News Forum - Officers face 50 years in jail for soliciting bribes from erotic massage parlour

[Thaiger]

Four police officers were sentenced to 50 years in prison after they solicited bribes from an erotic massage parlor in the Din Daeng district of Bangkok. Officers from the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission  (PACC) raided Nataree Massage after being notified the establishment was using women under the age of 18 that had been trafficked. The raid took place on June 7, 2016, but has only just been announced. Officers arrested 119 women illegally making money from prostitution. Seven of the group were under 18 years old: one was Thai and the others were Burmese. The owner of the […]

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[Giltee]

It’s common knowledge that PTP take backhanders from businesses throughout Thailand. I can’t see why this case is a surprise as it rife here in the land of smiles. 

[Skip]

Three documents featured the names of 25 government officials on the take, with concealed transfers wired to their departments.

So who are the other 22...?

[Fanta]

17 hours ago, Thaiger said:

 

Three documents featured the names of 25 government officials on the take, with concealed transfers wired to their departments.

 

So the money wasn’t sent to individuals accounts but to the bank accounts of the Police & Government Departments to then be distributed to individuals? No wonder they resist computerization of records. 

[Smiler]

I have a friend who runs a small bar, the Thai police turn up regularly from two different regions for ‘brown envelopes’ this is just a racket similar to ‘mafia protection’ schemes and people are expected to respect police officers.

[HolyCowCm]

They better get a little smarter at the corruption game. Not big enough to give themselves amnesty and change the constitution.