Nine months until police-reform proposals ready: committee chairman

By Jakrawan Salaytoo 
The Nation

 

 

The police-reform committee’s proposal is unlikely to affect any police reshuffle this year, according to its chairman, General Boonsrang Niumpradit.

 

Speaking at the Government House, Boonsrang explained on Friday that his committee would take about nine months to complete the proposal. 

 

“So by December, we may just have finished the framework for the police-rotation system,” he said. “I don’t want to rush. I hope we prepare the proposal based on comprehensive information and the proposal works well in the future.” 

 

The Boonsrang-chaired committee convened its first meeting this week. It has already set up five sub-committees to help with its work. 

 

The subcommittee on academic affairs has already been assigned to explore solutions to problems related to police reshuffles. 

 

It is widely said that some police positions have been sold, which in turn encourages corruption. 

 

“This subcommittee will also study guidelines about how to improve police-force structure,” Somkid Lertpaithoon said in his capacity as the chair of the police-reform committee. 

 

At yesterday’s meeting, committee members seriously debated the police’s shortage of staff and budget constraints. Between 70,000 and 80,000 positions are now vacant. Units with most vacancies are attached to border patrol police and scientific crime detection agencies. 

 

“The scope of police work is relatively too vast when compared with its budget,” Somkid said. “So, there are discussions as to whether some units should break off from the police force.” 

 

He added the committee expects to achieve significant progress before the end of August. 

 

“All subcommittees are told to start working right away,” Somkid said. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30320760

 

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Just in time for Prayuth to announce that elections will have to be delayed until 2019

Nothing constructive to happen this year, any proposals to be handed down in 9 months when all committees are disbanded then the fun might start and noone to blame as the committee members are no longer working ! as for 70 to 80 thousand vacant positions there are a lot sitting around already in the job doing nothing whats another 80 thousand seat warmers !

Thans a strong reason voor little Napoleon to stay another year (at least) to stay in power.

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Don't bother wasting nine months...it ain't gonna happen !

cops are already rotated around to some extent but it does not make any difference. one leaves and another steps in to over see the same operation and tea money collection. why are they even bothering with any of this. only an idiot believes anything is going to change.

In the scheme of things, nine months doesn't seem unreasonable to produce an in depth review, complete with recommendations, action plans and a transformation road map.

 

Let's see what's produced; and more importantly what get's implemented.

Nine months until anything is produced eh?

 

Would that be a pregnant pause?

 It has already set up five sub-committees to help with its work. 

One subcommittee on academic affairs has already been assigned to explore solutions to problems related to police .

 

What a waste of the peoples money and taxes, The only thing a sub-committee will find is that police are never there when you need them, unless the payee is on site that is