Deputy police chief may be suspended over online gambling allegation

Deputy police chief may be suspended over online gambling allegation
On March 13, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, assistant national police chief, is seen at the Royal Thai Police Office. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )

Surachate Hakparn may be suspended as a result of a probe into the author’s alleged participation in an online gaming community, according to federal police captain Pol Gen Torsak Suvimol, who announced on Monday that the situation would be finished before the chief’s retirement in September.

In connection with the research into the BNK Master community of gambling sites, Pol Gen. Torsak announced that Pol Gen Surachate had been requested to look at the Tao Poon police stop on Thursday.

A written see was posted&nbsp, at Pol Gen Surachate’s home on Sunday. According to Pol Gen Torsak, Pol Gen Surachate will face an arrest warrant and be suspended from duty if a second notice is sent but he does n’t show up, according to Pol Gen Torsak.

The federal police commander acknowledged the claim made by Pol Gen Surachate, also known as Big Joke, that the National Anti-Corruption Commission had taken control of the online Minnie Gambling Network case&nbsp, in which Pol Gen Surachate was a suspect.

But, Pol Gen Torsak claimed that police questioning officers had summoned Pol Gen Surachate in another incident involving the BNK Master online gaming system.

He claimed that Pol Gen Surachate was connected to money laundering in both situations.

The police chief advised that the investigation into Pol Gen Surachate may be finished before his pension. Pol Gen Torsak may retire at the end of September this year. It was reported that Pol Gen Surachate is the leading&nbsp, member to achieve Pol Gen Torsak.

According to Pol Gen Torsak, there was no attempt to execute Pol Gen Surachate, and all decisions were based on witnesses and information.

Pol Gen Surachate claimed that because he was accompanying government ministers in the North, he had no examined the specifics of the call posted at his home.

When reporters inquired whether Pol Gen Torsak had phoned him to explain the circumstances against him, he insisted on his innocence but he resisted.

Pol Gen Surachate stated on Sunday that he would find out if the request had been legitimately issued.

On Monday, Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the head of the national authorities, addresses investigators. ( Photo supplied )