News Forum - Bangkok official arrested for demanding bribes from real estate company

[Thaiger]

The revenue department director in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok was apprehended for soliciting bribes amounting to 3 million baht from a real estate firm in exchange for a tax exemption worth more than 40 million baht. The director, identified as Pramuan, was arrested yesterday at a hotel located in the Ratchathewi area after he …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Please announce upfront where he will be transferred so that those in that area can give him a warm welcome to engage his services in the future should the need arise. 

[Fanta]

He should be investigated by the anti money laundering department to ensure his assets were acquired with legally acquired money. 

[Chatogaster]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

The punishment will result in the death penalty, imprisonment from five to 20 years, and a fine from 100,000 to 400,000 baht.

Surely that's carrying a sense of righteousness a bit too far. Assuming the list is in reverse order (out of practical considerations: who'd want the upkeep that comes with imprisoning a corpse?), the first payment involves "money", the next one "time", and the last one "life".
 

[palooka]

1 hour ago, Fanta said:

legally acquired money. 

Does this exist in Thailand?

[Aussieroaming]

How about auditing the bank accounts of the "rest of the committee". The biggest laundry in town will always be the money laundry.

[ChrisS]

Guessing he was not distributing the bribes to the right people, that seems to be the only time action is taken.

[HiuMak]

He is caught red handed. No excuses can get him off.