Deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn’s house was raided by cyber police this morning as part of a nationwide operation to shut down online gambling networks, according to a search warrant issued by Royal Thai Police.
The 52-year-old top cop believes the search warrant, part of an cyber police operation called Big Cleaning Day, was executed due to his prior cases involving influential figures and police involved in gambling websites. He claims he has been wrongfully targeted and says the warrant is due to internal conflicts within the Royal Thai Police
Big Joke, who is currently one of four police top dogs considered for the position of national police chief of the Royal Thai Police, said during a press conference that those who filed the search warrant had deceived the court in an effort to ruin his reputation.
“I believe that those who…
