Thread: Taiwanese Celebrity Vows to Never Return to Thailand Allegedly After Being Extorted

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

Or is it that you could not possible admit that you could be wrong? Come to think of it I don't believe I read any of your replies say "Fair in ough" .

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I don't get it.

Yeah, that's becoming increasingly obvious.

6 Police Officers Criminally Charged for Extorting Money From Tourists, Bail Denied

Six police officers accused of extorting a group of tourists caught with vaping devices have been denied bail, and Bangkok’s police chief has ordered a crackdown on illegal vaping devices, which are widely available in the city.


According to Pol Maj Gen Atthaporn Wongsiripreeda, commander of Metropolitan Police Division One, the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases refused bail on Thursday because extortion by officials carries harsh penalties and the court wanted to prevent the accused from interfering with evidence and witnesses.


The six officers from the Huai Khwang station in Bangkok face life imprisonment, a fine of up to 400,000 baht, or even the death penalty under Section 149 of the Criminal Code.

On Thursday, investigators sought court approval for the six officers’ initial 12-day detention as they gathered more evidence in the case, which began with a damning Instagram post by a Taiwanese actress.


Pol Maj Gen Atthaporn stated that there was sufficient evidence for the extortion charges, despite the fact that the six officers deny any guilt.




Suspects can be held for up to seven 12-day periods, or 84 days, under the law before charges are formally filed.


The 6 police officers accused were manning a checkpoint in front of the Chinese embassy on Ratchadaphisek Road early on January 4 when they stopped a taxi carrying Taiwanese actress Charlene An and her friends.


Three illegal vaping devices were discovered during the search, but the officers let the group go after receiving 27,000 baht, according to Ms An.


At a press conference on Wednesday, one of the group’s members, a Singaporean man, confirmed Ms Charlene An’s story. He admitted to having three vape devices and claimed they were not illegal in Thailand because they were widely available in local markets.

Police have since ordered that all vape devices be removed from all locations in the capital. The Metropolitan Police Bureau’s investigative chief, Pol Maj Gen Theeradet Thammasuthee, said that anyone involved in the illegal business of selling the banned devices will face severe legal consequences.


Meanwhile, Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has stated that any police officers involved in extortion must face legal consequences.


Concerning the impact on the tourism industry, Prayut stated that any issue involving police extorting money from tourists must be resolved and rogue officers punished.


“If there is clear evidence that they committed offences, they must face both disciplinary and legal consequences. Don’t let this incident tarnish the reputation of the entire police force.


“There are still many good police officers, but we need to get rid of the bad ones,” said the prime minister.

6 Police Officers Criminally Charged For Extorting Money From Tourists, Bail Denied

Originally Posted by misskit

Prayut stated that any issue involving police extorting money from tourists must be resolved and rogue officers punished.

In an attempt to protect domestic markets, extortion needs to concentrate on local sources.

Originally Posted by misskit

The six officers from the Huai Khwang station in Bangkok face life imprisonment, a fine of up to 400,000 baht, or even the death penalty under Section 149 of the Criminal Code

Tourism carries some clout

Six Thai police officers indicted for extorting money from Taiwanese actress

Six police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Khwang police station, accused of extorting money from a Taiwanese actress in exchange for dropping a charge of possessing an e-cigarette were, today (Friday), indicted by public prosecutors in the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.


The first pre-trial hearing is set for April 18th, according to Kosonlavat Intujunyong, deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General.


He said that the six police officers have been charged with demanding and taking bribes, in violation of Section 149 of the Criminal Code, offences which carry a jail term from 5 years to life or the death penalty and a fine of 100,000-400,000 baht. He added that the 27,000 baht bribe was confiscated.


The Taiwanese actress, Charlene An and friends, were in a taxi when police stopped the car in front of the Chinese Embassy in Huai Khwang on January 4th for a search.


The police claimed they found an e-cigarette in the actress’s possession and threatened to charge her with illegal possession, unless she paid them a 27,000 baht bribe. The money was later paid by her boyfriend.


Upon her return to Taiwan, she posted details of the incident on social media, sparking an uproar. An investigation was launched by the Royal Thai Police, resulting in the transfer of the six police officers.

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Originally Posted by misskit

Six Thai police officers indicted for extorting money from Taiwanese actress

Nice, about time.

Originally Posted by misskit

Six Thai police officers indicted

Only because the story became internationally known.
Next conviction. They will be for same reason as above.
Sentence? Time will tell but likely a reassignment to a tourist free province like Roi Et.

And what will happen to the various senior officers who openly derided the complainant’s assertions and sought to conceal the truth by supporting the crooked coppers with stupid conflicting accounts and blanket denials.

” oh, so sorrreeee, ok na, you still like Thailand, na?”

Shitty people, shitty society, shitty country.

“or the death penalty“


Wow, that could get serious. They could stamp out corruption if they really wanted…

Jail sentences for police who extorted Taiwanese actress
8 NOV 2023 AT 14:01

The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Wednesday sentenced four Bangkok policemen each to five years in jail for extorting 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress and her friends for possessing vaporisers and not producing their passports early this year.

The four policemen, including two police captains, were from Huai Khwang station. The incident occurred about 1am on Jan 5 at a temporary checkpoint on Ratchadaphisek Road near the Chinese embassy.

A Grab taxi carrying visiting actress Charlene An and her foreign friends was stopped for a search at a checkpoint. Police found three vaping devices in their possession, and not all of them were carrying their passports.

The four policemen demanded 27,000 baht from the group in exchange for dropping charges.

In addition to the prison terms, the court ordered them to hand the bribe money over to the state.

Two other policemen at the checkpoint who were also arraigned were acquitted. The court found they had helped stop the car, but had not been involved in the search or bribe negotiation.

Originally Posted by prawnograph

sentenced four Bangkok policemen each to five years in jail

Good. If they actually do see jail.

Originally Posted by prawnograph

Two other policemen at the checkpoint who were also arraigned were acquitted. The court found they had helped stop the car, but had not been involved in the search or bribe negotiation.

dafuck?

And what happened to the senior officers who all jumped to their defence from the outset and tried to bolster the conduct of the operation as legitimate?

It’s a bad day indeed when a policeman is jailed for just doing his job……………

Four former police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Kwang police station were sentenced to five years in prison today by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.


They were found guilty of malfeasance in office and corruption for demanding bribes from three Taiwanese tourists in exchange for dropping charges against them.


The four were also ordered to return Bt27,000 bribery to the tourists.


Two other officers from the same police station were acquitted by the court, due to insufficient evidence.


The extortion, which took place on the night of January 5 in front of the Chinese embassy in Huai Khwang, was widely reported in Taiwanese media because one of the tourists is an actress.


They were riding in a taxi, which was stopped for a search by a group of six Huai Khwang police officers, manning a checkpoint in front of the Chinese embassy. Three electronic cigarettes were found in their possession and only one of them was found to be carrying a passport.


The trio were charged by the police for illegal possession of electronic cigarettes and two of them faced an additional charge for not carrying their passports. The police officers told them, however, that if they didn’t want to be taken to Huai Khwang police station, and face the prospect of being held in custody for 2-3 days, they must pay 27,000 baht to them and the charges would be dropped.


A friend of the tourists, also Taiwanese, who was a prosecution witness, paid the police as demanded and the tourists were released.


The six police officers were initially transferred to the operations centre of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation, which resulted in their dismissal from police service and prosecution.


Former police get five years for demanding bribes from tourists | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

I am so surprised . . .