Din Daeng Police Station apprehended three cops from Immigration Division 1 yesterday following allegations made by a Thai woman that they kidnapped and extorted 1 million baht from a Chinese man. The three suspects denied the accusations, and one officer involved in the incident is presently on the run.
According to the complaint filed by a 38 yr outdated Thai lady, Namee Saelee, on Monday, March 20, six Royal Thai Police (RTP) officers kidnapped her and her Chinese employer, sixty two year old man named Qi, on March 10.
Namee defined that the officers threatened to charge Qi with utilizing the stolen identification card of a Thai citizen and demanded US$60,000 (about 2 million baht) in exchange for Qi’s release. After negotiation, Qi’s son transferred US$30,000 in cryptocurrency through the imtoken utility to the legal gang.
After conducting an investigation, the Metropolitan Police Division 1 found 4 police officers from Immigration Division 1 responsible.
Three officers, including police major Sorrawit Inthalup, police lieutenant Suriya Lookkachart, and police senior sergeant major Peerasak Yimpaiboon, surrendered themselves at Din Daeng Police Station yesterday, while one other officer, police sub-lieutenant Jiraphat Boonnam, remains at large.
Despite the compelling evidence against the suspects and the victims’ statements, the three accused officers proceed to disclaim the allegations and have refused to handle the media about the matter.
The officers added that there was another Thai citizen concerned in this criminal action. The person might be summoned for questioning.
The Deputy Commissioner of the RTP, Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, questioned the three suspected officers yesterday. He believes the group has dedicated similar crimes in the past and pledged to research their monetary transactions to uncover the whole criminal network.
Big Joke confirmed that the 4 cops involved in the incident have been dismissed whereas the case is beneath investigation. He has promised that justice might be served, and each officer involved might be punished according to the regulation, without exception.
ORIGINAL STORY: Thai woman accuses RTP of kidnapping, extorting 1 million baht from her boss
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are within the headlines once again for all the wrong causes after a Thai woman accused RTP officers of kidnapping and extorting 1 million baht from her boss in the Din Daeng district of Bangkok. Police reported that preliminary CCTV footage revealed that two of the lads within the felony group looked similar to Immigration Bureau police inspectors however it wasn’t conclusive.
Namee Saelee filed a criticism at Din Daeng Police Station yesterday, reporting that she and her Chinese employer, sixty two 12 months old Qi, have been kidnapped on Friday, March 10, by a gang of six males, who appeared like RTP officers.
The 38 yr previous Thai lady revealed that she had been employed by Qi as an interpreter to assist him along with his passport and visa renewal at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex on the day of the kidnapping.
Namee met Qi at his home in Soi Pracha Songkhro 2 in the Din Deang district of Bangkok and Qi’s good friend drove them to the visa renewal advanced. However, they were advised that Qi didn’t have the correct documents so they returned house to recheck the paperwork.
Upon their return, they seen three sedans parked in entrance of Qi’s home, and a group of six males who seemed just like RTP officers have been waiting for them. The group and Qi’s pal appeared to know each other.
Namee claims that the gang then bundled her and Qi into totally different automobiles and drove off. One of the boys claimed to be a police officer and interrogated her about her relationship with Qi. She informed them that she met Qi last yr and worked for him as an interpreter.
Namee reported that the gang drove alongside Chang Wattana Road for four to five hours earlier than releasing them back to Qi’s residence within the night.
Ready confessed that he was living in Thailand illegally and that he was using the stolen identification card of a Thai man. Qi revealed that his friend, who drove them to the visa renewal workplace, managed all the documents for him, and betrayed him.
Cancel anytime revealed that the gang demanded US$60,000 (about 2 million baht) from him, and threatened to charge him with forging his identification card if he refused to pay. Qi eventually negotiated and paid US$30,000 to the gang. He asked his son to transfer the cash in crypto to the criminal cryptocurrency account via the imtoken application.
Namee revealed that she has been unable to contact Qi for the explanation that incident and later realized that he had returned to China to live along with his son. She was apprehensive about her security and wished to know whether RTP officers had been concerned in any legal activity.
Din Daeng Police Station officers revealed Qi was utilizing the Thai ID card of a 55 year outdated Thai man named Saroj Thongkamai who lived in Samut Prakarn province close to Bangkok.
They additionally found that two of the six people within the gang seemed just like police inspectors from the Immigration Bureau.
An investigation is ongoing to determine whether the 2 officers were concerned in the incident..