Police Weigh Defamation Suit Against Human Trafficking Investigator

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Police Weigh Defamation Suit Against Human Trafficking Investigator

By: Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Amy Sawitta Lefevre

Reuters

Police Maj. Gen. Paween Pongsiri, at center, at a Sept. 29 news conference in Songkhla province.

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BANGKOK -- Police on Friday said they were considering suing a former officer investigating human trafficking for defamation over comments hemade implicating senior officials in the trade.

Maj. Gen. Paween Pongsiri arrived in Melbourne a few days ago and told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. yesterday that he feared for his life because influential figures in the government, military and police implicated in the illicit trade want him dead.

"There are some bad police and bad military who do these kind of things," Paween told the broadcaster. "Unfortunately, those bad police and military are the ones that have power."

Royal Thai Police chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters that he did not know why Paween fled but said a legal team was checking whether his comments were defamatory.

"I don't know the reason why he had to go and speak about this issue but he should not talk about this because it could damage the country,"Jakthip said.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-12-11