Six Thai cops have been indicted by public prosecutors in the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases for allegedly extorting money from a Taiwanese actress in exchange for dropping charges against her, Thai PBS reported yesterday. The officers are from Bangkok’s Huai Khwang police station.
According to Kosonlavat Intujunyong, deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General, the six officers have been charged with demanding and taking bribes in violation of Section 149 of the Criminal Code. The offense carries a jail term from five years to life, or the death penalty and a fine of 100,000-400,000 baht, according to Thai PBS. Kosonlavat said the 27,000 baht bribe was confiscated.
The actress, Charlene An, and her friends were stopped in a taxi by the police in front of the Chinese Embassy in Huai Khwang on January 4 for a search. The police claimed they found…
