17 Oct 2023 at 10: 14 PUBLISHED
According to a nationwide opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll, the vast majority of people think that some state leaders, including officers, serve and protect mafia-style influential figures in the nation.
In order to gather their opinions about the relationships between people with black control and state officials in Thai society, 1, 310 people aged 18 and older from across the nation were interviewed over the phone on September 12 and 14. These people came from a variety of educational backgrounds, occupations, and income levels.
When asked about mafia-style influential people in their provinces, 49.54 % responded that there aren’t any in the area where they live, 26.34 % pointed to local politicians, 15.9 % kamnan( tambon chiefs ), 5.4 % chairmen and members of community committees( 2.44 %), 0.76 % mass media and those involved in entertainment, and 0.8 % said they have no answer or were uninterested.
When asked if they would dare to disagree with powerful people, 60.30 % said no, 16.34 % said they wouldn’t, 12.75 percent said yes, 9.08 % would possibly do that, and 1.53 percent no response / not interested.
Finally, when questioned about their convictions that some police and state authorities served as mafia-style significant figures’ servants and protectors. 59.77 % of respondents said” yes” very frequently, 26.49 % said it moderately, 8.32 %” no” but not entirely certain, 4.35 %” definitely ,” and 1.07 percent said they had no answer and were uninterested.