UPDATE: Thai Man Surrenders to Pattaya Police in 700,000 Baht Extortion Scandal Involving Officers

Pattaya —

A Thai man has surrendered to Pattaya Police on accusations of being involved with two police officers who allegedly extorted 700,000 baht from a group of Chinese nationals traveling to Pattaya earlier this month. However, he has denied all accusations.

First our previous story:

A police officer has been arrested after allegedly extorting 700,000 baht from a group of Chinese nationals driving to Pattaya earlier last week.

Now for our update:

The suspect, identified by authorities only as Mr. Worapon, surrendered himself to Nongprue Police Station on July 30th, 2024. He was subsequently questioned by Pol. Lt. Col. Somchok Fakphairoj, the Deputy Superintendent of the Nongprue Police Station.

Mr. Worapon was accompanied by his lawyer during the questioning. He remained silent and showed no apparent concern when questioned by local reporters. His lawyer stated that Mr. Worapon decided to surrender voluntarily to demonstrate his innocence, asserting that he had no direct involvement in the case. According to the lawyer, Mr. Worapon only happened to be present in a vehicle used during the incident but had no active role in the alleged extortion.

According to police reports, the case involves two police officers who are accused of participating in the extortion. The officers face charges including abuse of power, misconduct, coercion, and illegal detention. Both officers have denied all the allegations and have secured bail after placing 400,000 baht surety each. The trial is still ongoing.

Alongside Mr. Worapon, two other suspects are being pursued by the authorities. Mr. Worapon is charged with four offenses, including aiding the officers’ misconduct, supporting the officers’ criminal activities or dereliction of duty, coercion, and illegal detention.
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Aim Tanakorn
The local news translator and writer at The Pattaya News. Tanakorn "Aim" Panyadee is a twenty-five year old who currently lives in Bangkok. Interested in English translation, story-telling, and entrepreneurship, he believes that hard-working is an indispensable component of every success in this world.