Amidst the bustling scenes near the gates of power at Government House lay an unassuming complaints centre, where a couple stood, faces shrouded in anonymity. It was there on a nondescript Tuesday that they unleashed a storm set to shake the very foundations of the Pathum Thani police force. What followed is a tale of alleged corruption, betrayal of public trust, and a devastating abuse of power.
We’re talking about an incident that has sent ripples throughout the local community – the transfer of seven police detectives in Pathum Thani to inactive posts, and that’s just for starters. The reason? A grave accusation of rape and extortion made by a female drug suspect, an individual whose daily profession involves managing the tide of public opinion. Yet, her identity remains a secret only known to those within the tightening circle of the law.
The saga unfolded when, on November 22nd and 23rd, the complainant found herself in the unsavory grasp of the law. Pol Lt Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek, a towering figure in the Provincial Police Region 1, shared tidbits of the ongoing investigation, confirming a drug-related apprehension had indeed taken place. However, the shadow of doubt loomed large over any actions of sexual assault or avarice yet to be proven by the inquiry’s probing eye.
“Should the evidence paint a picture of guilt, the weight of disciplinary and criminal charges will be brought to bear with no quarter given,” declared Pol Lt Gen Jirasan, making it crystal clear that such abhorrent conduct would not be tolerated within the ranks of the law.
The stage for this twisted narrative was set in Rangsit, a locale within the Pathum Thani district, at a dining establishment where the couple’s fateful encounter with the detectives would take place. A search unveiled a mix of illicit substances; ketamine and methamphetamine nestled within their possessions.
The plot thickened when a peek into their mobile banking app revealed a sum of 360,000 baht, a sizable pool of funds that the officers allegedly saw as their window of opportunity. They purportedly propositioned a deal laced with extortion, the price of which was a staggering 300,000 baht for a reduction in charges to a laughably minor possession claim.
The narrative takes a dark turn as the couple was coerced into draining their accounts via ATMs scattered across Pathum Thani – the sum totaling the amount allegedly demanded by their captors.
The climax of the ordeal was as harrowing as it was unspeakable—a motel in Pathum Thani, transformed from a haven of respite into a den of the vilest deed. The woman, coerced into a state of compliance, was reportedly raped by one of the detectives, a crime compounded by a further demand of 30,000 baht for what he claimed would be an ‘agreement’ with a higher authority to curtail the charges leveled against her.
An even more chilling revelation was that the boyfriend, faced with his own tribulations and the grim confines of Thanyaburi police station, only learned of the assault upon securing his release. Up until that moment, his knowledge extended only to the two meth pills which had sealed his temporary fate behind bars.
As the couple stepped out of the shadows and into the limelight of the complaints centre, they delivered their testament, setting off a chain reaction of scrutiny and investigation into the depths of the officers’ malfeasance. It’s a riveting story driven by the pursuit of justice, a resilient couple, and the hallowed notion that those who enforce the law must also abide by it.
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