Former top investigator may surrender, police say
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A suspect accused of demanding and receiving bribes from an alleged Indian operator of an international online football betting network may surrender to police tomorrow.
Pol Lt-Col Songrak Khunsri, former deputy superintendent of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB)’s sixth subdivision, had a close friend ask police about a possible surrender, acting Phaholyothin Police superintend?ent Pol Col Nipon Charoensil said. However, he said the person didn’t confirm if Songrak would surrender tomorrow.
Songrak was an officer who had considerable success as an investigator and behavioural science expert, and his previous work included the arrest of suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout and the arrest of influential politician Somchai “Kamnan Poh” Khunplome.
Songrak was among several police the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for late last month – for allegedly demanding and taking bribes from the so-called Abubakar bin Sulaiman football betting racket.
