Suvarnabhumi airport director Prapon Pattamakijsakul on Tuesday ordered its private security subcontractors to strictly monitor work and behavior of their employees after a subcontracted worker was arrested for stealing money from a passenger.
Roemroek Thongjattu, a Suvarnabhumi airport security staff, was arrested for stealing money from a passenger last month. (Photo from Facebook of หนูแหม่ม แจ่มสุดา ทอมป์สัน)
Mr Prapon also urged all subcontractors to monitor the behaviour of their fellow workers to prevent a repeat of the incident, which brought fresh scorn on the airport when reports of the theft went viral on social media.
He called on members of the public who see inappropriate or illegal conduct by any airport employee to call the 24-hour 1722 hotline of the Airports of Thailand.
According to an airport statement released on Tuesday, a woman identified as Surasvadee Thompson filed a complaint with Suvarnabhumi airport police accusing Roemroek Thongjattu, an employee of Asia Security Management, a provider of aviation-security services hired by the airport, of stealing S$50 from her son's wallet after he placed his belongings on the conveyor belt to be scanned on Feb 1.
She said Mr Roemroek stole the money while manning an X-ray screening machine for international passengers on the east side of the terminal.
An airport security camera caught Mr Roemroek stealing the cash. The 26-year-old native of Surin was fired on Feb 6 and is facing prosecutions by police, it said.
The statement was released after Ms Surasvadee posted an image of Mr Roemroek and a message criticising the disgraceful conduct by Suvarnabhumi airport staff on her Facebook page on Sunday and her post was widely shared on the internet.