Top Cop Apologizes for Delay in Jenphop Case
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


A relative of car crash victim Thantapat Horsaengchai carries her portrait at her cremation ceremony on Saturday in Pathum Thani province.

BANGKOK — National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda yesterday offered a rare apology for mishandling the investigation of the wealthy businessman responsible for a deadly car crash in Ayutthaya last week.

Thailand’s top cop admitted police were slow in pursuing the case against 37-year-old Jenphop Viraporn and confessed to delays in the investigation, which sparked accusations police granted special treatment to the suspect.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1458624942


-- Khaosod English 2016-03-22

Yes, it's pretty obvious.

Why is it taking longer than usual? Easy - money.

The guy is basically admitting corruption is involved and he wants people to forgive this?

What a bloody disgrace apologzeing for corruption.

Have money bribe police and almost get away with murder.

He should be told that an apology is not enough.

Rapid progress and his resignation without pension are in order

Would not have been any delay if the person responsible had been a poor nobody of course, money buys injustice here

I'll bet he thinks his grand gesture is more than enough and everyone should be happy.

Will we ever be told what the mishandling was and who was responsible, will there be disciplinary even criminal charges brought ?

Unless there's considerable pressure brought to bear I'm sure this will be allowed to slip away as is so often the case.

Ok, so does this mean that justice will be served?

Ok, right. Thought not.

Don't waste your breath apologising for corruption, get off you fat arse, arrest all involved and prosecute, and put steps in place to stamp out corruption, oops! forgot TIT.

No surprises here but with the bright spotlight of social media hopefully justice will be served.

Don't waste your breath apologising for corruption, get off you fat arse, arrest all involved and prosecute, and put steps in place to stamp out corruption, oops! forgot TIT.

Thailand would be a much better place if the ThaiVisa keyboard warrior brigade was in charge. OOPS! forgot -- they're not.

I'll bet he thinks his grand gesture is more than enough and everyone should be happy.

Will we ever be told what the mishandling was and who was responsible, will there be disciplinary even criminal charges brought ?

Unless there's considerable pressure brought to bear I'm sure this will be allowed to slip away as is so often the case.

1. He probably does think that. However it is not enough and people won't be happy regardless of the outcome.

2.The mishandling was : "...a senior police officer..... did not insist on conducting a sobriety test on Jenphop because the suspect has the right to refuse the test. (probably afraid of his hi-so status)

That officer, Col. Pongpat Suksawasdi, was removed from his post as the head of the police station that oversees Jenphop’s case after he made the remark on Nation TV." (Khaosod Eng.)

3. You are right. ".. this will be allowed to slip away as is so often the case." Unless the pressure continues at a pace unseen before (damned social media)

Don't waste your breath apologising for corruption, get off you fat arse, arrest all involved and prosecute, and put steps in place to stamp out corruption, oops! forgot TIT.

Thailand would be a much better place if the ThaiVisa keyboard warrior brigade was in charge. OOPS! forgot -- they're not.

Couldn't do any worse

Blah! Blah! Blah!

The problem is ...............................................

Oh, I just can't be bothered typing anymore. Same old story again and again.

No equivalent to the Independent Police Complaints Commission here. He can do and say as he likes, make it up as he goes along, change his mind and then back again. There is no oversight. In a few weeks or months the progress of this case or rather the lack of progress will belie his apology.

No surprises here but with the bright spotlight of social media hopefully justice will be served.

I agree.

Granted that people's memories and outrage will fade over time and time will tell if justice will, in fact, be served BUT this is the first time I can recall a high ranking police member admitting fault on behalf of the police force.

That's big and it's a start.

The key, I think, is for people to keep pressing the issue on social media and not let it fade into the mists of time as, I believe, the strategy has been with Red Bull Boy (though this tragedy has, fortunately, brought that case to light again).

Don't waste your breath apologising for corruption, get off you fat arse, arrest all involved and prosecute, and put steps in place to stamp out corruption, oops! forgot TIT.

Thailand would be a much better place if the ThaiVisa keyboard warrior brigade was in charge. OOPS! forgot -- they're not.

Couldn't do any worse

Maybe. But whatever it is the powers-that-be are doing or not doing, if they want to read about what they SHOULD be doing, they can read about it here.

The 9th circle of hell is reserved for Thai cops.

Apologizes do not help morning family members. He did not do his job but no actions will be taken unless the victims families makes his not doing his job wide spread. Apologizes are a worth nothing to a grieving family. He should be fired or put in jail! Tea money is more important than guilty parties!

So has he been in court yet?