Big Joke shooting: Alleged corruption in biometrics and smart car projects take center stage

[ramrod711]

5 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

He’ll do an Epstein. 

You don't suppose he will hang himself with a sock while in custody do you????

[webfact]

Big Joke suspects shooting related to canceled biometric project

By THE NATION

 

 

Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpal, the former nationally admired crime buster who’s now a special adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office, says the bullets fired at his car on Monday evening (January 6) were not part of a “setup” – just a calling card from one of his many enemies.

 

“This shooting was not a setup, as many have suspected,” he said on Wednesday after meeting investigators at Bangrak Police Station.

 

“As a former cop, I realise I have many enemies.”

 

 

Surachet was getting a rub at a massage parlour in Bangkok’s Silom area when someone on a motorcycle fired eight rounds into his unoccupied car parked outside.

 

Surachet’s personal suspicion is that, back when he was boss of the Immigration Police, he angered someone who wanted to sell the Royal Thai Police a biometric identification system.

 

“The project was delayed for more than 100 days, so I cancelled the contract to protect my department’s finances and the taxpayer’s money,” he said.

 

Surachet noted that Monday’s shooting took place right off a major road lined with CCTV cameras, and yet two days later, the police still have no idea where the gunman and his driver went.

 

“I am not assigning blame to anyone,” he said. “I just want the truth about who was behind this shooting.”

 

Related Story: Police investigate shooting of special adviser’s car

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380282

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-08

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[Traubert]

1 hour ago, legend49 said:

If what Big Joke says is true he has my support I wouldnt have bought the 2 projects both are a waste of money and no real results

Apart from all those false passports they found........and securing the borders of course....and bringing their border security up to date with the biometric passports issued around the world now.

 

But apart from that.....

[mfd101]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

What nonsense, saying maybe an attempt on his life, when he was in a knocking shop at the time of the shooting.

It was a warning to him, keep your mouth shut.

Knock! Knock! Who dere?

[NCC1701A]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Surachet noted that Monday’s shooting took place right off a major road lined with CCTV cameras, and yet two days later, the police still have no idea where the gunman and his driver went.

I am a Big Joke fan boy.

I hope they don't kill him.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Now it appears that Big Joke knows a lot about both projects - and someone or some people may want to stop him from telling what he knows.

His silence is requested from upon high somewhere !

[sawadee1947]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

And how did such a thing happen in Bangkok?

.....racking my brain.... How could this happen in Thailand anyway.??????

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

29 minutes ago, ramrod711 said:

You don't suppose he will hang himself with a sock while in custody do you????

 

I believe "blood infections" are the typical exit method in such cases.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

56 minutes ago, wombat said:

If that was an assassination attempt.!

 

Only if he was a midget!  

[bluesofa]

Just now, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Only if he was a midget!  

The we'd know all the details - once we had the low-down.

[Time to grow]

And the plot thickens...

[MrMo]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

These guys have got no shame, in the next breath telling people to shower less only 1 s-hit a day and dont plant any rice

Will the truth ever come out?

Of course not.  We're in Thailand.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, outsider said:

 

NO!!! No, no, no. You guys got it all wrong. The new, shining light government will NEVER EVER let this happen. There is no corruption, no illegal activities. This is false news.

 

It's called fake news. 

[Artisi]

39 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

I am a Big Joke fan boy.

I hope they don't kill him.

I'm not, but perhaps he wasn't all that bad and a real worry to some. 

Edited January 8, 2020 by Artisi

[Antonymous]

Have to feel a bit sorry for the poor guy poking his eye out...

 

[ttrd]

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

These guys have got no shame, in the next breath telling people to shower less only 1 s-hit a day and dont plant any rice

Will the truth ever come out?

The truth - what's that - does it even it exist in the political vocabulary ...??... ????

Edited January 8, 2020 by ttrd

[GalaxyMan]

Now we know why Big Joke was transferred; he refused to go along with the corruption. Kudos!

[Elkski]

Those shots are in quite a tight grouping looks to be right  behind the front seat. If shot from waist level they went through the floorboards with no real  damage. The message is clear but no real damage to the car? Why wouldn't they inflict max damage?  I hope he lives to reveal the truth

[KKr]

1 hour ago, wombat said:

If that was an assassination attempt.!

then they obviously did not watch "Prison Break" to the end.

[Chang_paarp]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Surachet was getting a rub at a massage parlour in Bangkok’s Silom area when someone on a motorcycle fired eight rounds into his unoccupied car parked outside.

 

Any chance it was a message being sent to the massage parlour? Big Joke's car just happened to be the unfortunate recipient of said message. It could all be brushed under the carpet with a tearful apology and a few wais.

[tandor]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

As opposed to her, who probably kept her mouth open...

at least he got a shot off it seems.

[Deerculler]

Anyone with a knowledge of firearms would doubt that the shooting was an attempt to shoot anyone.

[Mikeasq60]

7 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

He’ll do an Epstein. 

Does the General know Hillary Clinton?

[RickBradford]

52 minutes ago, GalaxyMan said:

Now we know why Big Joke was transferred; he refused to go along with the corruption. Kudos!

There is virtually no corruption in Thailand nowadays.

 

As proof, there were only 3 prosecutions for corruption in the whole of 2019!

[RichardColeman]

 

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

What nonsense, saying maybe an attempt on his life, when he was in a knocking shop at the time of the shooting.

It was a warning to him, keep your mouth shut.

Actually I disagree. For what point to warn him. Better to shut him up permanently than still risk it. Thailand has porous enough borders for him to travel a short distance and spill the beans.

[Knocker33]

He will probably be on a flight out of like the other guy who knew to much 

[Artisi]

26 minutes ago, RickBradford said:

There is virtually no corruption in Thailand nowadays.

 

As proof, there were only 3 prosecutions for corruption in the whole of 2019!

So many, what a corrupt nation  this is....... 

[moldresistant]

Well what he says about smart cars is already defined as malware by the GNU project (authors of the software present in much of these projects) https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-cars.en.html

 

"In China, it is mandatory for electric cars to be equipped with a terminal that transfers technical data, including car location, to a government-run platform. In practice, manufacturers collect this data as part of their own spying, then forward it to the government-run platform."

[ParkerN]

And all of a sudden, the reason for the man's spectacular fall from grace takes on a certain rationality. I would suggest that Mad Uncle Too was 'prevailed upon' by someone who was getting a bit wobbly and who had a few too many markers on the table.

 

Of one kind or another. A favour's a favour right?

 

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by ParkerN

[thailand49]

LEXUS?