Police officers nationwide will undergo mental health screenings in a bid to prevent further meltdowns after a 27-hour siege at a house in Bangkok this week involving a disturbed cop.
Pol Lt Gen Waratchai Srirattanawut, head of the Office of the 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 their working efficiency, Pol Maj Gen Sanatee Prayoonrat, OIG spokesman, said yesterday.
People can lodge complaints with the Jaray Complaint Management System (JCoMs) if they come across officers who appear to be mentally disturbed, added the spokesman.
The screening order followed an incident in Sai Mai district where a 51-year-old police…
