TWELVE freeway police officers have been charged with extortion and misconduct in reference to the truck sticker bribery scandal, in accordance with Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, Counter Corruption Division (CCD) commander and appearing Highway Police Division Chief. He said that extra costs would be revealed as the investigation expands.
The identities of the 12 officers charged have not been disclosed, but they’ve been reassigned to the Highway Police Division operations centre pending further action.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat believes that extra officers and higher-ranking officials from other agencies are concerned within the scandal, which has reportedly endured for over 20 years. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will extend the investigation through a working panel.
The controversy was initially uncovered by Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a Move Forward Party listing MP-elect, who claimed that overloaded trucks with special stickers were not detained or their drivers arrested.
Following the initial stories, Pol. Maj. Gen. Ekkaraj Limsangkat, commander of the Highway Police Division, was transferred to an inactive post on the Central Investigation Bureau on May 30. A senior official from the Ministry of Transport, Pisak Jitviriyavasin, acknowledged that there have been loopholes within the system regulating overloaded vehicles. Replicate emphasised the want to tackle the human factor and using discretion in determining which vans to detain, Bangkok Post reported..
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