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Four traffic police officers dismissed over embezzlement charges

Four traffic police officers dismissed over embezzlement charges

Four traffic police officers were relieved of their duties pending an investigation into embezzlement charges.

Pol Lt-Colonel Pathanon Kiatpaiboon, Pol Senior Sgt-Major Nithis Phakakaew, Pol Senior Sgt-Major Suwan Thongchomphu and Pol Senior Sgt-Major Lapas Khamprom, all from the Metropolitan Police's traffic police division, were accused of helping themselves to money collected from traffic fines. 
A committee has been set up to investigate their alleged serious breach of discipline.
Pending results of the investigation, the four have been tentatively dismissed under an order dated April 19 signed by Pol Maj-General Mongkol Warunno, commander of the traffic police division, under Section 95 of the 2004 National Police Act.
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