Pattaya station chief "explains" after drug suspect takes a beating from a soldier

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Pattaya station chief "explains" after drug suspect takes a beating from a soldier

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- Following a video that showed a drug suspect on Koh Lan getting a beating from an arresting soldier, the Pattaya police chief has gone on the record.

 

The video first showed the young man forced to go on all fours on the ground. He is then kicked.

 

After that he is subjected to several whacks with a stick and kicked violently while out of camera shot.

 

Chief Apichai Krobpetch said that the man was tested for drugs and gave a positive purple result for his urine. He was also found in possession of one Ya Ba tablet.

 

Apichai told Sanook: "He was processed according to the law.

 

"When he came into the station there were no wounds on his body. He made no complaint and so no charges were made against the soldier concerned.

 

"If he wants to he can press charges".

 

Apichai said this was the man's fifth or sixth drug offence.

 

Sanook reported that the victim was not available for comment. They said he was worried that there would be repercussions against his family who own a restaurant on the island.

 

The relatives said that the soldier concerned had apologized.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-08-17

 

[LennyW]

So much wonderful snippets in that report!!

 

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Apichai told Sanook: "He was processed according to the law.

 

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

"When he came into the station there were no wounds on his body. He made no complaint and so no charges were made against the soldier concerned.

 

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

"If he wants to he can press charges".

 

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sanook reported that the victim was not available for comment. They said he was worried that there would be repercussions against his family who own a restaurant on the island.

 

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

The relatives said that the soldier concerned had apologized.

[gummy]

Thugs at the top and thugs at the bottom.  Just Thai military carrying on as they know they are currently untouchable.

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Soldier jailed after video of alleged prisoner abuse goes viral

 

 

The Army has jailed a soldier for 15 days as an initial step after he allegedly assaulted two suspects in a drugs case whom he detained during an operation on Larn Island near Pattaya on Tuesday, deputy Army spokesperson Colonel Sirichan Ngathon said on Thursday.

 

The assault allegedly including kicking and beating the two handcuffed suspects with a baton. The incident was recorded and posted on social media by a user who refused to reveal his name out of concern for his safety. 

 

The soldier’s unit, which includes officers from the police and provincial administration officials, was also ordered to cease operating on the island immediately, Sirichan said.  She did not reveal the soldier’s name. 

 

She described the assaults as inappropriate personal behaviour, adding that after the clip went viral online, the Army had established a factfinding panel to investigate the incident and verify the details of the alleged beating.

 

The spokesperson said the assaults took place during the detention of three suspects who had been arrested during an antidrugs operation on the island. 

 

The suspects were taken to an open pavilion on the island, where the solider in question is seen in the video clip kicking and beating two suspects with the baton. 

 

Sirichan said the Army was trying to contact the suspects’ families and the soldier would apologise to them and to the suspects. The Army as an institution was very sorry for the incident, although the act had been an instance of individual wrongdoing, Sirichan said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30324097

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-17

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

She described the assaults as inappropriate personal behaviour

as opposed to appropriate official behavior...  

[12DrinkMore]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

adding that after the clip went viral online

 

We need more viral clips of these parasites and thugs. A lot more.

[andersonat]

None of what the Chief said forms an "explanation" for the Soldier beating the Suspects.

 

I wonder if he's sufficiently thin-skinned to be embarrassed by the incident.

 

 

[rtco]

This is just a physical beating rather than the psychological beating being inflicted on the Thai people by the all powerful man at the top.

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The assault allegedly including kicking and beating the two handcuffed suspects with a baton. The incident was recorded and posted on social media by a user who refused to reveal his name out of concern for his safety. 

Hitting defenseless people.  Manliness and self respect would negate such poor behavior. 

[jobsworth]

1 hour ago, Reigntax said:

The neanderthal mentality flourishes within the army barracks walls protected by the grand poobah

you must read the book "sapiens" as recommended by bill gates.

europeans are homo sapiens with a dash of neanderthal.

chinese/thai are homo sapiens with a dash of erectus.

thai people are not neanderthal. europeans are.

also neanderthals were a cultured species with medicine and art.

 

 

[hobobo]

That soldier needs to shape up! That first kick nearly resulted in him ending on his ar$e...

[calexapic]

Drug arrests are a bit low this week, let's take trip to our 5 x one yaba tablet possessor. 

[bberrythailand]

When do we get rid of these migs ?

 

 

[dinsdale]

Lucky he wasn't in the Philippines with this madman at the helm. Thaksin had nothing on this lunatic.

[dinsdale]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

"When he came into the station there were no wounds on his body. He made no complaint and so no charges were made against the soldier concerned.

 

"If he wants to he can press charges".

[mettech]

Well my best guess is if the president of the Philippinnes  has any success doing what he do best is to elliminate competition the way he does it  why not a litle discipline to the drug dealer.

[observer90210]

In any civilised country, an official bashing up a suspect that is not posing any threat, would plainly be sacked and charges pressed. That is, in a civilised country....

[lvr181]

I can only guess that "wounds" do not equal bruising in the eyes of the Pattaya station chief?  

 

So, who's in charge, the Military or the Police?

[jacko45k]

People on drugs are often responsible for crimes on innocent people, tourists for example.

If one or two get a kicking, I could care less.

[catman20]

15 hours ago, LennyW said:

So much wonderful snippets in that report!!

 

 

 

 

 

its all ok then right ?

[Maggusoil]

9 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Lucky he wasn't in the Philippines with this madman at the helm. Thaksin had nothing on this lunatic.

No no no. You see. You don't understand the Philippines. There, this man is "ridding" the country of scum people who's only crime is to get a bit of pleasure in their abject poverty from substance use. Poverty being far worse than Thailand and alcohol being not quite the only drug of choice there. There citizens are "encouraged" to just get a gun and kill each other.      Very sensible. Ex-judicial justice on the streets. Keeps the pressure off the police who are busy with the actual business of running things. 

[meatboy]

15days on duty in a jail,drug suspects LOOK OUT

[malt25]

14 hours ago, andersonat said:

None of what the Chief said forms an "explanation" for the Soldier beating the Suspects.

 

I wonder if he's sufficiently thin-skinned to be embarrassed by the incident.

 

 

Definitely embarrased that he was filimed.

[Cranky]

17 hours ago, 12DrinkMore said:

 

We need more viral clips of these parasites and thugs. A lot more.

Which one are you referring to?  Police, soldier or druggy?  Bring on Duterte.

[Rimmer]

An off topic post removed, please do not attempt to hijack topics.

[YetAnother]

On 8/17/2017 at 3:33 PM, webfact said:

"He was processed according to the law.

not the issue; that would be the 'pre-processing'

[gk10002000]

yeah, if he wants he can press charges.  A high risk venture at best

[gk10002000]

Yearly draws?   Just about every business needs some stability.  While I like the idea of changing things now and then, every year is too often. Five years would be better for the owners I think

[balo]

Wonderful Thailand. It is truly a paradise. 

 

[Rimmer]

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