Two border checkpoints closed over extortion allegation

By ThaiPBS

 

 

TAK: -- Two border checkpoints under the supervision of Provincial Police Region 6 in Tak province have been ordered closed in the wake of an allegation that police had extorted money from Myanmar migrant workers.

 

Pol Lt Gen Thawitchart Palasak, the Provincial Police Region 6 commissioner, said he had ordered the closure to Huay Ya-u checkpoint in Mae Sot district and Tha Lay checkpoint in Muang Tak district. Only the main security checkpoint in Ban Huay Hin Fon in Mae Sot district remains opened.

 

The action followed a report that the governor of Myawaddy had sent a letter to his Mae Sot counterpart via the Thai-Myanmar (Mae Sot-Myawaddy) coordination team alleging that Thai officials had extorted Myanmar migrant workers returning to their home country in an exodus.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/two-border-checkpoints-closed-extortion-allegation/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-07-07

business as usual

One of the last slave traders!

Close the check points- why - - just arrest the criminals involved, but that would be too easy or would it be too logical? 

 CLOSED.......... To keep any remaining illegals here in Thailand until they can be sure they got all the money (extorted) from them that remains............

What to do in a country where the protectors are the ones that are trying to get you.......

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Close the check points- why - - just arrest the criminals involved, but that would be too easy or would it be too logical? 

agree totally; yet you would be a lousy diplomat; too direct and no silver tongue

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Close the check points- why - - just arrest the criminals involved, but that would be too easy or would it be too logical? 

But the criminals are just part of their 'Family'

Corrupt family............. They don't want to arrest them..... Just make headlines only..........

10 hours ago, seajae said:

business as usual

The Thai police are the true masters of extortion. The families of the New York mafia or the Japanese Yakuza wouldn't hold a candle to these Thai police boys. And the PM and his cronies go through some charade that they are cleaning up corruption. Thailand is doomed.

5 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

The Thai police are the true masters of extortion. The families of the New York mafia or the Japanese Yakuza wouldn't hold a candle to these Thai police boys. And the PM and his cronies go through some charade that they are cleaning up corruption. Thailand is doomed.

they count on public naivete

How do you spin this.

8 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

they count on public naivete

That is just one of the reasons... 

Is ANYONE surprised.

 

Pathetic Thailand.

Extortion,?  Does that involve Corruption?  Well we all know that Thailand is cleaning up the

corruption at least in a few places.

Geezer