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Torsak Sukvimol: From Thailand’s top cop to corruption suspect

10 Sept 21:28Key points summarised by AI

Former Thai national police chief Torsak Sukvimol faces disciplinary charges for extensive bribery, implicating over 200 officers in a scandal linked to online gambling networks.
A seven-month inquiry by the Police Complaint Review Board found sufficient evidence, stemming from a complaint filed by a celebrity lawyer in March 2024.
Torsak's tenure was marred by a bitter public feud with his most senior deputy, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, with both accusing each other of profiting from illegal gambling, leading to their suspensions.
His rapid ascent to the top police post in just 25 years, despite being less senior and not a Royal Police Cadet Academy graduate, drew criticism for allegedly bypassing regulations through 'fast-track promotions'.

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Retired Lt General Pisan Wattanawongkiri, a current ruling Pheu Thai Party MP, is the top suspect in the deadly 2004 Tak Bai massacre and is now considered a fugitive.
He is one of seven defendants sought by police, with arrest warrants issued, as the 20-year statute of limitations for the case is set to expire on October 25.
Pisan has requested parliamentary leave for medical treatment overseas, and police are working with Interpol to locate him and other suspects believed to have fled the country.
The 2004 Tak Bai incident involved security forces dispersing a protest, resulting in 7 immediate fatalities and an additional 78 deaths from suffocation or crushing during the transport of 1,370 detainees.
Despite issuing an apology in 2012, Pisan has consistently denied ordering the killings, claiming personal ties to victims and a lack of state support in his legal defense.

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