Arrest warrant issued for the head of Pattaya police after he went abroad

[webfact]

Arrest warrant issued for the head of Pattaya police after he went abroad

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: --  Pattaya News reported that an arrest warrant has been issued by the local court for Apichai Kroppetch, the head of the Pattaya police force. The arrest warrant was issued after Apichai left Thailand on a trip and failed to turn up to a hearing.

 

But the case is not directly related to his job in the force.

 

The matter relates to a private disagreement between the chief and another high ranking officer called Phairat Phaiphonrat over the spreading of information on social media.

 

Apichai is the defendant in the case.

 

Yesterday a fellow officer at the Pattaya Station attended court on behalf of the chief but was told that as it was a private matter the chief had to appear in person. He could not send a representative.

 

It was explained that the chief was out of the country from March 14th to 17th. When he got back, his representative Chatchaphon Patanasiriporn said, he would contact the court to explain matters.

 

Court procedure meant that an arrest warrant was issued for the chief for his absence when required to be at a hearing.

 

Pattaya News did not give details of the case between the two policemen apart from saying that it referred to the sharing of information on social media.

 

Source: Pattaya News

 

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[Thaiwrath]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

spreading of information on social media

The most heinous crime in Thailand nowadays.

Maybe a public flogging if guilty !

[ezzra]

 

The new age scrooges of social media, defamation suits.... is if the

courts of the land aren't already over worked with everyday kind of

legal matters now come the I sue you for saying this and than about

me on some fakakte social media site where everybody is living a life

there but their own....

[Get Real]

The only question here is why he departed from his head? Also find it very peculiar that they only filed an arrest warrant for his head?

Story continues....is his head still in the country or did it leave with the rest of the body? Stay tuned for our next episode of this great mystery!

[clockman]

Remember nothing in Thailand, is what it seems.!

[catman20]

i wonder if they feel the noose tightening????

[redwinecheese]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

It was explained that the chief was out of the country from March 14th to 17th. When he got back, his representative Chatchaphon Patanasiriporn said, he would contact the court to explain matters.

This the most stupid news article I've ever read in my life, by the way today date March 16.

[Docno]

They're treating this case more seriously than some murders. A cynical person might suspect that the other police officer is particularly well connected.... 

[Emster23]

"... a fellow officer at the Pattaya Station attended court on behalf of the chief but was told that as it was a private matter the chief had to appear in person. "

<deleted>. If it was a "private matter" as claimed, it would not go to court. Jeez "... a private disagreement between the chief and another high ranking officer..."

Don't do in the dark what you don't want to come out in the light

[dcsw53]

1 hour ago, Get Real said:

The only question here is why he departed from his head? Also find it very peculiar that they only filed an arrest warrant for his head?

Story continues....is his head still in the country or did it leave with the rest of the body? Stay tuned for our next episode of this great mystery!

If he was last seen near Mapruchan lake his body parts could be residing in many different provinces.

[mikebell]

A disagreement about sharing out the envelopes?

[Rimmer]

A troll post has been removed, Thai Visa report what is available in from other sources if you have trouble with the content of any article please take it up with the original source but do not vent your displeasure on here for others to read and moderators to remove.

[hobobo]

1 hour ago, redwinecheese said:

This the most stupid news article I've ever read in my life, by the way today date March 16.

He is scheduled to return on 17th March. Whether he will or not is another matter

[NextStationBangkok]

Sir has gone abroad to arrest some wanted Russian/Ukranian girls ?

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

an arrest warrant has been issued by the local court

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The matter relates to a private disagreement

Issuing an arrest warrant which is used for a suspected CRIMINAL offense in this case is an abuse of power by both the RTP and the court. It is not a criminal offense to have a private disagreement. I suspect the real strategy is to ultimately to freeze and seize any of Apichai's Thai assets to make him regret his disagreement - assets that might find their way into private pockets.

[kiwikeith]

1 hour ago, Docno said:

They're treating this case more seriously than some murders. A cynical person might suspect that the other police officer is particularly well connected.... 

It may be feasible to think that he feared for his life???

[thaikahuna]

[TheFishman1]

He had to go out of the country to make a bank desposit come on give the guy a break

[Minnehaha]

1 hour ago, redwinecheese said:

This the most stupid news article I've ever read in my life, by the way today date March 16.

It reads that way. Yes. 

But, lets remember, based on historical situations and decades here, there is more to this. 

Starting with social media. <deleted>? 

I think this means one of them said something about the other on social media and the other did not like it and brought it to court. Why? Because it was either true or it was not but there is other games at stake between the two. They could be in disagreement about anything from promotions, graft, etc. and the issue played out this way until one decided to make a play to the court. 

 

That the guy was out of the country sounds to me like the accuser chose the timing to make the claim so the guy would look bad. It looks like he was trying to run. 

 

Alternatively, the chief has something to hide and wanted to be out of the country when it played out in court. And send his police colleague to represent (instead of or with a lawyer?) as the issue is politicized for whatever reason. (see above - graft, etc.) and the chief is rounding up his supporters in the force. 

 

" ... sooner or later, one of us must know", Bob Dylan 

[sawadeeken]

smile.....  I'm all smiles......

[lvr181]

5 hours ago, payttayasquirt said:

Every coup so far has placed restrictions on freedom of speech.. It's kind of the idea for having it in the first place,,to shut down the opposing political parties and their supporters

This is the first one at the peak of social media.

The first casualty of "war" is always the truth.

And when a Government wages "war" on its opposition, restrictions/controls will be applied to media (just in case someone tells the truth)  

[SupermarineS6B]

It's all starting to remind me of the Khmer rouge purges ........... ( Better not elaborate it's illegal, and not inline with the party)  : )) 

[little mary sunshine]

Sounds like The Army is in Charge!!

[DerekMarshall]

If he made travel plans prior to the date being set (and can prove it) surely the court has to respect that and reschedule. I know this is the case in many civilised countries. 

 

But if he made travel plans after the date was set....

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, Docno said:

They're treating this case more seriously than some murders. A cynical person might suspect that the other police officer is particularly well connected.... 

Methinks your right. Its a pi**ing match. Once they look each other up in the hierarchy of things here the guy further down the pole will postulate to the other. 

[F4UCorsair]

6 hours ago, payttayasquirt said:

Every coup so far has placed restrictions on freedom of speech.. It's kind of the idea for having it in the first place,,to shut down the opposing political parties and their supporters

This is the first one at the peak of social media.

 

Not a coup, but look what happened to Singapore when Lee Kuan Yew imposed restrictions on freedom of speech 60 years ago!!!  Thailand, and many other countries, could only dream of such advancement, and their leaders would trade restrictions for such success, if only they had the balls.

 

I enjoy reading LKY quotes, but not so keen on this one........

 

"Every person, genius or moron, has a right to reproduce himself".

 

Singapore would probably have advanced faster if they'd imposed restrictions on the morons breeding.

 

 

[elgordo38]

1 minute ago, F4UCorsair said:

 

Not a coup, but look what happened to Singapore when Lee Kuan Yew imposed restrictions on freedom of speech 60 years ago!!!  Thailand, and many other countries, could only dream of such advancement, and their leaders would trade restrictions for such success, if only they had the balls.

 

I enjoy reading LKY quotes, but not so keen on this one........

 

"Every person, genius or moron, has a right to reproduce himself".

 

Singapore would probably have advanced faster if they'd imposed restrictions on the morons breeding.

 

 

Lee Kuan Yew was a rare man he had true vision 

[Si Thea01]

It is a little childish but then I suppose it's better than 38's at 40 paces. 

[sanukjim]

sounds like another "inactivepost" coming up.

[pegman]

Perp walk @ Swampy coming up?