Thai Police Order Removal of 9 Scandalous Officers from Service

Police Lieutenant General Thanayut Wutticharattamrong, Deputy Police Commander, has signed a police order to remove 9 scandalous police officers from service. The officers are accused of extorting 300 million baht from Chinese citizens.

The incident occurred on October 16, when the 9 police officers organized a search at the home of a victim in Vanuatu and extorted 300 million baht. The news has already been reported, and an investigation has been launched.

On November 5, 2024, Lieutenant General Thanayut Wutticharattamrong signed Royal Thai Police Order No. 538/2024, regarding the removal of the police officers from government service. The officers are:

• Police Lieutenant Colonel Chanachai Jaikla, Detective Inspector Kham Sakaesaeng Police Station, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
• Police Lieutenant Thanakrit Kanchanamas, Deputy Inspector, Division 1, STS
• Police Lieutenant Amnuay Kongklin, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sutthisan Police Station
• Police Lieutenant Suphan Khongsai, Group Commander, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion
• Lieutenant Colonel Chayaphon Wongpan, Group Commander, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion
• Police Lieutenant Manasawee Chanyalak, Squad Commander, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion
• Police Lieutenant Phonthep Sangkhara, Group Commander, 2nd Battalion, NPCB
• Pol Sergeant Siam Thongmon, Sub-District Police Station Commander, Saraburi Province
• Petty Officer 1st Class Kittiphum, newly minted Chinese, group commander, 1st Bn., 1st Bn

The officers have been temporarily removed from government service pending the results of the disciplinary investigation. They have the right to appeal to the Police Commission under the Royal Thai Police Act 2022, Section 141, within 30 days from the date of knowledge of the order.