Thai police have spent exorbitant funds to repair the water cannon trucks used to batter members of the public with chemical irritants.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau yesterday awarded a THB47 million (US$1.39 million) contract to K Tree Corporation Co., Ltd. to repair five high-pressure water cannon trucks used by police against pro-democracy protesters, according to procurement records.
The police bureau said the high price included VAT, taxes, transportation costs, registration fees and other expenses.
That’s a lot of money for a company which showed only THB39.3 million baht in revenues last year and net profits of only THB323,000, according to the government business registry. The company has been registered since 1995 as an experimental R&D firm and wholesaler of weapons and ammunition. Its total assets are THB91 million.
It’s been one year…
