Drug-dealers charged with police officer's murder
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Police have pressed murder charges against drug suspects who rammed their car into a police motorcycle, knocking a police captain off the bike and dragging him under the car for up to 15 metres, killing the officer in the process.
“I believe the suspects knew the officer was stuck under their vehicle,” Metropolitan Police Commissioner LtGeneral Winai Thongsong said yesterday.
Pol Captain Taweesak Daorunga, 28, was killed during a drugsuppression operation in Bangkok Wednesday evening after two drug suspects, Alongkorn Rermprachathipatai and Preeyanuch Puttikorn, rammed his motorcycle with their car and drove on during an escape attempt.
Taweesak, a deputy inspector at Suttisarn Police Station, sustained a broken skull and broken ribs and died of his wounds.
“I can’t take what happened,” his longtime girlfriend Jantima Boondaeng said tearfully.
Apart from the murder charge, the two drug suspects have been charged with obstructing officers’ work, and drug possession.
A bathing rite for Taweesak with Royally granted water took place at the Tritossathep Temple yesterday evening. The National Police commissioner, General Priewphan Damapong, presided over the rite.
Winai said Taweesak would be posthumously promoted to the rank of majorgeneral and his family would be given about Bt200,000 compensation.
Suttisan Police Station superintendent Colonel Paisan Wongwatcharamongkhon described Taweesak as a dedicated officer.
Alongkorn, 25, said he did not know that Taweesak was stuck under his car when he drove on.
“I would like to apologise to his family, and I am ready to face the consequences of my actions,” he said.
Alongkorn and his girlfriend had just dropped off parcels of methamphetamine tablets at a designated spot on Soi Ladphrao 47 when they realised that police were following them on Wednesday.
In a bid to escape, he rammed the motorcycle on which Taweesak was riding pillion and sped on. Another police officer then rammed a police pickup into Alongkorn’s car to thwart his escape.
Alongkorn said he had made four drug deliveries on behalf of a man named Muek and been paid Bt100 per tablet delivered. Muek is an inmate in Klongprem Central Prison.
“We have contacted the prison officials in a bid to nail down all those involved in this drugtrafficking gang,” Metropolitan Police Division II commander MajGeneral Samrerng Suwanpong said.
