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Police to undergo mental health checks nationwide

A task force officer climbs to stand near a window of a townhouse in Sai Mai district of Bangkok on Wednesday where a police inspector opened fire from his room. The siege ended shortly after noon on Wednesday. The police-shooter succumbed to his injuries. (Photo: @RoyalthaiPoliceTV Facebook)

Police officers across the country will undergo mental health screening to prevent a recurrence of a 27-hour police siege at a house in Bangkok this week.

Pol Lt Gen Waratchai Srirattanawut, head of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), has assigned medical teams to conduct random health checks on officers of the Metropolitan Police Bureau and provincial police stations, to ensure public safety and increase work efficiency, Pol Maj Gen…

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