Cops in the line of fire
Volunteering officers put aside fears for own safety for the sake of the greater good
- Published: 31 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Senior police investigators who have volunteered to work in the deep South for two years realise their lives potentially now hang by a thread.
"If you ask me whether I am scared of the violence in the deep South, of course the answer is yes, because I am also a human being," Pol Lt Col Yos Thaithieng, a senior investigator at Wang Sai Phun police station in Phichit's Wang Sai Phun district, said.
"But as a police officer I can't afford to fear it. I am ready to go there to work for the nation and the people," he said.
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