You can’t ‘buy anything from the Thai police’ – PM’s Office

The Thai government has denied any involvement in setting up an outrageous TikTok video that informed Chinese tourists that “money can buy anything from the Thai police.”

PM’s Office Minister Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana insisted on Sunday he had not told police to provide any VIP services to any TikTok influencer.

The pretty young tourist, named only as “Adele,” was given a police escort from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to her hotel in Pattaya. She rode merrily in a taxi (1,200 baht, US$40) with her mother, while a police vehicle (7,000 baht, US$230) with its siren blaring, cleared her way.

Just as they would for any visiting princess.

A 2001 Cabinet resolution allows police motorcades only for national VIPs, politicians or guests of the government. In other cases, the traffic police chief himself must give permission on a case-by-case basis.

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