Out-of-control cop to feel full weight of the law
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A Samut Sakhon-based police officer who allegedly joined his friends in beating up a taxi driver near Bangkok's Royal City Avenue on Monday morning will face disciplinary charges as well as criminal code charges, national police chief Pol General Somyot
Somyot said he would ensure justice prevails after the injured taxi driver filed a complaint with the police, despite claims that the accused officer, Police Lance-Cpl Boonseth Wutthiwinyuchon, is related to senior officers.
He said the Makkasan police, which apprehended Boonseth and his friend, Chutirat Thanormsingha, have already begun legal proceedings. Boonseth was released on temporary bail, but Somyot instructed the accused officer’s supervisor to proceed with disciplinary action against him.
Boonseth, who is based in Samut Sakhon’s Krathumban Police Station, was working with the Provincial Police Region 7’s Crowd Control Division at the time of the alleged incident.
Boonseth and his friend, Chutirat, both 27, allegedly joined several other friends in assaulting and critically injuring taxi driver Thanin Pramnak, 31, following a reported misunderstanding over a remark the victim made to his friend. which Boonseth thought was directed at him. The police officer allegedly fired his handgun into the air several times before fleeing in a van with his friends.
