News Forum - Thai Police ordered to pay 3.4 million baht for torturing teenager

[Thaiger]

South Bangkok Civil Court yesterday ordered The Royal Thai Police to pay about 3.4 million baht in compensation for the false imprisonment and brutal torture of a teenager in 2009. Rittirong Chuenchit was arrested by Prachin Buri Police’s criminal investigation team on January 28, 2009, for suspected theft. During the investigation, police tried to extract a confession from the victim, who was 18 at the time, by putting a plastic bag over his head causing suffocation and resulting in convulsions. The police also threatened to kill the boy and dump his corpse in the Khao Ito mountains if he didn’t […]

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[Fanta]

So 7 cops beat him and 1 cop spent a few months in prison for it. On the bright side it is one sloooow step towards to exposing the illegal methods used by some in the RTP. 

[Mazz11]

Too lazy to conduct a proper investigation

Instead they pick up a random kid and torture him to get a confession, job done.

[palooka]

Hope the young man has a long and wonderful life, he earnt the money the hard way, may he spend it wisely.

[Thommo]

How only the chief  criminal Pol Lt Col Wachiraphan Pothirat wa jailed is a joke  but this is thailand

Most likely he is a Police general by now

[HolyCowCm]

Article Quote: The police also threatened to kill the boy and dump his corpse in the Khao Ito mountains if he didn’t confess to the crime. But it turns out the police arrested the wrong man.

Lots of emotional damage and destruction of his life for a few million measly baht. Now time to go back and revisit the Koh Tao murders and those 2 poor Burmese kids sent up the river?

 

 

[Mazz11]

2 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Article Quote: The police also threatened to kill the boy and dump his corpse in the Khao Ito mountains if he didn’t confess to the crime. But it turns out the police arrested the wrong man.

Lots of emotional damage and destruction of his life for a few million measly baht. Now time to go back and revisit the Koh Tao murders and those 2 poor Burmese kids sent up the river?

Yes, the standard interrogation methods don't fill you with confidence of a truthful outcome

[PatrickSatoLee]

Please trust us, we are the RTP ! We will ensure justice even if its take years and arrest the wrong person . . . 

 

thanks