Two senior Thonglor police officers transferred over pub COVID-19 cluster

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Pol Col Duangchote Suwancharas (Photo from blog.addnine.com)

 

The superintendent of Thonglor police station, Pol Col Duangchote Suwancharas, and Pol Lt-Col Thanakorn Ngamyen, the inspector for suppression affairs, have been transferred to the operations centre of Metropolitan Police Bureau’s (MPB) 5th Division, effective today, pending an investigation into their conduct in connection with the Thonglor COVID-19 cluster.

 

Police Maj-Gen Sophon Sarapat, commander of the 5th division of the MPB, who ordered the transfers, also appointed Pol Col Kampanart Arunsri, deputy superintendent of the 5th division, acting superintendent of Thonglor police.

 

The entertainment venues in the Thonglor area of Bangkok areknown as favorite hangouts for Bangkok’s elites, including politicians, senior government officials, business executives and celebrities.  They have been blamed for being the origin of the third wave of COVID-19 in Thailand, which has spread to most of the country and has, so far, infected more than 1,000 people in Bangkok alone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-senior-thonglor-police-officers-transferred-over-pub-covid-19-cluster/

 

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[RichardColeman]

I'm beginning to think Pol-Col is the starting rank in the Thai police hierarchy 

[scorecard]

What took them so long? 

 

This should have happened 3 or 4 days ago.

 

Just more incompetency on open display.

[hotchilli]

10 minutes ago, scorecard said:

What took them so long? 

 

This should have happened 3 or 4 days ago.

 

Just more incompetency on open display.

Maybe they needed a committee to decide who was going to be the scapegoats?

[Scottie12]

They’ve been transferred, what cruel punishment !

[madmitch]

1 minute ago, Scottie12 said:

They’ve been transferred, what cruel punishment !

It is a cruel punishment as the Operations Centre doesn't have access to the lucrative tea money you get in regular police stations.

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok’s elites, including politicians, senior government officials, business executives and celebrities.

and no pending investigation for the above (the law)

[kingstonkid]

They have to take a look at whether there was an issue with the police.  Also you can not release anyone until you have an investigation and can prove it.  

 

Inept people exist in every company this could be the fact that these guys trusted their staff to do what was right instead of checking.

[Excel]

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

It is a cruel punishment as the Operations Centre doesn't have access to the lucrative tea money you get in regular police stations.

But still get the freebie fringe benefits when off duty

[VocalNeal]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm beginning to think Pol-Col is the starting rank in the Thai police hierarchy 

 

...and with parachute wings. 

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe they needed a committee to decide who was going to be the scapegoats?

or maybe had to do some research before any decisions to be sure who was connected to who.

[Caldera]

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm beginning to think Pol-Col is the starting rank in the Thai police hierarchy 

 

He certainly looks youthful on that photo for being a colonel - you might be on to something!