A policeman involved in a Koh Samui pub shootout dismissed from service

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A policeman involved in a Koh Samui pub shootout dismissed from service

 

KOH SAMUI:-- One Koh Samui police officer was temporarily dismissed from police service and seven others were transferred to inactive posts at the operations centre of Surat Thani police following a shootout at a pub on the resort island earlier this week in which two patrons were killed and five others seriously injured.

 

The Surat Thani police commander ordered the temporary dismissal of Pol L/Cpl Narongsak Kamjai who was already charged with murder, attempted murder and carrying firearms into town without proper reason.

 

The seven other policemen attached to Bor Pud police station on Koh Samui were transferred to the operations centre of Surat Thani police command.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/policeman-involved-koh-samui-pub-shootout-dismissed-service/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-24

[Thechook]

Temporarily Dismissed.  What exactly does that mean, has he now been reinstated?

[ourmanflint]

What does a policeman have to do in Thailand to actually be prosecuted & spend time in jail?

[NongKhaiKid]

27 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Temporarily Dismissed.  What exactly does that mean, has he now been reinstated?

Is this a clumsy way of saying he's been fully suspended from duty as opposed to the usual inactive post ?

[NongKhaiKid]

15 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

What does a policeman have to do in Thailand to actually be prosecuted & spend time in jail?

According to the story he's actually been charged so let's see what happens if he appears in court.

[colinneil]

Temporarily dismissed !! What rubbish, how can you be temporarily dismissed????

Sack the lot of them, they just think we are police we can carry guns, shoot people, just because we are police.

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Samui Shootout: Cop on double murder charge

SURIYA PATATHAYO,
SUWANNEE BUNDISAK

 

 

TWO PEOPLE died and five were injured, including fellow officers, after a policeman allegedly opened fire with his pistol during a brawl at a Koh Samui beer bar early yesterday morning.

 

Double murder suspect Pol Lance Corporal Narongsak Khamjai, of Bo Phud Police Station, was dismissed from the civil service following the incident, according to deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanacharoen, while five colleagues were transferred to inactive posts pending an internal investigation.

 

Narongsak's friend, Pol Lance Corporal Jaresak Soisangwal, and bar security guard Kraisorn Mingsakul both died in hospital from gunshot wounds.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Cop-on-double-murder-charge-30296069.html

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-09-24

[maoro2013]

These are serious charges, any civilian would be under arrest to await court proceedings.

 

I also wonder if this will eventually resolve by creating another member of the inactive post brigade.

[55Jay]

0100.  "Camp Beer".  Add alcohol, armed Thai police and some tourists.  What could go wrong?

[whatproblem]

Can we trust thai police?

[whatproblem]

Narongsak's friend, Pol Lance Corporal Jaresak Soisangwal, and bar security guard Kraisorn Mingsakul both died in hospital from gunshot wounds.

 

his friend ! And the moral of the story is don't have Thai friends because they will more than likely kill you or make you die

[FredNL]

He's not out on bail, yet ???

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I'm guessing "temporarily dismissed" means he's be on dismissed status until for some reason in the future, the criminal charges are dropped or he's found guilty of some minor charge instead of the one's he's currently facing.

 

Then it's back to duty as normal. This guy was just protecting and serving, after all!

 

[samuibeachcomber]

Cant trust the cops to just go out and enjoy themselves without flashing their toys.

 

Can we do a roundup for the Samui police union so we can give them their very own camp beer(police only patrons)...call it camp tea cup.

 

 

[Basil B]

8 hours ago, Thechook said:

Temporarily Dismissed.  What exactly does that mean, has he now been reinstated?

 

Suspended...

 

If charges are dropped or he is found not guilty he may be reinstated.

[dunroaming]

It's a joke, but there is nothing funny here.

[Enoon]

10 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

What does a policeman have to do in Thailand to actually be prosecuted & spend time in jail?

 

Threaten an individual seniors position, or the hierarchy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2016 by Enoon

[PoorSucker]

6 hours ago, 55Jay said:

0100.  "Camp Beer".  Add alcohol, armed Thai police and some tourists.  What could go wrong?

 

It's a Thai place, tourists do not go there.

[TPI]

The OP said he had been dismissed from the civil service, there goes the protection and the pension!

[KBsinter]

Other than the rich,BIB are the most protected species,(on Earth) in Thailand.

[55Jay]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

 

It's a Thai place, tourists do not go there.

I'll take your word for it, but the Nation article said tourists.  Could mean from another part of Thailand I suppose. 

[evadgib]

6 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

 

It's a Thai place, tourists do not go there.

Yet are within fall of shot.

[carmine]

18 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

 

It's a Thai place, tourists do not go there.

 

No, but expats do, regularily.

[carmine]

16 hours ago, 55Jay said:

I'll take your word for it, but the Nation article said tourists.  Could mean from another part of Thailand I suppose. 

 

As posted already, they were probably expats.

[55Jay]

I used to do solo day trips in my Jeep down the coast from Tijuana to Ensenada, cut East through the mountains and wine country, then re-enter the US via the small, quiet Tecate border station. 

 

Decided to stay the night once at the golf country club resort on the outskirts of Tecate, and drove into town that evening.   Not much going on so I wandered into a small local, leaned on the bar supping a cold Tecate beer when in walks a sharp looking dude dressed in western/cowboy style clothing, expensive Stetson hat, big pistol holstered on his trouser belt.  Figured him for a Federale, and he had a couple rough looking guys and a beautiful female with him.  I'm not squeamish about firearms, I own several (in the US) but in a bar, over the border, at night..... yeah, definitely caught my attention.  They started in on a bottle and beers, doted over by the bar staff, so I had one more and got the hell outta there.  Didn't want to be the only gringo in sight when they got into the fire water.  Some of the cops here remind me of that kind of macho swagger.   Alcohol can certainly bring out the beast.

[sahibji]

the crazed police officer completely went off the line and went berserk shooting at so many people, killing two and injuring several others. since this happened in personal capacity rather than course of duty the shooter is certainly responsible for his actions/

[sahibji]

On 24/09/2016 at 6:33 AM, ourmanflint said:

What does a policeman have to do in Thailand to actually be prosecuted & spend time in jail?

this incident ought to do it.

[sahibji]

On 24/09/2016 at 9:51 AM, maoro2013 said:

These are serious charges, any civilian would be under arrest to await court proceedings.

 

I also wonder if this will eventually resolve by creating another member of the inactive post brigade.

very likely he will spend time in prison.

[sahibji]

On 24/09/2016 at 10:32 AM, 55Jay said:

0100.  "Camp Beer".  Add alcohol, armed Thai police and some tourists.  What could go wrong?

nothing should unless people go and invite trouble. here the police officer's  ego was hurt and he took the foolish way of showing his force.

[sahibji]

On 24/09/2016 at 11:13 AM, whatproblem said:

Can we trust thai police?

why not? this is an isolated case. all the police personnel do not go on shooting sprees.