A woman in Phuket told the press yesterday that a police officer at Thalang Police Station threatened to charge her with prostitution if she didn’t pay 50,000 baht in monthly payments of 5,000 baht. The payment is allegedly for her car, which police threatened to seize as evidence of her committing prostitution.
The woman claims the officer first contacted her for a “personal service” in October, and they agreed to meet in a hotel room in Phuket town. The undercover officer agreed to pay 1,500 baht for the service. Once they were both undressed, seven other officers charged into the room. The officers took photos and a video clip.
The officers allegedly searched the woman’s pickup truck, and found her boyfriend’s gun knife. They then told the woman they would either seize the truck as evidence, or she could pay them 20,000 baht in payments of 5,000 a month. The officer…
