5 senior Thai police transferred after 191 police raid of a S Korean online gambling gang

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Five local senior police transferred after 191 police raid of a South Korean online gambling gang



BANGKOK: -- Five senior police officers at Makasan police station were transferred today after an online betting service in a luxurious condominium was raided by 191 police.

The lightning transfer was ordered by Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongsephan Wannaphak, the commander of the First Division of the Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau after 191 police raided a rented room on the 12th floor of a luxury condominium on Phetburi road and arrested two South Koreans red-handed while keying orders from customers into their computers.

The five senior police officers are transferred to temporary posting at the operation centre of the First Division for a period of 30 days or until ordered otherwise.

It was the third police transfer within a month prompted by raids on South Korean betting gangs operated online betting websites from rented luxury room to cater service to South Korean customers in South Korea.

Most South Korean suspects said they were paid by their bosses in South Korea to open betting website and came to Thailand to operate as penalties by Thai law are less severe than in their country.

Local police will be held responsible if police from other units raid any gambling dens in their area of responsibility.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/five-local-senior-police-transferred-after-191-police-raid-of-a-south-korean-online-gambling-gang


-- Thai PBS 2015-06-05

[schlog]

191 police? ....191 police men for 1 rented room and 2 korean guys?

[noitom]

Preposterous illustration of Thai incompetence an corruption.

[Loptr]

The RTP will continue to be a joke as long as they keep transferring these crooks to other divisions instead of bringing them up on charges... Just more proof that nothing has really changed...

[Strangebrew]

So they were operating a website from here. A big No no guess somebody wasn't getting a piece of the action.

[Lingba]

Transferred???....you mean, placed on paid vacation to another province

[Pattaya28]

Story doesn't say why the police were transferred.

Are we supposed to guess the reason ?

Again, another very uninformative incomplete story.

[Tatsujin]

Story doesn't say why the police were transferred.

Are we supposed to guess the reason ?

Again, another very uninformative incomplete story.

Based on similar stories, the ones transferred were either those directly in "charge" of that area and allowed the gang to operate and/or were paid off to allow the gang to operate.

[canuckamuck]

Thai police are very serious about corruption in the force, Nobody does it better.

[Alex Sharp]

191 police? ....191 police men for 1 rented room and 2 korean guys?

must have been fairly cramped in that room.......

[chrisinth]

Thai police are very serious about corruption in the force, Nobody does it better.

Very true. One of the best police forces money can buy................

[Ricardo]

191 police? ....191 police men for 1 rented room and 2 korean guys?

Perhaps they were all eager to be in the publicity-photo afterwards ?

[DLang]

And will the funds in their bank accounts be transferred too?

Or only 20% with a further promise of 10% of future earnings?

[The Deerhunter]

Ity's about time that someone woke up to the fact that merely transferring police is just wallpapering over the cracks. The building is still falling down!!!!!!! Dismiss them from their jobs. Most of the senior ones have huge resources tucked away after years of graft. They won't miss the salary, only the "face."

[FangFerang]

Two South Koreans arrested, five Thai police officers s transferred.

Interesting

[maidee]

lol

you couldn't make up a story like this

so the 5 were a little bit involved?

good for them they wear the right uniform, where biggest crimes are rewarded with a transfert

[fareastguy]

I make that six police to make the arrest & 185 police to point the finger.... Safety in numbers when top brass are being transferred !!

[brucegoniners]

OK, this might be a stupid question and a redundant one as well. But why do the police here always get "transferred" after committing crimes, things that would get them thrown in prison anywhere else?

If this General is really serious about stopping corruption maybe it's time to start prosecuting corrupt cops.

Just a crazy thought

[Nobb]

Transfer them is there next pay me and i will close my eyes area. To many bad police transfers are not good for the people or the country!

[IAMHERE]

191 police? ....191 police men for 1 rented room and 2 korean guys?

Perhaps they were all eager to be in the publicity-photo afterwards ?

Just as likely the police higher ups charged the low level police tea money to be part of the 'raid'; Good on their resumes ?

[Jiu-Jitsu]

191 SPECIAL BRANCH POLICE

[WhoWhenWhyWhat]

191 SPECIAL BRANCH POLICE

I see...it's the 191 Special Branch Unit. Earlier poster's were apparently mislead by the headings, myself almost included.

Are there a 292 Special Unit or a 393? Just wondering...