Senior police adviser defends random selection of officers

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Senior police adviser defends random selection of officers

Published: 29 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

A senior adviser to the Royal Thai Police has defended the lottery system which will be used to randomly select officers for transfer to the far South.

Pol Gen Chatchawal Suksomjit, who oversees police investigations, said the southern region was desperately short of experienced specialist investigators.

He said the Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Centre has 150 vacant positions for specialist investigators at the levels of inspector, deputy superintendent and deputy inspector with at least four years' experience. Only 42 officers had volunteered for the posts.

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DONHUAN
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Discussion 3 : 29 Dec 2012 at 11.533
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Is the Royal Police a malevolent force where officers are sent to the deep-south to “kick bottoms” which is why many police officers are very reluctant to volunteer themselves for the assignment? This lottery of the unwilling to sent police officers to these hardship posts are always controversial because of the negative connotation it will imply. Whatever happened to “Duty and Honor” for the nation or does this only apply to the “men and women in uniform”?
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos. – Will Durant, US historian
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Discussion 2 : 29 Dec 2012 at 10.552
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another corrupt lottery?
I imagine every officer cannot wait to get down south where they might be killed!
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Discussion 1 : 29 Dec 2012 at 09.151
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I suppose that if you don't like the 'Conditions of Employment' where you work, you can always resign and get a different job!
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