Police chief disagrees to proposed termination of money reward for drug busts

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Police chief disagrees to proposed termination of money reward for drug busts

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Royal Thai Police commissioner yesterday voiced opposition to an attempt to terminate the practice of paying of reward money to investigators involved in narcotics cases saying that they were an important motivation for police officers for their efforts.

 

He questioned if not to be used as reward what other use should the money be put to.

 

Comment from the police commissioner Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda came as Justice Minuster Gen Phaiboon Khumchaya said he would like that money reward for the seizure of methamphetamines or “Yaa Baa” be terminated after he has proposed to remove Yaa Baa from Category 1 drug to Category 2.

 

Pol Gen Chakthip admitted that personally he was against the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to stop giving reward money to police officers involved in drug busts.

 

He stated that these reward money was in fact an important motivating factor for officers who are involved in a very difficult task.

 

He went on asking what better use for the money than to reward officers for their sacrifices.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/police-chief-disagrees-proposed-termination-money-reward-drug-busts/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-01

[keith101]

better they get a reward for doing their job than taking a bribe for not doing it .

[rebo]

Frogs disagree to proposed draining of swamps ...

[Somtamnication]

How about a crime victim fund? 

[ezzra]

The rewards money is important in the police doing the job they were sworn and paid

to  in the first place, the gravy train of rewards from drug busts is in danger, well

commissioner, this is only the casualty of deregulating drugs use to a misdemeanor acts,

lots more headaches to come...

[Plutojames88]

Currently police are more transparent in their corruption .

Tourists should be taking note

[jvs]

He explains perfectly why the police in general are not really motivated to do their job,i see it everyday.

It is that kind of mindset that needs to chance,but who is going to flip the switch?

I believe that money taken as a bribe or whatever you want to call it really motivates some officers to do something to

supplement their meager income.

When there is more and more oppositions against this what do you think is going to happen?

Will they work harder or lose their motivation?

 

[Thailand]

What can you say, it's beyond keystone!

[Plutojames88]

I suppose the ten years since social media exposed all things Thai was the Nirvana westerners enjoyed......it gradually dawned this place is filthy evil and corrupt to core.

 

We should thank the junta in completing the enlightenment with statements....that only draw more obvious conclusions

[colinneil]

Police chief disagrees wth proposed termination of rewards.

Of course they will disagree, police only find drugs when some money is put up.

No money, no drugs will be found.

Basically bribing police to do the job they are already being paid to do.

Farcical thats what it is.

[harada]

So, this explains the increase in large drug busts over the last couple of years, like they say if something seems too good to be true it usually is, it's no wonder they've got huge smiles on their faces when lined up behind the alleged perpetrators. 

[jamesbrock]

This coming from a career cop who's NLA asset declaration showed a nett worth in excess of 968,000,000 baht. I wonder what percentage of each and every reward goes back to him?

[dageurreotype]

2 hours ago, keith101 said:

better they get a reward for doing their job than taking a bribe for not doing it .

 

They'll usually claim the reward, sell the drugs and dob in the seller. Win win  

Edited September 1, 2016 by dageurreotype

[Anythingleft?]

Re-read this topic three times the more I see posted about Thailand and how the systems are invoked and managed it saddens me more each day

[phycokiller]

pattaya police station soi 9, policeman walks into cells every evening, delivers yaba pills and collects days takings. pm me for account to send my reward

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

keep giving them rope they just keep hanging themselves.

He should be fired immediately.

Someone needs to explain to him that the motivation for doing police work is to serve and protect (although you would expect a police chief to know this and be educating his subordinates to this fact).

Police work is NOT meant to be a business for these lazy corrupt P.O.S.

If he hasn't just laid out the perfect reason that police reform is needed then I don't know what else can be said.

FIRE THEM ALL!!! Start over with a clean slate.

The military can do the police work in the interim as they are doing most of it now anyway. The only busts that catch criminals are the ones that the military in involved in.

[aussiandrew]

Yes, simply Priceless.

[TheFishman1]

FREIND goes into the Cop Shop needed a Cop to go with him Cop replied no problem give me 2000 Bht then I help you. Only in Thailand 

[Raymonddiaz]

Because of the rewards, i heard so many stories about police planting drugs in apartments or cars....so beware of those bad cops

[SABloke]

So how are those police reforms coming along Prayuth?

[stephenterry]

Oh, for a Thai version of Eliot Ness and his Untouchables - but not this guy who should be removed from his prestigious post. 

[PremiumLane]

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

better they get a reward for doing their job than taking a bribe for not doing it .

 

Trouble is they will fit people up to get the money and still take bribes

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, dageurreotype said:

 

They'll usually claim the reward, sell the drugs and dob in the seller. Win win  

 

 

Most accurate statement to date as to what really occurs!

[Scouse123]

7 hours ago, dageurreotype said:

 

They'll usually claim the reward, sell the drugs and dob in the seller. Win win  

 

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by Scouse123
double post

[performance]

More wasted media on this rifle raff. They need to be completely rebuilt.  This guy is part of the problem not the solution. Corrupt to the core. All stands in favor of there pockets. Old pensioners robbing the system.

[Bluespunk]

''He questioned if not to be used as reward what other use should the money be put to.'' 

 

A fund to compensate the victims of crime?

 

Drug rehabilitation schemes for addicts who wish to quit?

 

Training schemes to upgrade the investigative skills of the BIB?

 

So many options...

[blackcab]

If the financial incentive is removed the amount of drug offenders in prison will drop massively.

 

The police won't be bothered anymore.

[Moonmoon]

Just take all the rewards n give them all a raise instead so that they dont need bribes n have real pride in their jobs

 

[JayBeeee]

12 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

The Thai Police don't get off their behinds unless there is a chance to make money.

 

To self-serve and collect.

 

Absolutely! I say stop the reward system immediately, and come down hard on bribery.  All the roadblocks will disappear overnight and there will be no incentive to plant drugs on innocent backpackers!

[NativeSon360]

15 hours ago, keith101 said:

better they get a reward for doing their job than taking a bribe for not doing it .

The reward money is a percentage amount of the assessed street value of the drugs "seized", paid to the "informant" regarding the location of said drugs. Working as an "active" registered police informant,  is a real "profession" in Thailand. I personally know of a Thai informant who earned 10M-Baht on a single bust, alone. His reward was all the cash currency present on the premises, at the time of the seizure. How do I know about it? Thais like to brag.

Edited September 1, 2016 by NativeSon360