Popular Post reader Posted November 9, 2023 Popular Post Posted November 9, 2023 From Thai PBS World Four former police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Kwang police station were sentenced to five years in prison today by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. They were found guilty of malfeasance in office and corruption for demanding bribes from three Taiwanese tourists in exchange for dropping charges against them. The four were also ordered to return Bt27,000 bribery to the tourists. Two other officers from the same police station were acquitted by the court, due to insufficient evidence. The extortion, which took place on the night of January 5 in front of the Chinese embassy in Huai Khwang, was widely reported in Taiwanese media because one of the tourists is an actress. They were riding in a taxi, which was stopped for a search by a group of six Huai Khwang police officers, manning a checkpoint in front of the Chinese embassy. Three electronic cigarettes were found in their possession and only one of them was found to be carrying a passport. The trio were charged by the police for illegal possession of electronic cigarettes and two of them faced an additional charge for not carrying their passports. The police officers told them, however, that if they didn’t want to be taken to Huai Khwang police station, and face the prospect of being held in custody for 2-3 days, they must pay 27,000 baht to them and the charges would be dropped. A friend of the tourists, also Taiwanese, who was a prosecution witness, paid the police as demanded and the tourists were released. The six police officers were initially transferred to the operations centre of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation, which resulted in their dismissal from police service and prosecution. Ruthrieston, alvnv, TMax and 2 others 5 Quote
Members unicorn Posted November 9, 2023 Members Posted November 9, 2023 One can be jailed for carrying electronic cigarettes in Thailand?? Yikes! 😬 I'm firmly anti-smoking, but that seems a little nutty. Quote
Kostik Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 6:40 AM, unicorn said: One can be jailed for carrying electronic cigarettes in Thailand?? Yikes! 😬 I'm firmly anti-smoking, but that seems a little nutty. Expand Yes, in Thailand, electronic cigarettes are prohibited for use and carrying. But almost everyone smokes and wears them. And they sell them everywhere And I am also against smoking vinapu 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted November 9, 2023 Members Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 7:04 AM, Kostik said: ... almost everyone smokes and wears them... Expand vinapu 1 Quote
Kostik Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 7:12 AM, unicorn said: Expand Better unicorn 1 Quote
Keithambrose Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 4:54 AM, reader said: From Thai PBS World Four former police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Kwang police station were sentenced to five years in prison today by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. They were found guilty of malfeasance in office and corruption for demanding bribes from three Taiwanese tourists in exchange for dropping charges against them. The four were also ordered to return Bt27,000 bribery to the tourists. Two other officers from the same police station were acquitted by the court, due to insufficient evidence. The extortion, which took place on the night of January 5 in front of the Chinese embassy in Huai Khwang, was widely reported in Taiwanese media because one of the tourists is an actress. They were riding in a taxi, which was stopped for a search by a group of six Huai Khwang police officers, manning a checkpoint in front of the Chinese embassy. Three electronic cigarettes were found in their possession and only one of them was found to be carrying a passport. The trio were charged by the police for illegal possession of electronic cigarettes and two of them faced an additional charge for not carrying their passports. The police officers told them, however, that if they didn’t want to be taken to Huai Khwang police station, and face the prospect of being held in custody for 2-3 days, they must pay 27,000 baht to them and the charges would be dropped. A friend of the tourists, also Taiwanese, who was a prosecution witness, paid the police as demanded and the tourists were released. The six police officers were initially transferred to the operations centre of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation, which resulted in their dismissal from police service and prosecution. Expand What had they done wrong to get convicted? Quote
vinapu Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 2:01 PM, Keithambrose said: What had they done wrong to get convicted? Expand did not share their loot with their boss TMax, reader and unicorn 1 2 Quote
NIrishGuy Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 2:01 PM, Keithambrose said: What had they done wrong to get convicted? Expand They were stupid enough to get caught ! TMax 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted November 14, 2023 Members Posted November 14, 2023 Passing nutty laws which criminalize common, normal behavior makes a situation ripe for law enforcement malfeasance. alvnv, vinapu and TMax 3 Quote
