There’s been another bribery scandal in Thailand. Unlock has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly using her connections with a senior police officer to demand 14 million baht from a Chinese suspect in return for having expenses towards her dropped.
National deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn revealed the arrest on Saturday, stating that Guo Rui, also identified as Gegee, exploited her working relationship with the police to demand bribes. She denied the charges.
Big Joke said that he was acquainted with the journalist by way of work, and she was employed by the police as a coordinator due to her fluency in Chinese and her abroad connections. The police initiated an investigation after learning about her alleged intentions and obtained an arrest warrant after gathering evidence, Bangkok Post reported.
Guo, additionally the chair of the Thai Jiaranai Group, a media firm that owns Thailand Headlines, was arrested on Friday at her condominium. Big Joke stated that the suspect informed Navaporn Phakiatsakul, a key suspect in a crime syndicate investigation, that she could have charges in opposition to her dropped for an initial offer of 33 million baht. However, Navaporn paid Guo 14 million baht as a substitute.
Navaporn was arrested in early April following a crackdown. Investigations revealed her lengthy history of fraudulent behaviour, human trafficking, surrogacy, and doc forgery. Big Joke pledged to take authorized action in opposition to anybody utilizing his identify to demand bribes. Those found responsible of demanding bribes face a most fantastic of a hundred,000 baht or a jail sentence of up to five years..