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Police cronyism questioned in 14-year-old’s gang-rape case
By THE NATION

 

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SUPHAN BURI: -- Several officers from Suphan Buri’s Dan Chang Police Station will be temporarily reassigned to allow for disciplinary probes into their alleged slowness in bringing to justice suspects in a gang-rape case involving a teenage victim.

 

“I have already ordered their transfers,” Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul, deputy National Police chief, said yesterday. The alleged failure by the police officers has been linked to one of the suspects, whose father is a retired police officer.

 

The provincial police chief will also consider taking action against the station’s superintendent, Pol Colonel Niwat Mataraj, Srivara said after meeting on Tuesday with the family of the 14-year-old victim. 

 

Last November, the teenager was allegedly gang raped at a gaming cafe, and then transported to another area where she was subjected to another molestation attempt. 

 

The girl was hospitalised for three weeks after the incident and suffered both physical and emotional trauma.

 

Her family told Srivara they had been threatened by people they believed were related to the suspects, adding that local police had been reluctant to go after the suspects because of one’s ties to police. 

 

Local police seemed bent on pursuing the lesser charge of taking a minor away from her parents while ignoring the rape allegations and the family’s complaints of attempts to intimidate them, they said. 

 

Songkran Atchariyasap, a lawyer who chairs a network that professes to target threats to the nation, religion and monarchy, helped arrange the family’s meeting with Srivara. He said “convincing evidence” showed the girl had been drugged at the cafe before being assaulted.

 

He added that the meeting with Srivara brought immediate progress with two suspects arrested that night. 

 

The two men have been charged with gang rape and taking a minor away from her parents, with the former charge carrying a possible life sentence. The two could not be named yesterday as their ages were not confirmed. Two other suspects are now being sought in the rape.

 

Police are also seeking arrest warrants for two other suspects, Paweesuda Khansata, 20, and Thanapat Saengkhan, 31, on charges of trafficking the same girl. 

 

Those two suspects allegedly tried to procure the girl for sexual services following the gang rape. If convicted, they could face up to 20 years in jail, a fine of up to Bt400,000 or both.

 

The family of the victim will meet today with Justice Ministry officials to ask for further help. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312737

 
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Ok so we can expect 2 life sentences and 2 of 20 years for destroying this poor little girls life right? Penalties of course will be especially harsh for the son of the retired police officer, as he should be held to a higher standard, naturally, due to his understanding of right and wrong that his father would have taught him.  

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2 hours ago, AGareth2 said:

well I think that sums it up

Yep, standard procedure as set out in the manual entitled "cover arse of mates". 

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If there is a genuine desire to stop cronyism by cops protecting their families and associates, then an example needs to be made here. Not just shuffled off to an inactive post, but face serious charges, such as attempting to pervert the course of justice. When some of them start ending up in jail it will make the rest of them think twice before allowing cases to not be acted on.

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

I have already ordered their transfers....

 

To inactive posts?.....how about actually charging them for neglecting duties? Isn't that aiding and abetting crime?

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22 minutes ago, Sphere said:

 

To inactive posts?.....how about actually charging them for neglecting duties? Isn't that aiding and abetting crime?

They have to be found guilty first!!

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"...their alleged slowness in bringing to justice suspects..." 

Good move. Are they ready to apply this same standard regarding the son of red bull? Or is standard for money different from family?

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2 minutes ago, leither69 said:

An enquiry will deem them guilty or not then,  charges will be brought

Investigations identify suspects. Suspects are charged. Courts find them guilty or innocent.

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13 minutes ago, leither69 said:

They have to be found guilty first!!

NO, charged first and then the court will  decide guilty or not guilty. 

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1 minute ago, klauskunkel said:

"consider"

Comes under procedure  "cover arse of mates" 

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Glad  that  this  case  was  exposed,  just  as  the police  department has once again been exposed.

Corruption as well as cronyism  is  once  again  the reason  for this kind of news  story.

Geezer

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