PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is demanding quick and severe action be taken in opposition to police officers who’re found responsible of misconduct. Since January, 176 Royal Thai Police officers have been discovered responsible of misconduct.
The prime minister met with the Royal Thai Police Bureau yesterday to discuss the most recent cases of police misconduct. The Royal Thai Police says that since last January, 131 police officers have been disciplined for misconduct, 38 officers have been faraway from service, and 7 officers have been fired. This month, 28 officers have been disciplined, 23 have been fired and 5 officers have been removed from service.
One of the most high-profile circumstances involves a former police superintendent generally recognized as “Joe Ferrari” and six of his subordinates who are accused of suffocating a suspect to death in an try and extort 2 million baht. How-to are being held at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison.
The RTP spokesperson, Maj-General Yingyot Thepjamnong, says the disciplinary action in opposition to police proves that the commission is taking misconduct amongst officers seriously. Yingyot adds that if officers’ misconduct pertains to legal circumstances, they are going to be punished by way of the judicial course of..