9 November 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Four Bangkok police officers were given five years in prison by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Circumstances yesterday for extorting 27, 000 ringgit from a Japanese artist and her companions.
When questioned earlier this year, they were discovered to be carrying cigarettes and failing to present their visas.
Two commanders among the police officers came from the Huai Khwang place. On January 5, at a station on Ratchadaphisek Road close to the Chinese embassy, the incident happened around 1 am.
The attorney informed the court that on January 3rd, actress Charlene An and her friends attended a sister’s birthday party in the Sukhumvit neighborhood.
They then traveled to the Huai Khwang neighborhood in a Grab vehicle. The vehicle was flagged down for a search at the police station with about six officers officers in front of the Chinese consulate.
Three vaping products were afterwards discovered by the police, and not all of them were carrying documents. In exchange for dropping the fees, the soldiers demanded 27, 000 ringgit from the team.
The jury mandated that in addition to the jail terms, they also turn over the pay money to law enforcement.