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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Police reform an unmitigated failure - Caught on Camera

Whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit submits evidence to deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn on Dec 1, 2022, about Chinese crime boss Chaiyanat ‘Tuhao’ Kornchayanant. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Bribery, extortion, graft, abuse of power, a hand in illegal businesses — you name it, these are just a few of the sins committed by numerous bad cops. And quite a few of the offenders rank in the upper echelons of the police force, which is stripping public confidence and trust in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).

With scandals emerging one after another, particularly police involvement with top Chinese mafiosos, the RTP’s image has been going down the drain.

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