Motorcycle taxis seek help over gangsters
Motorcycle taxi association president Chalerm Changthongmadan yesterday led 20 members to file a complaint with the Metropolitan Police Bureau over gangsters extorting fees from them.
Deputy city police chief Pol Maj-General Wichai Sangprapai has vowed to crack down on the gangsters and punish police officials involved.
A driver near Bangkok University’s Kluay Nam Thai campus said his stand was legal but a man identified only as Tum collected a Bt100 fee from each rider to “pass onto his boss” on a daily basis, and threatened to harm those who told police.
Another motorcycle taxi driver near Dhurakij Pundit University complained that an illegal group of drivers made taxi jackets, used their route and stole passengers as well as threatened legal taxi drivers.
Wichai said he would report to the city police chief and invite all district offices to hear the motorcycle taxi drivers’ woes. He said he would severely punish policemen involved in extortion.
