House committee asked to probe
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Democrat MP Satit Pitutecha yesterday submitted a letter to Somchai Losathaphonphiphit, chairman of the House committee on police affairs, requesting investigation into Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt General Kamronwit Thoopkrajang for mobilising a polic
Satit said Kamronwit’s behaviour broke both regulations and morality after he sent out a message pressuring police officers to go to the party’s headquarters to show solidarity with Kamronwit on Tuesday.
Kamronwit earlier said he would tell the Democrats to stop attacking him for supporting former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. He said police officers who agreed with him could join him at the protest.
Satit said Kamronwit used his authority to force police under his command to join the rally on a day in which there were other situations requiring police attention. They included guarding the US Embassy in Bangkok when 400 Muslims staged a protest over an anti-Islam film; and the blocking of a road by people demanding payment of flood compensation.
Somchai said he would consider Pol Lt-General Kamronwit’s behaviour next Wednesday.
The Democrat Party previously submitted a complaint to national police chief Pol General Priewpan Damapong about Kamronwit, seeking disciplinary action after he travelled abroad to meet Thaksin.
Kamronwit said he didn’t want to speak about the case any more because it was a personal issue.
