Retired Thai police general arrested

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Retired police general arrested

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A retired police general was arrested early today and sent to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for questioning.

 

Pol Maj-Gen Rungroj Bhaekanant, former chief of Ayutthaya police, was stopped at a security checkpoint manned by soldiers for search as he was driving along Klong Luang road to Motorway 9.

 

Found inside his car were two bullet-proof jackets, three knives and a poster with a written message mourning the death of Anawat Tanacharoennat, who hanged himself to death to protest the enforcement of Section 44.

 

The soldiers then sent him to DSI investigators for questioning.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/retired-police-general-arrested/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-02-27

 

[trogers]

Better check the assets and state of finances of his family and his...

[whatawonderfulday]

Filthy rich so no problem for him.

[colinneil]

How much will he pay for getting off???

Or maybe he said when arrested, do you know who i am?

[mtls2005]

Other than the bullet-proof jackets, which we know are illegal to possess (see Hong Kong Photo-Journalist), I wonder what's going on here?

 

Three knives would seem to be the standard complement for "vehicle security" here, assuming at least one was a machete? 

 

 

[PatOngo]

Just now, mtls2005 said:

Other than the bullet-proof jackets, which we know are illegal to possess (see Hong Kong Photo-Journalist), I wonder what's going on here?

 

Three knives would seem to be the standard complement for "vehicle security" here, assuming at least one was a machete? 

 

 

Maybe he's one of those..........bad apples.

[sweatalot]

When his name was not mentioned in the overview article I thought they meant Somyot

[Baerboxer]

The bullet proof vests are for protection against former people he arrested. The knives - peeling fruit, cleaning finger nails, gardening - left in car by accident. The poster - saw it up and decided to take it down and throw it away when got home.

 

All a big misunderstanding. Must have a word with those officers seniors. Clearly a need for some more training!

 

Nothing to see, move on.

[bangkok101]

talk to the monks for lessons on becoming invisible.

[retarius]

4 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Filthy rich so no problem for him.

Likely to be a bit less filthy rich after this.

[elgordo38]

I know your a retired general but in this case you should pull a Sergeant Shultz. 

[Ceruhe]

He's already retired guys, you can't transfer him to an inactive post anymore! Wait what?

[inzman]

I want to know, a police generals car was stopped and searched, that's impossible, there is a lot more to this story!!!

[TheFishman1]

It's all a misunderstanding TIT

[mtls2005]

10 minutes ago, inzman said:

I want to know, a police generals car was stopped and searched, that's impossible, there is a lot more to this story!!!

 

It sounds like the military is trying to control any unnecessary/unusual flow of people into Bangkok? Not sure why this chap got caught up? Maybe he just needed some time to recover?

[Eric Loh]

19 minutes ago, inzman said:

I want to know, a police generals car was stopped and searched, that's impossible, there is a lot more to this story!!!

 

Show that not all the enforcers are on team Prayut. You can say the same for the military. Fracture lines are forming from the within as we speak. 

[JAG]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

 

It sounds like the military is trying to control any unnecessary/unusual flow of people into Bangkok? Not sure why this chap got caught up? Maybe he just needed some time to recover?

Given that the military and the police are not always the best of friends, especially the "older generation" like this chap, I rather suspect that he was targeted, not just caught in a random check.

 

Score being settled?

 

Message being sent?

[little mary sunshine]

Two days in the Temple and a good Mc Donald Wai should do it!

[philliphn]

They can stop and question any one that they want to. Yes, even a retired Police General. From reading what. I read here. I conclude. That he did not do anything wrong! I wish him a happy well deserved retirement. He has my best wishes.

[tukkytuktuk]

I'm sure I saw a report of another high up forces guy being arrested today. Can anyone confirm? Or is it a taboo subject?

[AGareth2]

10 minutes ago, tukkytuktuk said:

I'm sure I saw a report of another high up forces guy being arrested today. Can anyone confirm? Or is it a taboo subject?

taboo subject

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, tukkytuktuk said:

I'm sure I saw a report of another high up forces guy being arrested today. Can anyone confirm? Or is it a taboo subject?

Foreign media report that as a purge. 

[tukkytuktuk]

Foreign media report that as a purge. 

It's in The Nation English Newspaper.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30307498