Prosecutor: Four Thai police attacked man and beat him to death, say witnesses

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Prosecutor: Four Thai police attacked man and beat him to death, say witnesses

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A  prosecutor investigating the case of a man who died after a raid on a house in Huay Kwang last week has said that police should be held accountable.

 

And the case could reach up to the highest levels with the possibility that the commander of the National Police himself could be named in a civil and possibly criminal suit, reports Daily News.

 

The startling claims came as Suwet Jitmahawong went to interview witnesses in the area of Soi Rung Reuang where Don Daengjantip, 34, died at the end of last week.

 

Suwet said that contrary to initial claims there was not a gambling ring in operation. Don and a female were playing a low-key game of Hi-Lo at a small restaurant in the soi and there was "just a few baht" on the table.

 

Earlier it was claimed 4 or 5 gamblers were present. This is now thought to be just lies.

 

According to witnesses seven police arrived. Don walked off behind the house but his escape route was blocked as the alleyway was a dead end.

 

Four police attacked him, said witnesses. Locals tried to reason with the cops to no avail.

 

Don was then dragged out front and the assault worsened. His head was smashed into a motorcycle, a fence and then pounded into the concrete.

 

The back of his knee was stamped on.

 

Then the police said he died of heart failure.

 

Suwet said there was not thousands of baht on the table but less than a hundred. The man was not 120 kilos and huge but according to his ID just 165 centimeters tall and weighed only 75 kilos.

 

The initial findings of the autopsy show severe injuries to the neck of the dead man. The prosecutor has requested that the wife of the deceased delay cremation while other tests are carried out.

 

Suwet said that the civil case will be handled first but he expects not just the patrol members to be prosecuted. 

 

It will lead to the Suthisarn station chief and deputy, the head of the region 2 of the metropolitan police and right up to Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda the commander general of the National Police.

 

Senior officers would be named for dereliction of duty.

 

Suwet is acting on behalf of relatives of the dead man and is enlisting the help of other top prosecutors in a case that may have major ramifications.

 

He added that the civil case will be dealt with first as evidence is gathered for a possible criminal prosecution of police from those who allegedly attacked the man right up to their controllers at the top.

 

Source; Daily News

 

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[JoePai]

If Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda can be held accountable (although I doubt it) this would certainly be a move in the right direction for Thailand

[MorristheRunt]

Good luck, and watch your back

[Pimay1]

How can anyone believe ANYTHING coming out of a policeman's mouth?

[Bangkok Barry]

Makes you wonder how many thousands have been murdered or beaten up by the police over the years before CCTV caught them out. Now witnesses, backed by the filmed evidence, are brave enough to step forward.

[trogers]

Not too long ago, a prominent state witness against a ruling government of that period was murdered...

 

So, what's so extraordinary in this case of police brutality?

[cooked]

24 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Makes you wonder how many thousands have been murdered or beaten up by the police over the years before CCTV caught them out. Now witnesses, backed by the filmed evidence, are brave enough to step forward.

And there are people that think that shooting drug suspects in the Philippines is a good idea.

[Briggsy]

Those witnesses will retract those statements eventually.

 

The prosecutor is a state employee who needs to work with the police on a daily basis. So it is very surprising  that he is making these comments ... unless he is grandstanding for the press or part of a separate faction that wants to get their man in as commander of Suthisan police station.

 

You can forget any justice for anybody here. The police are a law unto themselves.

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Suwet said that the civil case will be handled first

Why?

 

Surely the criminal prosecution should come first.

Edited November 7, 2016 by Bluespunk

[Prbkk]

1 hour ago, Pimay1 said:

How can anyone believe ANYTHING coming out of a policeman's mouth?

 

Like that old joke...How can you tell they are lying? A: Their lips are moving.

[inzman]

I expect a suicide will occur before this moves forward. Very dangerous to go against such a powerful and "blank" organization. 

[Reigntax]

26 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Why?

 

Surely the criminal prosecution should come first.

 

Because compensation will result in the ciminal case dissapearing forever.

[cumgranosalum]

all in the mane of maintaining "harmony"?

[Borzandy]

I fear that soon inactive posts are overloaded

[IamNoone88]

There is a cycle to all this .... Press flares it up, outrage, promises of justice, replaced by a new equally outrageous story - forgotten, buried. Human nature - memories are short. it will blow over.

[lucky11]

1 hour ago, cooked said:

And there are people that think that shooting drug suspects in the Philippines is a good idea.

 

............and in Thailand, remember that? was the enforcer found guilty?

[DuiDui48]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Makes you wonder how many thousands have been murdered or beaten up by the police over the years before CCTV caught them out. Now witnesses, backed by the filmed evidence, are brave enough to step forward.

People just had enough..me too.Two policereports done..nothing have happened..In one case the policechief wrote the report,the wrongdoers sigh the report..but police writing the report stood up turn us his back..looked out thrue his window..waiting for money from us from him to put HIS name under the report...Btw,he didn't get dime..and he wrote his name with while eyeing us..not happy.

[TheFishman1]

So will they all be send to the big building where they end up what's it called the Thai Police Retirement House TIT

[Sooo Upto Me]

3 hours ago, MorristheRunt said:

Good luck, and watch your back

 

Who's back?

 

[williamgeorgeallen]

2 hours ago, Pimay1 said:

How can anyone believe ANYTHING coming out of a policeman's mouth?

the cops have become like gods in thailand, acting with out any fear of any punishment from their actions. even this matter will probably be sorted with some payments to the family, and threats if they wont just let it go. the system is set so the cops buy the job and promotions. i have heard this is often done  with borrowed money. that money needs to be paid back. cops never seem to get fired let alone locked up when they take their actions too far. only hope is the deceased family gets some compensation and his kids are looked after.

[elgordo38]

2 hours ago, Pimay1 said:

How can anyone believe ANYTHING coming out of a policeman's mouth?

Only after about 6 shots of whiskey. 

[elgordo38]

Just now, williamgeorgeallen said:

the cops have become like gods in thailand, acting with out any fear of any punishment from their actions. even this matter will probably be sorted with some payments to the family, and threats if they wont just let it go. the system is set so the cops buy the job and promotions. i have heard this is often done  with borrowed money. that money needs to be paid back. cops never seem to get fired let alone locked up when they take their actions too far. only hope is the deceased family gets some compensation and his kids are looked after.

Yes the old cry and buy routine so famous here. Life has a baht value and not much else. 

[cooked]

34 minutes ago, lucky11 said:

 

............and in Thailand, remember that? was the enforcer found guilty?

duuuhhh....yes I think so. Not talking about Thailand or the Philippines here but about what happens when the police feel themselves to be above the law.

But thanks for reminding me, how silly of me.

[Somtamnication]

I don't know about this prosecutor. I prefer to believe the Chief of Police. 

[whaleboneman]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

Why?

 

Surely the criminal prosecution should come first.

Because in the civil case money is exchanged and criminal charges go away?

[off road pat]

4 hours ago, JoePai said:

If Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda can be held accountable (although I doubt it) this would certainly be a move in the right direction for Thailand

It will be as usual,....lot's of talk ending in a ..... mist....and a possible punishment of the small fry......and probably a slap on the wrist for the high ones......

Business as usual, will not change for the moment !

Edited November 7, 2016 by off road pat

[soalbundy]

It must have been something he said......like,Hello.

[The Deerhunter]

1 hour ago, lucky11 said:

 

............and in Thailand, remember that? was the enforcer found guilty?

I don't know about the enforcer, but the originator sure left the country.    I suspect that the infamous war on drug dealers here that killed well over 2500 people is not even one of the 15 lots of charges waiting against him ( or for the cynics amongst us, for the statute of limitations to expire.)

[yellowboat]

The boys in brown are biggest gang in Thailand.  Having said that, never had a problem with them, many friends have had multiple problems.  When they are drinking, you just quietly drink up and move on.  They are best avoided and never contacted. 

[lungnorm]

They should backtrack every coppers record on this case and see how many deaths they have been associated with while so called 'On Duty' If they find more they should reopen all such cases and try them for all deaths involved. Like this was an isolated incident ? like hell it was!!!!!