News Forum - Officials clarify Korat police van stopped at the beach after collecting murder suspect

[Thaiger]

Cops in the northeastern Thai province of Nakhon Ratchasima, AKA Korat, recently came under fire, figuratively, for allegedly using an official police van to take a trip to the beach. Police launched a fact-finding committee to investigate after pictures and videos surfaced of the police van arriving at a beach in Phetchaburi, a central Thai province, and people getting out and having a meal on the beach. Officials have now cleared up the misconception, saying the police were there on official business after collecting a murder suspect and the van was not used for personal use. Pol Maj Gen Paisarn […]

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[Bob20]

Glad that's cleared up, because I couldn't sleep for worry 

[Stonker]

Another "interesting" report from Jack Arthur which bears little to no factual resemblance to the source article, which is very clear that the Surat Thani police took the murder suspect to Korat and the Korat police never collected him at all but had a wasted journey.

[AlexPTY]

nothing wrong with a bit R&R after a hard day of serving and protecting

[Lowseasonlover]

Did they treat the prisoner to his last meal?

[anarchofarmer]

Love the part about going to the beach AFTER collecting the murder suspect! Sounds like those cops in the states buying pizza for the white kid who murdered a load of people in a church a few years back!

[Yinn]

3 hours ago, Stonker said:

Another "interesting" report from Jack Arthur which bears little to no factual resemblance to the source article, which is very clear that the Surat Thani police took the murder suspect to Korat and the Korat police never collected him at all but had a wasted journey.

When I first join TT I happy the translation correct. 
 

But Jack Arthur is terrible.
His story always wrong.

The photo is not the real van from the story.

He never use real photo. (Remember man climb antenna story) Is fake news. 
 

 

[Malc-Thai]

Maybe they went to the beach looking for plastic bags to interrogate him ..

[Yinn]

28 minutes ago, yetanother said:

"Officials have now cleared up the misconception, saying the police were there on official business after collecting a murder suspect and the van was not used for personal use."

{emphasis added}

AFTER business....; professional liars, not quite in the politician's league but not far behind

Who? 
Jack Arthur? Professional liar.

[MrStretch]

1 hour ago, Yinn said:

But Jack Arthur is terrible.
His story always wrong.

One begins to wonder, considering the quality of his writing why The Thaiger employs him as a "journalist".

1 hour ago, Yinn said:

The photo is not the real van from the story.

This one isn't Mr. Arthur's fault.  When adding "art" to a story, the pictures are often representative, not actual.