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Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/02/2023
» Tourists extorted by police will be safe from prosecution even though they paid a bribe, including holidaying Taiwanese actress Charlene An who alleged she was extorted for possession of an e-cigarette at a Bangkok checkpoint last month, a senior Bangkok police officer said on Wednesday.
Actress should not have been released, extortion possible, says city police chief
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2023
» Police at an early morning checkpoint were wrong to release a visiting Taiwanese actress caught with a prohibited vapouriser and were being investigated for possible extortion in exchange for allowing her to leave, the Metropolitan Police Bureau chief said.