News Forum - Thai officers uncover police corruption & drug use

[Thaiger]

Several Thai officers from the Lad Yao Police Station in the central province of Nakhon Sawan sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Torsak Sookwimon, revealing mass corruption and drug-related activities in their department. Last Saturday, October 29, Thai media reported that a non-commissioned police officer from Lad Yao Police Station sent five complaints to the RTP. The five complaints are stated below: Officers at Lad Yao Police Station use drugs (amphetamine). When they are high on drugs, they play with their guns and often accidentally fire shots, especially when the superintendent finishes work. […]

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[ChrisS]

The REALLY sad thing is you could substitute this police station for any other in Thailand and the results would be the same and also no one in the population or the Police service or government (both local and national) would be surprised. Everyone knows it is going on but NOBODY is prepared to take the corruption on1

[joseph]

Shocking! Who would have thought The "Royal Thai Police" would be accused of corruption? I'm devastated. 

[Soidog]

It’s literally every day and multiple times. You would be better off sacking all police and running without any of them. It certainly couldn’t be any worse. Get rid and start again. Mind you, even if you did, 2 years from now it would be just the same. Corruption is part of the DNA of Thailand. 

[palooka]

When they are high on drugs, they play with their guns and often accidentally fire shots,

Frightening.

especially when the superintendent finishes work.

Hopefully a stray will help matters.