Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012
Bangkok police have more than 50,000 unsolved cases in which suspects have not been arrested, Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol LtGeneral Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said yesterday.
All 88 police stations and their chiefs have been ordered to pursue suspects for these crimes or close unsolved cases, but no timeframe had been given for this.
Since Khamronwit took over the post a few months ago, there have been two major operations, which have turned up more than 1,200 pistols. This was revealed at a twohour meeting of MPB leaders and chiefs of the 88 stations yesterday.
After the session, Khamronwit received 250 bulletproof vests donated to Bangkok police by a former national police chief.
Speaking of his order to transfer the chief of Bang Khunthien police to inactive duty for 30 days, Khamronwit said Pol Colonel Thanakrit Chaijaruwut faced punishment because he had neglected to ensure that a policeman shot and wounded in the line of duty received proper care.
"The policeman was shot and sustained a wound…but Thanakrit failed to go the scene, at 4am. Even at 10am when the officer was admitted at the Police General Hospital, the colonel had not visited him," Khamronwit said.
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Bangkok police have more than 50,000 unsolved cases in which suspects have not been arrested, Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol LtGeneral Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said yesterday.
All 88 police stations and their chiefs have been ordered to pursue suspects for these crimes or close unsolved cases, but no timeframe had been given for this.
Since Khamronwit took over the post a few months ago, there have been two major operations, which have turned up more than 1,200 pistols. This was revealed at a twohour meeting of MPB leaders and chiefs of the 88 stations yesterday.
After the session, Khamronwit received 250 bulletproof vests donated to Bangkok police by a former national police chief.
Speaking of his order to transfer the chief of Bang Khunthien police to inactive duty for 30 days, Khamronwit said Pol Colonel Thanakrit Chaijaruwut faced punishment because he had neglected to ensure that a policeman shot and wounded in the line of duty received proper care.
"The policeman was shot and sustained a wound…but Thanakrit failed to go the scene, at 4am. Even at 10am when the officer was admitted at the Police General Hospital, the colonel had not visited him," Khamronwit said.
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