An investigation into the southern Narathiwat provincial police division has revealed its police chief and subordinates protected weapon and drug suspects.
According to the Bangkok Post, the commander of police, Waesamae Salae, and his subordinates are accused of taking bribes in exchange for serving to drug and weapon suspects. The nationwide police chief, Surachate Hakparn introduced the news yesterday.
Surachate says he filed a felony and disciplinary motion with the Anti-Corruption Divison after outstanding lawyer, Atchariya Ruangrattanapong, complained. Atchariya is a well-known campaigner for crime victims.
He says Chayanont Nithor, a homicide suspect was helped by corrupt police. Atchariya says a call was made to not prosecute the 25 year old Chayanont in connection with the murder of a policeman, Thanakrit Ruekdee.
Thanakrit was a 23 yr previous police officer who was on patrol in Sungai Kolok on July sixteen final year.
Under the table says Chayanont paid forty,000 baht to have licenses for seven weapons issued by the Sungai Kolok district office regardless of having a report of drug abuse. After paying, he obtained three licences in at some point.
Narathiwat police also didn’t reprimand Chayanont in a case that concerned the seizure of compressed marijuana in Songkhla. The accused vendor, who was caught with the medication, advised police Chayanont had employed him to transport the medicine to Malaysia.
After police searched Chayanont’s home, they discovered three guns however did not cost him with a criminal offense. Five folks were arrested through the search, but only one was charged. Police additionally reportedly discovered financial transactions with some native cops on their telephones.
Atchariya alleges that Waesamae gave informants cards together with his identify and mobile number, which gave such criminals no worry of carrying weapons in public locations..