A woman complained to Sai Mai Must Survive that a ‘Deputy Inspector’ took money that a debtor had deposited to pay back, claiming that he was busy. Ekkapop warned her to be careful of being charged with embezzlement.
Ms. Wanisa, 34 years old, the victim, asked for help from Mr. Ekkapop Luengprasert, advisor to the Minister of Interior and founder of the Sai Mai Must Survive page, because she was cheated out of 30,000 baht by the Samrong Tai Police Station, which was money that the debtor had deposited for her to pay off her debt.
Ms. Wanisa, the victim, said that her ex-husband ran a machine shop in Phraeksa District, Samut Prakan Province. In 2021, a customer gave her a bounced check worth 642,252.10 baht. She therefore went to file a complaint at Samrong Tai Police Station. A police lieutenant colonel, deputy investigation officer, was in charge of the case. There was negotiation until the other party agreed to pay back the full amount and made a record of the agreement. Every time the debtor returned th
e money, he would give it to the deputy inspector and call her to come and get it. The first time was in October 2023. Every time, he would give the police 10% of the refunded amount.
The victim said that in the past, there had never been a problem. The debtor had paid off almost 300,000 baht in debt. Until July, it was difficult to contact the deputy inspector. In September, the ex-husband asked the debtor and found out that he had already deposited 20,000 baht with the police on July 22 and 10,000 baht on September 6. She tried to contact the deputy inspector until he admitted that he really had 30,000 baht and made an appointment to receive it at the end of September because the debtor wanted to use more money. However, up until now, he still had not received the money and could not contact the police. Therefore, he was worried that he would not get the money back, and the debtor used this as an excuse to avoid paying the remaining debt until the statute of limitations expired.
Mr. Ekkapop said that in r
eality, the police should not have accepted money from the victims, but he understood that the victims were willing to give 10% as a tip, so he asked the deputy inspector to return the money because it was considered embezzlement.
Source: Thai News Agency