Four policemen transferred after gambling bust
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Four policemen, including a superintendent, have been transferred out of the police station in Khon Kaen's Nong Rua district after the exposure of a gambling den.
Pol Colonel Thanomsit Wongwijarn yesterday left his post as superintendent of Nong Rua Police.
Also slapped with transfer orders are his subordinates Lieutenant Samrit Bantao, Sub-Lieutenant Sawet Chudnork and Senior Sgt-Major Wichian Pimduangsri. The four are in inactive posts at Provincial Police Region headquarters.
A team of soldiers exposed the gambling den on September 18, arresting 37 suspected gamblers and seizing Bt310,000. Thanomsit allegedly tried to cover up the arrests, prompting a lieutenant-colonel to forward the case to a more senior police officer.
Lt-General Dejnarong Sutticharnbancha, acting chief of Provincial Police Region 4, yesterday said a fact-finding panel had been set up to look into the case. “We will ensure justice to all sides,” he said.
Dejnarong said Khon Kaen deputy police chief Sudpises Ek-siri would serve as the acting superintendent of Nong Rua Police Station.
