,

[Suffinator]

TWENTY-ONE police officers, most of whom were stationed in Nakhon Pathom and Provincial Police Region 7, were transferred to the police operations centre to boost efficiency, the national police chief explained yesterday.

You know this is total BS when he uses the word 'efficiency' in direct relation to the RTP. The truth is out there but it'll never come from a Thai as this would only cause more damaged to their already soiled reputation.

[halloween]

When they realise that nothing has changed with the removal of 21 high ranked officers, and fire them, efficiency will have been achieved.

[arthurboy]

The headline should read: Junta paves way to install police lackeys in Nakhon Pathom to sequester lucrative money making opportunities.

[Dibbler]

Transferring incompetent, inefficient or corrupt government staff from active to inactive posts = spreading dried manure around a bare garden

[Manbing]

I cant see anything wrong with the statement, Its extremely honest.

Remove a corrupt policeman and replace with a functioning policeman. Its very clearly improving efficiency

Edited May 27, 2015 by Manbing

[worgeordie]

It would be a lot more efficient to sack any corrupt cops,without pension,

then they might realize,that they are there to work for the good of the

public,not to enrich themselves,if there is no serious punishment ,NOTHING

is going to change.

regards worgeordie

[klauskunkel]

efficiency boosters... Thai police will implement anything as long as it has passive attributes... actively doing something? Jaa naaah!

[Thaddeus]

Edited May 27, 2015 by Thaddeus

[Baerboxer]

If police officers like these are inefficient why are they still in the job ?

I'd guess because it's incredibly hard to dismiss them without a lengthy disciplinary process. You know what processes are like here, full of appeals, catch 22's and of course there's always the chance some might open their gobs.

So they transfer them. You go from being a much waied local despot to glorified paper clip sorter overnight - oh, and all that tea money suddenly vanishes.

[JOC]

>>The first transfer order of 11 police officers included Somyot's own brother, Crime Suppression Subdivision 5 commander Pol Colonel Pumin Poompanmuang. It was issued on Sunday night and Somyot on Monday had said it was because crimes in the province had increased.<< Quote

His own brother??

Looking forward to some interesting family dinners in the future.......................

[madmitch]

So nothing to do with the shooting in a police-run gambling den after all!!!!

[FireMedic]

The first transfer order of 11 police officers included Somyot's own brother, Crime Suppression Subdivision 5 commander Pol Colonel Pumin Poompanmuang

I stopped reading here......and no other questions about anything need be asked.

[lvr181]

If police officers like these are inefficient why are they still in the job ?

They should be busted down to the ranks (and receive some attitude training) or be dismissed.

[Guest]

Here is a Western concept that may be of value in the Kingdom's quest for efficiency.

When a person fails miserably a their job, or worse, is corrupt and works against the process they were hired to advance.

We sack them. Fired, Don't let the door hit you in the arse.
We do not move them to a new position to "rinse and repeat."

Try it, it works all over the world.

[Eric Loh]

Is this the big police reform that you proudly announced after you stage the coup? Sorry, moving a few deck chairs around doesnt constitute a reform. Big on promises, little to show.

[whatawonderfulday]

If police officers like these are inefficient why are they still in the job ?

they were inefficient because they wanted all of the tea money rather than share 50/50 with the Generals military goons

[Ulic]

Since when has boosting efficiencies been a priority of the police department with the

exception of collecting thick envelopes.

[fred Kubasa]

Well to date it appears some 1,234,756 ( One million 200 thousand + ), officers have been transferred, moved. reassigned,

committed suicide, murdered, or, simply, vanished.

[Artisi]

It's called bringing happiness to Thai people, most western countries have intelligent (maybe semi intelligent to some ) TV shows, Benny Hill, Faulty Towers etc., to give people a laugh -- in Thailand they have the joke of the day, today it's police efficiency.

[Nobb]

On my job if you did not do your job you got fired. They will not do any better on new job. Police are to important to under achieve. Get rid of the garbage and bring in people who care and want to make a difference!

[maidee]

policemen, too stupid to be politician

but can also rob for life

no punishment even get caught with the hand in the coockie jar

[chaiyapoon]

Used to stay in Nakhon Pathom and knew several high ranking police officers who were friendly with my girlfriend's (at the time)

family.I was told by her father they were all on the take.

Question is why are they picking on Nakhon Pathom?Pretty much the whole country is in the same position with corruption the norm.

So I would have to think that someone is being made a scape goat or was treading on someones toes.

[Lupatria]

I'm suspicious that all the traffic jams in this country are caused by officials on transfer from one ineffective post to another inactive one.

[quandow]

If the BiB's actually DID their job, efficiency would skyrocket, but that would involve them getting up off their lazy (here, I'll do it for you, Mr. Censor) <DELETED!!!>.

[MZurf]

BANGKOK: -- TWENTY-ONE police officers, most of whom were stationed in Nakhon Pathom and Provincial Police Region 7, were transferred to the police operations centre to boost efficiency, the national police chief explained yesterday.

Boost efficiency where - in the police operations centre or in Nakhon Pathom?