Fifteen police officers who were at the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, on the night of September 6, when a highway police officer was shot dead and another injured by one of Praween’s bodyguards, will face malfeasance charges in accordance with Section 157 of the Criminal Code.
Pol Lt-Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, told the media at a news conference today (Tuesday) that the 15 officers did not take any action to help the two victims or to arrest the gunman.
“You are a police officer and, when a crime is taking place, your job is to arrest the suspect unless there is an overriding emergency situation that requires your attention, such as helping someone injured during the commission of the criminal act,” said the CIB commissioner.
He disclosed that there were altogether 29 officers at the house on that night for a…
