RELEASED: 2 Feb 2023 at 05:00
CHON BURI: A senior sergeant significant in the police has actually been moved to a non-active post pending an examination after he was declared to have actually required 60,000 baht from a foreign traveler for belongings of an e-cigarette.
His transfer was available in the wake of a report and associated images that aired on Channel 3 on Tuesday.
A Chinese tourist guide was stated to have actually sent out a message to other guides in his group stating that a traveler under his care had actually been apprehended for having a vape by a cop who required a fine of 60,000 baht. After some bargaining, the amount was minimized to 30,000 baht. Vaping gadgets are restricted products in Thailand.
The occurrence supposedly took place in Pattaya around Jan 28.
After finding out about the report, Pol Maj Gen Kampol Leelaprapakorn, the Chon Buri authorities superintendent, sent out an immediate letter informing the chief of Pattaya authorities to examine the matter.
The probe discovered the cop described in the report was Pol Snr Sgt Maj Noppakrit Pornwatanathanakij, a traffic law enforcement officer at Pattaya station.
Pol Maj Gen Kampol on Tuesday moved him outside Pattaya to help with the operations centre at Chon Buri authorities head office.
A fact-finding committee has actually been established to check out the supposed obtaining of a kickback. It was charged with putting together all proof, consisting of taking a look at recordings from security video cameras in the location where the declared extortion took place. Its report will be utilized for legal procedures if there are premises versus the cop.
Pol Snr Sgt Maj Noppakrit reported to the Chon Buri authorities chief the other day, as bought. In a phone interview, he rejected obtaining cash from the Chinese traveler.
The director of the Workplace of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission Area 2, the other day went to keep an eye on the case at Pattaya police headquarters.
