PM wants police to serve the people, not the powerful

PM wants police to serve the people, not the powerful
At the office of the Provincial Police Region 1 in Bangkok, a director lays wreaths in front of monuments with images of police officers assisting the public. ( File image: Chatpattarasill Pattaravapong)

According to deputy federal police chief Surachate Hakparn, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wants authorities to serve the general public rather than powerful individuals.

At the official home of the prime minister, Phitsanulok Mansion, Pol Gen Surachate met him.

They talked about the incident where, on Wednesday evening, at a party held at the local administrator’s home in Nakhon Pathom state, the gunman who was close to the administrator shot the highway police inspector to death.

Following the meeting, Pol Gen Surachate claimed that the primary minister had instructed him to repress powerful individuals.

In order for[ ordinary ] people to have confidence in their own safety, the prime minister placed a strong emphasis on the suppression of mafias and powerful individuals in local communities. Officers shouldn’t back those powerful people… Authorities must be on the person’s area, the prime minister insisted, according to Pol Gen Surachate.

Following the fatal shooting on Wednesday, the assistant federal police chief claimed that the police officers present at the dinner group in Nakhon Pathom lied during the first questioning.

You may stay, but we have questions, an investigation, and reliable information, according to Pol Gen Surachate.

He affirmed that as long as there was proof of the crime, offenders may be subject to legal action.

A CCTV client at the home of the regional administrator was among the proof. According to Pol Gen Surachate, it was allegedly thrown into the water by a corrections officer in an effort to hide murder. He made reference to CCTV footage taken at Praween Chankhlai’s home in Nakhon Pathom, a 35-year-old kamnan( sub-district chief ).

According to Pol Gen Surachate, the server was now clean and its data would be fully recovered in three to four days.

Some police officials will undoubtedly be held accountable in the case, he declared.

He claimed that there were three parties of police officers who attended the dinner party at Mr. Praween’s home.

One of them was the soldiers who left the house immediately following the shooting. Officials who destroyed evidence and removed Mr. Praween from the crime scene made up the second class. The picture investigator was rushed to the hospital by the other group.

Pol Gen Surachate claimed that during the interrogation of the witnesses and defendants, everyone pointed to Mr. Praween as the person who had given the order to shoot.

” A authorities exchange request was made. When it was turned down, he gave the order to shoot… He was overconfident because he had been so close to the local authorities for so much. Now, this needs to be eliminated, according to Pol Gen Surachate.

Mr. Praween persisted in denying all expenses, but the deputy national police chief claimed that he was unable to flee.

The kamnan who reportedly gave the shooting’s order was Praween Chankhlai. ( Photo provided )