The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are trying to convince the public that a police inspector's right-hand man, allegedly involved in online gambling and money laundering, simply committed suicide. It is no surprise that only a few people, if any, believe this.
The death occurred on Sunday, after Pakphum Saengnil, 36, was arrested earlier by Sa Kaeo provincial police and subsequently placed in a cell alone at Klong Luek police station at about 8pm. Police were to send him to Bangkok on Monday morning, where he would officially be charged with narcotics and sexual assault offences. However, CCTV footage reportedly showed the man hanging himself with a blanket provided to him by a visiting relative at about 10–11pm. It is baffling how the police failed to notice what was happening.
