Isoc officers transferred over Rohingya

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Isoc officers transferred over Rohingya

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 17.59
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Two army officers attached to the southern area Region 4 office of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), suspected of being involved in the smuggling of Royingha migrants into the country, have been transferred out of the area, an army source said.

The source said Lt-Gen Udomchai Thammasaroraj, the Fourth Army commander, signed an order to transfer the two -- a lieutenant colonel and a lieutenant -- although in an investigation there was no evidence to confirm their involvement in the trafficking of the illegal immigrants.

"However, they have been transferred out of the area to prevent further problems because there had been complaints against them," the source said.

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faceless
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Discussion 10 : 29 Jan 2013 at 10.5510
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"There was no evidence against them because tambon administration organisation (TAO) officials who were involved in the smuggling of the Rohingya people had not been arrested for interrogation."

It would be of interest to know why the TAO officials have not been interrogated. According to the statement quoted they were involved in people smuggling!

Allowing officials (in and out of uniform) to blatantly break the law and then be treated as special people not subject to the law is a recipe for social disaster.
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Discussion 9 : 28 Jan 2013 at 21.589
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Inactive posts have such a great track record of discouraging crime by Thai officials in uniforms that this program needs to be expanded.

Why not offer it to murderers, rapists, thieves and every other criminal as an alternative to prison? Those crime rates will then surely plummet to about the same historic lows as corruption by Thai officials.
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Discussion 8 : 28 Jan 2013 at 21.168
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No authority is ever guilty in Thailand, didn't you know that? Even when caught red handed!
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Discussion 7 : 28 Jan 2013 at 21.027
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.'...but there was no evidence of a third country they were to be sent to'... This is my favorite line. ISOC apparently has no information that previous boatloads of Rohingya have been been smuggled across the border into Malaysia via Sadao. They don't know moneyless Rohingya are sold to the fishing fleets. They have no idea how to use Google. For goodness sake, who wrote this drivel?
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Discussion 6 : 28 Jan 2013 at 20.426
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An accused is still innocent until proven guilty.... How can these two army officers be charge of human trafficking when their role was to allow these rohingya pass through here (Thailand) going to Malaysia. These two officers did not recruited these tribes from Myanmar and bring them here or to Malaysia to work in factories.It was these tribes who escape from their country and came here to seek for shelter or refuge.. I mean we should not be quick to condemn them without proper investigation. Not unless these two officers are rohingya from Myanmar..///
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Discussion 5 : 28 Jan 2013 at 20.255
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Transferred... Is this the idea of Justice for our militarocracy? Send those slave drivers to jail where they belong!
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Discussion 4 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.514
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Let them sit inactive somewhere else. There are complaints against them but no evidence against them.Well! In that case the army better prepare for litigation by these two army officers.
Complaints most likly came from people,evidences mostly from official if they want to investigate. Chance are slim .It will be "Loop Na Pa Jamuke" Some one higher up will get hurt if being investigated.
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Discussion 3 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.083
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Typically Thai. No evidence, transfer.Another lump in the carpet.
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Discussion 2 : 28 Jan 2013 at 18.372
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"Two army officers --------- have been transferred out of the area, an army source said." That can be construed as a promotion, transferred out of a danger zone. Great punishment, way to discipline your men sir. I guess jail never came to mind? Oh, no, that's for ordinary folks breaking the law, sorry I forgot.
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Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 18.321
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OMG not the inactive post , anything but that - nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo please don't nooooooooooooooooooooooo okay, thank you.
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