Four Thai police officers have been charged with murder in connection with the deadly shakedown of a suspected drug dealer in their custody.
Key points:
- A video clip of the incident shared on social media caused public outrage
- Three other officers are still being sought in connection wit the death
- One of the group is a police colonel with the nickname “Jo Ferrari”
The group were arrested on Wednesday after a video clip of the incident shared on social media caused public outrage.
Three other officers are still sought in connection with the August 5 incident at their police station in the province of Nakhon Sawan, north of Bangkok.
A member of the group includes Thitisan Utthanaphon, a police colonel with the nickname “Jo Ferrari” because of his collection of expensive sports cars, Thai media reports.
Allegations of police brutality and corruption are not rare in Thailand, but the…
