Police Chief’s ‘advisory’ cash from booze company deemed totally legit

[snoop1130]

Police Chief’s ‘advisory’ cash from booze company deemed totally legit

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Thai PBS

 

Just one day after giving Metropolitan Police Chief Sanit Mahathavorn and ThaiBev a week to explain why the official is accepting monthly payments for “advising” the giant booze company, the Royal Thai Police announced that Sanit isn’t breaking any police policies by taking a monthly handout from the country’s biggest alcohol company.

 

Hmmm...really?

 

Sanit has gotten a payment of THB50,000 each month from ThaiBev since sometime in 2015, according to details released from his official assets declaration.

 

Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2017/01/26/police-chiefs-advisory-cash-booze-company-deemed-totally-legit

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-1-26

[clockman]

As a Buddhist, are you sure?

[ramrod711]

Nope, no corruption here, the universe is unfolding as it should.

[Ralf61]

Coconuts: "It's completely unsuitable behavior for a high-ranking state official. Moreover, a police officer is supposed to enforce the law. This is a conflict of interest..."

[asiaexpat]

just like expected


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[baboon]

Good lord. Well fancy that.

[Wilsonandson]

28 minutes ago, ramrod711 said:

Nope, no corruption here, the universe is unfolding as it should.

Donation of water to Police families during the great flood of 2011.

 

On 10 October 2011 . Maj. A.. Eden Lance Thong g., Presided over the delivery of drinking water Chang of 24 000 bottles of Thailand Beverage PLC (PLC) to support police officers and their families. the flood at Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok's police.

Link is in Thai so can't post.

 

Next.

 

ThaiBev provided Chang Water to support Police Support Unit “Smile Station”

Link:- http://www.thaibev.com/en08/detailnews.aspx?ngID=471&tngID=2

 

No corruption there, just giving back to the local community police.

It's common practice for businesses in Thailand to give a little help to the Boys in Brown. I think that's all we have going on here. Nothing scandalous.

[ocddave]

Since Corruption is the rule, not the exception here, no surprise at this announcement.

[Brer Fox]

Thailand needs corruption. It is the hub of the wheel that keeps the economy oiled and running smoothly. If it didn't have corruption the whole country's economy would collapse like a house of cards. The small people fund it but that's OK by the big boys.

[jaltsc]

"...the Royal Thai Police announced that Sanit isn’t breaking any police policies by taking a monthly handout from the country’s biggest alcohol company."

 

At last, One thing in which the U.S. lags behind Thailand..."Thailand, the birthplace and hub of Alternative Facts". Eat you heart out Trump. 

Edited January 26, 2017 by jaltsc

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Police Chief’s ‘advisory’ cash from booze company deemed totally legit

There's a shocker

[ocddave]

1 minute ago, Bluespunk said:

There's a shocker

I figure next they will find it "legit" to accept brown bags, as long as they don't have any special request attached to them.

[Artisi]

Well bugger me, what a surprise - didn't see that one coming

Edited January 26, 2017 by Artisi

[smedly]

the Royal Thai Police announced that Sanit isn’t breaking any police policies by taking a monthly handout from the country’s biggest alcohol company.

 

Prayuth Chan (O) Cha, is this really acceptable to you that someone in a High ranking government public office is receiving a monthly Salary from a private company that is involved in this sort of business.............only in Thailand

 

On a scale of 1-10 this ranks pretty much near a 10 for blatant in your face corruption, people who are tasked to uphold the law should not be in the pocket of any business let alone one that might be looking for favours, what exactly qualifies this man to be of any interest to this company, does he hold some sort of business degree ?

 

Just another example of what is fundamentally wrong with this country - caught drunk driving - oh not to worry the Police chief is in my back pocket - one phone call and it will be sorted

 

If this sort of bull is allowed to continue here then nothing will ever improve - 3rd world hub of Asia

[djayz]

When the house of cards falls, it'll fall big time. 

The stench of this is gut wrenching. 

 

[Elkski]

I just think its been better hidden for last 50 years in the USA  but not any pretense anymore... Just trump on it.

torture them.. suppress the federal offices from tweeting.  some new type of voter registration like chip implant is coming.  

[Carib]

Now, who would have thunk that...

[smedly]

17 minutes ago, Elkski said:

I just think its been better hidden for last 50 years in the USA  but not any pretense anymore... Just trump on it.

torture them.. suppress the federal offices from tweeting.  some new type of voter registration like chip implant is coming.  

did you post that on the thread you meant too

[onthesoi]

Surely it depends on what services he provided to the company.  Do you think all the thai cops sitting in gold shops are volunteering?

 

Coming soon ...Falangness whining about how hard it is to buy alcohol under the Junta.

Edited January 26, 2017 by onthesoi

[candide]

I seem to be nearly the only to consider this aspect if he problem, but this guy is also member of the NLA. It means he can influence laws that may apply to the company paying him (probably not really, as it is a ruber stamp assembly), and can at least provide insider's information to them. 

[harada]

As long as the brown paper bag has a logo on it, jobs right.

[heybruce]

In the west we have a cynical saying:  "It's only cheating if you get caught."

 

Apparently in Thailand it isn't cheating even if you get caught.

[ramrod711]

11 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

Donation of water to Police families during the great flood of 2011.

 

On 10 October 2011 . Maj. A.. Eden Lance Thong g., Presided over the delivery of drinking water Chang of 24 000 bottles of Thailand Beverage PLC (PLC) to support police officers and their families. the flood at Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok's police.

Link is in Thai so can't post.

 

Next.

 

ThaiBev provided Chang Water to support Police Support Unit “Smile Station”

Link:- http://www.thaibev.com/en08/detailnews.aspx?ngID=471&tngID=2

 

No corruption there, just giving back to the local community police.

It's common practice for businesses in Thailand to give a little help to the Boys in Brown. I think that's all we have going on here. Nothing scandalous.

Honorable and benevolent of Thai Bev I'm sure. How much of the 50,000 per month did Sanit pass along to widows and orphans of police officers killed on the job. How much went into his personal account, not to a fund for officers afflicted with carrer ending illnesses? There is a difference.

[onthesoi]

3 minutes ago, ramrod711 said:

How much of the 50,000 per month did Sanit pass along to widows and orphans of police officers killed on the job. How much went into his personal account, not to a fund for officers afflicted with carrer ending illnesses?

I dunno ...how much?

[ramrod711]

26 minutes ago, onthesoi said:

I dunno ...how much?

I don't know either, but I would like to.

[klauskunkel]

I just vomited in my mouth a little bit.

[Classic Ray]

Small scale sponsorship, just for logos on local police cars to help pay for them, was creeping into some U.K. Police forces, but even that has been severely restricted due to accusations of conflict of interest.

 

When a chief police officer here even publicly declares a payment which shows a clear conflict of interest, it demonstrates the extent of the reach of corruption when his police force says it is legitimate. If there are no policies against it, then there should be. What hope is there of stamping out lower level tea money corruption if the bosses are indulging in it at high levels. 

 

It reinforces my view that the time has come for a separation of the police and the armed forces from business and politics as is mandated in most developed countries. Their job is to protect the public and defend the country, not to run airlines, banks, bars and other commercial enterprises and civil government. If there is no separation, corruption flourishes . There is no incentive for law enforcement to deal with illegality which will affect their income.

 

i would look to the new King and the PM, himself a product of the Army, to demonstrate their commitment to progress, unity and democracy by starting the process of demilitarizing and removing the police from the commercial and political sectors. They could also change the system where everyone from teachers to tax collectors have quasi military ceremonial uniforms.

[mtls2005]

I guess it's progress that stuff like this is out in the open.

 

Just a few years ago no one would have publicly disclosed this sort of thing, and if they had, they would have been dealt with - defamation suit or concrete footwear.

 

The obvious questions for ThaiBev shareholders would be:

 

how are these payments accounted for/expensed? Sales and marketing?

what are the total payments made, and to whom?

who in ThaiBev approved these?

how long has this been going on?

do these payments meet their corporate standards? If not, will those be changed?

 

A savvy Thai would buy one share, file a suit, ask for discovery, then start digging his own shallow grave.

[ikke]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

the Royal Thai Police announced that Sanit isn’t breaking any police policies by taking a monthly handout from the country’s biggest alcohol company.

 

Prayuth Chan (O) Cha, is this really acceptable to you that someone in a High ranking government public office is receiving a monthly Salary from a private company that is involved in this sort of business.............only in Thailand

 

On a scale of 1-10 this ranks pretty much near a 10 for blatant in your face corruption, people who are tasked to uphold the law should not be in the pocket of any business let alone one that might be looking for favours, what exactly qualifies this man to be of any interest to this company, does he hold some sort of business degree ?

 

Just another example of what is fundamentally wrong with this country - caught drunk driving - oh not to worry the Police chief is in my back pocket - one phone call and it will be sorted

 

If this sort of bull is allowed to continue here then nothing will ever improve - 3rd world hub of Asia

Smedly, this must hurt you as top Junta lover, it hurts, or maybe know your eyes will open and you will see that nothing changed after the coup, only the pocket changed......

[smedly]

28 minutes ago, ikke said:

the Royal Thai Police announced that Sanit isn’t breaking any police policies by taking a monthly handout from the country’s biggest alcohol company.

 

Prayuth Chan (O) Cha, is this really acceptable to you that someone in a High ranking government public office is receiving a monthly Salary from a private company that is involved in this sort of business.............only in Thailand

 

On a scale of 1-10 this ranks pretty much near a 10 for blatant in your face corruption, people who are tasked to uphold the law should not be in the pocket of any business let alone one that might be looking for favours, what exactly qualifies this man to be of any interest to this company, does he hold some sort of business degree ?

 

Just another example of what is fundamentally wrong with this country - caught drunk driving - oh not to worry the Police chief is in my back pocket - one phone call and it will be sorted

 

If this sort of bull is allowed to continue here then nothing will ever improve - 3rd world hub of Asia

 

28 minutes ago, ikke said:

Smedly, this must hurt you as top Junta lover, it hurts, or maybe know your eyes will open and you will see that nothing changed after the coup, only the pocket changed......

why would it hurt me, what a stupid thing to say, and I am far from a Junta lover but unlike you I have an open mind and can think for myself

 

Unlike you I call a spade a spade and unlike you not something my immature imagination dreams up on the day

 

If you have another solution to solving Thailands many deep embedded problems then lets hear them..........................no didn't think so, it's easy just to sit there and mouth off at other posters from the presumed safety of your keyboard