Crooked trail of corruption uncovered after cops arrest bent revenue director for soliciting bribes

Royal Thai Police (RTP) yesterday uncovered a crooked trail of corruption worth 7 million baht following the arrest of an alleged bent government revenue director.

RTP officers arrested, Pramual Saengkaewsri, a director in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Wednesday in a hotel carpark as part of a police sting.

The 57 year old was apprehended for soliciting bribes amounting to 3 million baht from a real estate firm in exchange for a tax exemption worth more than 40 million baht. Despite denying the allegations and claiming he was unaware of the money in the envelope, police seized almost 7 million baht in cash and a list of suspected bribe recipients from Pramual’s home last night.

The police also found a large number of bribe-related documents, all of which were seized for…