Illegal racers and parents subjected to training session
Authorities held a training session for 89 young people accused of illegal racing and their parents on Wednesday as part of a programme to reform young delinquents.
Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakparn, who presided over the training, said the participants would also be sent to a seven-day training programme at a military camp.
“Statistics show people who have completed the training do not return to illegal racing again,” Surachet said.
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He added that authorities had also arrested more than 70 organisers of illegal racing and closed more than 100 web pages associated with illegal racing events.
Surachet also advised parents to monitor their children and prevent them from engaging in illegal racing.
“If you fail to do so, you risk up to three months in jail and a maximum fine of Bt30,000,” he said.
He added that anyone who observed illegal racing could alert police via Hotline 191 at any time of day.
