TWELVE freeway cops have been charged with extortion and misconduct in connection with the truck sticker bribery scandal, in accordance with Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, Counter Corruption Division (CCD) commander and performing Highway Police Division Chief. Undiscovered stated that further charges can be revealed as the investigation expands.
The identities of the 12 officers charged haven’t been disclosed, however they have been reassigned to the Highway Police Division operations centre pending further action.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat believes that extra officers and higher-ranking officials from other agencies are involved in the scandal, which has reportedly endured for over 20 years. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will lengthen the investigation by way of a working panel.
The controversy was initially uncovered by Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a Move Forward Party listing MP-elect, who claimed that overloaded trucks with particular stickers were not detained or their drivers arrested.
Following the preliminary reviews, Pol. Maj. Gen. Ekkaraj Limsangkat, commander of the Highway Police Division, was transferred to an inactive submit at the Central Investigation Bureau on May 30. A senior official from the Ministry of Transport, Pisak Jitviriyavasin, acknowledged that there have been loopholes within the system regulating overloaded trucks. He emphasised the want to tackle the human factor and using discretion in figuring out which vehicles to detain, Bangkok Post reported..