Phuket police commander transferred
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit has been transferred to Ratchaburi province. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: -- The Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit, will end his term of service as the island’s top-ranking police officer on Friday (Oct 30).

Gen Patchara has been transferred to Ratchaburi province, where he will take up the post of Commander of the Provincial police there.

Pol Col Teerapol Thipjaroen, who is currently Deputy Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, has been promoted to replace Gen Patchara as the senior-ranking officer for Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-commander-transferred-54734.php


-- Thai PBS 2015-10-29

I strongly oppose the promotion of any Puket police. They have failed miserably on that island cesspool of drugs and murder. Any promotions from this force is insanity at its finest hour.

Wow what a fine example to follow , Keep up the good work BIB Phuket is getting better by the day.

Wasn't he just appointed there?

He was involved with moving police headquarters from Surat Thani to Phuket upsetting a number of his staff in the process.

This makes the ninth police commander of Phuket in eight years… I guess they only get a short time at the trough here!

This makes the ninth police commander of Phuket in eight years… I guess they only get a short time at the trough here!

Always another commander pushing to pay their x million baht envelope to someone in central government. It's just the Thai version of musical chairs ...

Moving people around is good if you want to avoid corruption.

Moving people around is good if you want to avoid corruption.

I agree - but there is zero continuity on any sort of policy ...

This makes the ninth police commander of Phuket in eight years… I guess they only get a short time at the trough here!

I think if they're promoted, they simply move on to other, deeper troughs

This makes the ninth police commander of Phuket in eight years… I guess they only get a short time at the trough here!

I think if they're promoted, they simply move on to other, deeper troughs

Not really - only the touristy beats have the deepest troughs. They all have their short time at the deepest troughs, also those in higher power get their brown envelopes on a regular basis.

That's why corruption contines at a rapid pace, the 'entry' money has to be recovered with profit in a very short time.