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Unbelievable! Only in Thailand can you be a fleeing convicted felon and still be a police man with valid political and personal passports.

When you consider that Thai generals can repeatedly overthrow elected governments and abolish constitutions while still being able to suck at the tit of the national treasury, it's not too unbelievable.

You have to remember that having a bit on the side (especially of the same sex) has derailed many a political campaign in western democracies, while here a history of criminality is almost a prerequisite, as long as you avoid prosecution. When you're elected, you can then break every law in the book up to and including mass murder and expect to get away with it, unless there's a coup.

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The committee in charge of police ranks has agreed unanimously to strip ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra from his police lieutenant colonel rank, Pol Gen Chaiya Siri-ampolkul, advisor to the Royal Thai Police commissioner, said today.

The committee will recommend the decision to the Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Somyot Phumphanmuang to forward to the Cabinet Secretariat for royal endorsement and announced in the Royal Gazettee.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/112052

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-- Thai PBS 2015-05-29

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This was an honorary rank, derived from the word Honor, clearly his honor went out the window together

with many other redeeming human qualities .. so yes, by all means, take it away from him...

"This was an honorary rank,........."

Not so, according to history.

"......before resigning his commission in 1987 as a lieutenant colonel and leaving the police. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra#Police_career

"...and three years later was awarded a doctorate in criminal justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas." Wikipedia

Mr Thaksin does, however, know plenty about justice for criminals.

Thank you RC. Yes, he was always referred to as Former Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra, even in his boring biography that must have used exactly those words at least 500 times, (up to where I had to stop reading it.). Just too TOO boring. I did try.

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Top police rank committee recommends stripping Thaksin Shinawatra off police rank

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BANGKOK: -- The committee in charge of police ranks has agreed unanimously to strip ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra off his police lieutenant colonel rank, Pol Gen Chaiya Siri-ampolkul, advisor to the Royal Thai Police commissioner, said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/828983-top-police-rank-committee-recommends-stripping-thaksin-shinawatra-off-police-rank/

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He revealed that according to police regulations, seven offences could lead to an officer being stripped of rank.

Does that mean a police officer can commit 6 offenses, for example:

2 times caught at taking bribes

1 times being caught playing illegal card games

1 times caught at extortion of money

1 times being caught drunk while driving

1 times on yaba firing with his weapon in a restaurant

and he can not lose his rank?

I can not believe that.

Who wrote those police regulations?

Ramboo?

Sepp Blatter

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Unbelievable! Only in Thailand can you be a fleeing convicted felon and still be a police man with valid political and personal passports.

When you consider that Thai generals can repeatedly overthrow elected governments and abolish constitutions while still being able to suck at the tit of the national treasury, it's not too unbelievable.

Well, that's one way of putting it, but you make a good point. biggrin.png

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He revealed that according to police regulations, seven offences could lead to an officer being stripped of rank.

Does that mean a police officer can commit 6 offenses, for example:

2 times caught at taking bribes

1 times being caught playing illegal card games

1 times caught at extortion of money

1 times being caught drunk while driving

1 times on yaba firing with his weapon in a restaurant

and he can not lose his rank?

I can not believe that.

Who wrote those police regulations?

Ramboo?

Sepp Blatter

Is that a painful male medical ailment?

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Thank you RC. Yes, he was always referred to as Former Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra, even in his boring biography that must have used exactly those words at least 500 times, (up to where I had to stop reading it.). Just too TOO boring. I did try.

Here's a satire booklet written about T several years ago,

titled "Guarded Conversations" text in .pdf

it's more fun than reading his auto-bio

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I don't think its a very smart plan to keep lashing out with meaningless actions. Neither removing his passport or this can hurt him in anyway , and exposes the Junta's real weakness where he is concerned , There last attack against him will be Jailing his sister. I think that may be a step too far for the rest of the world

she committed horrendous crimes of course she should go to jail.

As for him, well he ran, the coward that he is.

Karma .

How many ruined lives and deaths is he directly responsible for?

His sister has blood on her resume too.

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POLITICS
Probe panel recommends stripping Thaksin of police rank
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE Royal Thai Police is inching closer to stripping former premier Thaksin Shinawatra of his rank of police lieutenant colonel after a high-powered committee yesterday confirmed it had already forwarded that recommendation to the national police chief.

Pol General Chaiya Siri-ampunkul, who heads the investigation panel into the matter, said the recommendation was based strictly on the letter of law concerning wrongdoing committed by current and former police which could lead to them losing their rank.

In the case of Pol Lt-Colonel Thaksin, the committee ruled unanimously that the ex-premier had fled the country to avoid legal action in a criminal case, so his rank could be legally removed.

National police chief Pol General Somyot Poompanmuang declined to say how long he would take to consider the committee's recommendation, saying it was in the public's interest so he needed to consider it carefully.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday the national police may forward the recommendation to him and it would be considered based on normal procedure and he would not exercise his special authority under Article 44 of the interim charter.

Chaiya, the probe committee chairman said: "I can reassure the public that the committee considered this matter strictly on the basis of law, which is the National Police Act of 2004. There is clear evidence that the person concerned was convicted in a criminal case and fled the country to avoid punishment so we could recommend to the national police chief that his rank be removed. The national police chief will have to forward the recommendation to Cabinet and the prime minister. When there is a royal endorsement the process will be complete."

Thaksin is legally regarded as a fugitive, as he was earlier sentenced to a two-year jail term in a criminal case involving the illegal purchase of state-owned land and fled the country before serving his jail term. According to Pol General Chaiya, Thaksin currently faces a total of seven arrest warrants, but two of them have already expired.

He said the national police force had also received complaints from the public via the Office of Ombudsman regarding the issue, so his committee also took this into consideration when recommending that the ex-premier's rank be removed in accordance with the law.

Chaiya said the recommendation should not be seen as an attempt to illegitimately hurt the former premier.

Army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr filed a defamation suit against Thaksin yesterday for discrediting the Army in an media interview overseas on the political situation in Thailand, that was broadcast on YouTube and other online media recently. The Criminal Court accepted the lawsuit yesterday and will hold its first hearing on this on September 7.

Interior Minister General Anupong Pao-chinda said there have been no reports of red-shirt movements in the provinces over the recent revoking of Thaksin's two Thai passports. He said the government had acted in accordance with the law when taking action against the former premier following his remarks, which were deemed in violation of lese majeste and other laws.

"We take legal action in response to someone's wrongdoings. I think most Thai people have a better understanding now, as events in the past four to five years have helped them understand the situation better. I hope we don't return to the old path," he said.

In an online post, Thaksin said he had returned to Dubai from Singapore, where he had met two of grandchildren. He said he now had free time to meditate and noted that legal powers and guns could not solve the political conflict.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Probe-panel-recommends-stripping-Thaksin-of-police-30261289.html

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-- The Nation 2015-05-30

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Come back and face the music you coward.

If you can't do the time don't do the crime.

Would he actually let his little sister take the rap? Probably.

He would even sell his own daughters I'd bet rather than doing hard time.

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Unbelievable! Only in Thailand can you be a fleeing convicted felon and still be a police man with valid political and personal passports.

... and have foreigners defend said criminal fugitive's "rights" to still be a police officer and to have a diplomatic passport

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Meanwhile, Somyot guaranteed that no personal feelings were involved when deciding whether to strip Thaksin of his rank.

said the vehemently anti-Thaksin top-cop named Somyot....

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Thaksin's opponents are just being petty. This is getting ridiculous...

Of course in your country of birth convicted police officers are allowed to keep their rank and medals and so. But then, you're from a real democratic country, aren't you ?

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Khun Thaksin, karma is catching up on you, som nam na.

Khun is a term of respect - I presume you didn't know this or are being sarcastic?

Khun is a term of respect - I presume you didn't know this -You presumed wrong- or are being sarcastic-You presumed right.

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