Special Branch police know who leaked information about suspected ISIS presence

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Special Branch police know who leaked information about suspected ISIS presence



BANGKOK: -- Special Branch police knew who was responsible for leaking to the media an intelligence report about the presence of suspected ISIS terrorists in Thailand, Special Branch deputy commissioner Pol Maj-Gen Pittaya Sirilak said Tuesday.

He said that internal investigation was still underway with several Special Branch police officers being questioned. He said he didn’t believe the leaker had ill intention but if it could be proven that the leakage of the confidential information was intentional, the officer concerned would face criminal and disciplinary actions as well as civil lawsuit.

The intelligence information about suspected ISIS terrorists among Syrians in Thailand was passed on by Russian intelligence agency to its Thai counterpart.

Four Syrians have, so far, questioned by Thai security officials. They were all cleared of any links with ISIS although they were found to have overstayed their visas.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/special-branch-police-know-who-leaked-information-about-suspected-isis-presence


-- Thai PBS 2015-12-09

[davehowden]

"Special Branch police know who leaked information about suspected ISIS presence"

Well what a relief that is!!

[bino]

I foresee yet another transfer to the already overcrowded operations centre.

[docshock13]

Probably have spent more man hours searching for the whistleblower than the actual terrorists. Pathetic.

If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat? Or would the RTP just wait for an attack and gracelessly fumble their way through another cover-up?

[NongKhaiKid]

I foresee yet another transfer to the already overcrowded operations centre.

I wonder what they do with officers who are transferred to an inactive post and manage to screw up there ?

[waldroj]

NongKhaiKid,

In answer to your question, they promote them!

[BSJ]

Move the perpetrator of this heinous crime to an inactive post......they need someone to supervise a recount of the paperclips.

[taony]

Thank God. Now I can sleep again. It was scary this past while knowing he was on the loose.

[NongKhaiKid]

NongKhaiKid,

In answer to your question, they promote them!

That wouldn't be a surprise.

[thesetat2013]

They worry so much about who releases this information instead of finding the 10 who actually are the terrorists and still on the loose in Thailand. In a related article even Briton has put Thailand on red alert for their citizens and the chance of being targeted.

[Tatsujin]

Heads still firmly up their own backsides, priorities straight, and all is well with the world.

Can't wait to see the new Constitution draft in 2020 ...

[worgeordie]

So was it supposed to be kept secret from the public,and

more importantly,from the tourist industry,having Iss operators

running around Thailand is not good for business.

regards worgeordie

[chrisinth]

Probably have spent more man hours searching for the whistleblower than the actual terrorists. Pathetic.

If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat? Or would the RTP just wait for an attack and gracelessly fumble their way through another cover-up?

"If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat?"

​In all likelihood, no, the public would not have been informed.

​Thailand aside, do you think it is realistic for your own intelligence services to inform the population of the country with every snippet of received intelligence communication they have?

Because this is the sort of situation you all seem to be ranting at .........................

As for the person who leaked the information, this person should have a lot to answer for. And for the authorities to even think along the lines of "....he didn’t believe the leaker had ill intention...." is ridiculous. IMHO, this person should be dismissed their position immediately, not just for generating mass hysteria and uncalled for speculation by the release but for the revelation of nationally classified documentation.

Although it may hurt the egos of some, just because we all have mobile media in our lives now, it doesn't mean everybody has the right to know everything.

[waldroj]

How can these guys not help but leak?

[Artisi]

I foresee yet another transfer to the already overcrowded operations centre.

I wonder what they do with officers who are transferred to an inactive post and manage to screw up there ?

Probably back into the field, can't have the inactive post regime being screwed up ..........

[NongKhaiKid]

How can these guys not help but leak?

Doesn't look as if any of the bottles have been opened, do the BIB actually drink water ?

[Time Traveller]

The rocket scientists from "special" branch know! Even special olympians could work out that any country with muslims living in it is likely to have a terrorist presence...

If these "special" police beleive that informing the public of something should be a greater crime than the crime itself. Then maybe it's thailand got some unspecial police.

[Marcusv]

Some attitude adjustment pending

[Acharn]

Probably have spent more man hours searching for the whistleblower than the actual terrorists. Pathetic.

If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat? Or would the RTP just wait for an attack and gracelessly fumble their way through another cover-up?

What, exactly, is the value of telling the public about the potential threat? If there's a real credible threat that they can do something to avoid, then there's reason to warn the public. Otherwise there are literally thousands of potential threats every day. Your kid's sniffles might mutate into a pandemic that kills millions. There's a potential threat for you. What you gonna do?

[jaywalker]

Probably have spent more man hours searching for the whistleblower than the actual terrorists. Pathetic.

If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat? Or would the RTP just wait for an attack and gracelessly fumble their way through another cover-up?

What, exactly, is the value of telling the public about the potential threat? If there's a real credible threat that they can do something to avoid, then there's reason to warn the public. Otherwise there are literally thousands of potential threats every day. Your kid's sniffles might mutate into a pandemic that kills millions. There's a potential threat for you. What you gonna do?

My guess is that the person who leaked the info might have been trying to get the BIB off their backsides & into action?

It seems that most BIB are either too busy extorting money out of folks, or are practicing REAL HARD for an inactive post position to worry about terrorism threats.

Edited December 9, 2015 by jaywalker

[WhizBang]

NongKhaiKid,

In answer to your question, they promote them!

That explains a lot about this country and the state it is in.

[WhizBang]

Ahhh, so the witch hunt continues. I wonder, do they not have more important things they could be doing?

[lostmebike]

No need to worry about your 'tee-rak', you or your family being blown to a thousand little pieces anymore because ...

Special Branch police know who leaked information about suspected ISIS presence

Ahh, tonight we'll all sleep well.

[dageurreotype]

NongKhaiKid,

In answer to your question, they promote them!

This is actually true. When I'd asked where a notorious police captain on Phuket had gone I'd been told 'transferred to Yala, for promotion'

[WhizBang]

Probably have spent more man hours searching for the whistleblower than the actual terrorists. Pathetic.

If not for the whistleblower, would the public have been told ANYTHING about the potential threat? Or would the RTP just wait for an attack and gracelessly fumble their way through another cover-up?

My guess is, that with the cat out of the bag, they will loose face big time should a terrorist attack now happen, as it will show the total ineptitude of the RTP, yet again.

By keeping it secret they could pretend to be surprised when an attacks occurs.

[Lupatria]

When they hail the wrongdoer and attack the whistleblower - there is something going terribly wrong in a society.

[tuanku]

How can these guys not help but leak?

Doesn't look as if any of the bottles have been opened, do the BIB actually drink water ?

From my personal observation, they sometimes add a little to their Johnny Walker Black Label

[waldroj]

Judging by the smile on Chakthip’s face in the photo on my earlier post #14, the clear liquid in the glass is possibly Russian vodka!

End result will still be a leak.

[torpedo1970]

"Special Branch police know who leaked information about suspected ISIS presence"

I guess it was more important to find this out than actually finding the 10 terrorists

Oh, i forgot....

Thailand does not have terrorists

[IAMHERE]

I foresee yet another transfer to the already overcrowded operations centre.

I wonder what they do with officers who are transferred to an inactive post and manage to screw up there ?

Promoted... to an even more inactive post?