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    Police road checkpoints to return nationwide

    THAILAND: Police checkpoints will be back on roads nationwide from tomorrow (Apr 1), with an emphasis on transparency and public scrutiny, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, deputy national police chief, said.

    In October last year, the national police chief ordered the suspension of checkpoints for drink-driving and other offences until transparency of the tests could be ensured.


    Pol Gen Damrongsak said the police chief recently issued new directives, which must be followed, and checkpoints will resume from April 1.


    Pol Gen Damrongsak said surveillance cameras must be operating at all checkpoints and officers must wear body cameras, to ensure transparency.


    This applied to all checkpoints - whether traffic police, alcohol testing, air pollution or crime prevention.


    Each checkpoint must have a sign showing the police hotline 1599 and phone number of the commanding officer in the area, in case anyone wants to file a complaint.


    Pol Gen Damrongsak said a police panel had looked into the pros and cons of checkpoints since their use was suspended last year.


    It concluded that the absence of checkpoints would lead to a rise in the number of offences - such as drink driving, driving in non-driving lanes and failure to wear crash helmets, drug smuggling and illegal immigration.

    Police road checkpoints to return nationwide

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    It concluded that the absence of checkpoints would lead to a rise in the number of offences - such as drink driving, driving in non-driving lanes and failure to wear crash helmets, drug smuggling and illegal immigration.
    And has it?

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    April the 1st as well.

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    officers must wear body cameras
    Each report of controversy will contain the words "the cameras were not working..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Police checkpoints will be back on roads nationwide from tomorrow (Apr 1), with an emphasis on transparency and public scrutiny
    Brilliant, simply brilliant

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Pol Gen Damrongsak said a police panel had looked into the pros and cons of checkpoints since their use was suspended last year.
    And a reduced income mustly surely rate highly as one of the cons of not using checkpoints...

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    Bugger, I'll have to stop buying a few roadies from the 7/11 to enjoy on the drive home from work.

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    Road blocks in the village today. Both in the usual places. One outside the police station and one under the gantry that supports pictures of the old and new king. Both in a location where they can be seen from a distance and can be bypassed. A total waste of manpower IMO.

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