Fake cop caught extorting migrant workers, employers in Bangkok

[reader]

From The Thaiger

Officers arrested a Thai man posing as a police officer who extorted money from migrant workers and their employers at the popular tourist destination Asiatique the Riverfront, in the Charoen Krung neighbourhood of Bangkok

Restaurant owners and business operators in the area questioned officers at Wat Phraya Krai Police Station about the frequency of operations targeting migrant workers after observing repeated inspections at the location.

According to the complainants, a Thai man who claimed to be a police officer visited various restaurants and businesses, engaging with foreign workers, particularly those from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.

This individual reportedly demanded around 5,000 baht from each worker, threatening to take them to the police station if they refused to pay. Some workers and business owners complied with his demands, but the repeated nature of his visits raised suspicions.

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https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/fake-police-caught-extorting-migrant-workers-employers-in-bangkok

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, reader said:

From The Thaiger

Officers arrested a Thai man posing as a police officer who extorted money from migrant workers and their employers at the popular tourist destination Asiatique the Riverfront, in the Charoen Krung neighbourhood of Bangkok

Restaurant owners and business operators in the area questioned officers at Wat Phraya Krai Police Station about the frequency of operations targeting migrant workers after observing repeated inspections at the location.

According to the complainants, a Thai man who claimed to be a police officer visited various restaurants and businesses, engaging with foreign workers, particularly those from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.

This individual reportedly demanded around 5,000 baht from each worker, threatening to take them to the police station if they refused to pay. Some workers and business owners complied with his demands, but the repeated nature of his visits raised suspicions.

Continues at

https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/fake-police-caught-extorting-migrant-workers-employers-in-bangkok

Perhaps they were suspicious,  as the Police normally  only demand Bt2,500!

[vinapu]

Asiatique is by the river, couldn't they just gang up and drown him there I wonder