Saudi pressure will not reverse Somkid's promotion, says PM

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Saudi pressure will not reverse Somkid's promotion, says PM

Published: 10/09/2010 at 12:00 AM
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The government will not bow to pressure from Saudi Arabia to reconsider the promotion of Somkid Boonthanom to assistant police chief, the prime minister says.

Saudi charge d’affaires to Thailand Nabil Hussein Ashri pays a courtesy call on national police chief Wichean Potephosree at the Royal Thai Police Office to congratulate him on his promotion. APICHIT JINAKUL

Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday the appointment would go ahead.

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Albert Park

Discussion 15 : 10/09/2010 at 10:27 PM15
Let me see if I have this right.... Abhisit comes to the premiership vowing that this is one of the cases that he will have resolved. A police general and a few of his cohort are charged. That general is promoted (while still facing the charge). Abhisit says it is a done deal. So that's how things are resolved Abhisit-style.
Levi

Discussion 14 : 10/09/2010 at 02:21 PM14
Pol Lt Gen Somkid's name had been cleared through the passage of the 2007 amnesty law which wiped clean the records of all state officials charged with disciplinary offences.

Why not extend the same courtesy to former PM Thaksin?
exchange

Discussion 13 : 10/09/2010 at 11:51 AM13
Arrest Thaksin and send him back to Thailand. In return Thai government will send Somkid Boonthanom to Saudi Arabia.
macmundi

Discussion 12 : 10/09/2010 at 11:34 AM12
As long as you are a higher ranked police in Thailand, you can get away with anything.
raj

Discussion 11 : 10/09/2010 at 11:31 AM11
Discussion 5 : If the man can continue to be PM after ordering killing over 100 person then how you can expect any ethics from the government.
Kanadian

Discussion 10 : 10/09/2010 at 11:29 AM10
It just does to show, in Thailand the law never applies to the rich. The Saudi government needs to take diplomatic action or this issue will never be solved
chuck

Discussion 9 : 10/09/2010 at 10:42 AM9
another sad episode of Amazing Thailand.

You wonder why many rich businessmen prefer their children grow up to pursue a policeman career....
Remove him now

Discussion 8 : 10/09/2010 at 10:34 AM8
It should not even need the pressure from the Saudis to remove a policeman indicted for a serious crimes!

The people who defend him are fools!

But of course he is the brother of one of the coup makers so Mr. Abhisit has no choice - the puppet has to dance to the rhythm of the people who pull the strings from above.
SAmmy

Discussion 7 : 10/09/2010 at 10:13 AM7
The lost revenue from Saudi directly affects poor laborers. The gov. would act differently if Saudi cuts import of, say, cement or steel products or CP product.
thong

Discussion 6 : 10/09/2010 at 08:35 AM6
Extradite Somkid to Saudi Arabia.

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