We still need top-to-bottom reform of police
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Prayut should focus not only on catching rogue cops, but also on preventing such crimes from happening. For example, I praise Prayut for arresting ex-Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat, trying him and jailing him for demanding money for police pro
But Prayut should also prevent would-be rogues from doing the same crime by changing the police evaluation and promotion system. He should, for starters, have key performance indicators that are job-related, clear, public and measurable for all positions. Evaluation and promotion at the station superintendent level and above should be done by a board majority-controlled by the community served by the person being evaluated.
The fight against corruption will not succeed until we have a top-to-bottom reform of police processes as well as a cleansing of the force.
Burin Kantabutra
Bangkok
