File photo : Chatchai Phromlert
Chatchai Phromlert retired as Interior Ministry permanent secretary in 2021 but was back in the headlines last week after the prime minister appointed him to lead a committee tasked with investigating a damaging high-level conflict within the police force.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin last Wednesday appointed a three-member fact-finding committee comprising Chatchai, former deputy attorney-general Chartpong Jiraphanthu, and former deputy police chief Pol General Winai Thongsong to look into accusations against national police chief Pol General Torsak Sukvimol and his most senior deputy, Pol General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn.
Exchanges between the two conflicting sides have fueled accusations ranging from bribe-taking and involvement in illegal gambling outfits to attempting to thwart Surachate’s chance of becoming the next police…
