A Pattaya law enforcement officer implicated of requiring 60,000 baht from a traveler for belongings of an e-cigarette has actually been briefly dismissed from the authorities service pending a major disciplinary examination.
Pol Sen Sgt Maj Noppakrit Pornwatanathanakij, a traffic officer at Pattaya police headquarters, was at first moved to a non-active post on Feb 1 following a report and photos on the “Refine Krasae” tv program aired on Channel 3 on Jan 31.
In the report, 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 was apprehended for having an e-cigarette by a police officer who required a fine of 60,000 baht. After some bargaining, the amount was decreased to 30,000 baht. This presumably occurred in Pattaya on Jan 28 or 29.
A fact-finding committee discovered there sufficed proof of Pol Sen Sgt Maj Noppakrit having actually dedicated a major breach of discipline.
Another committee was established to perform a major disciplinary examination versus the officer.
Pol Sen Sgt Maj Noppakrit was briefly dismissed from the authorities service till the examination ends.
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