Police officers arrested for allegedly staging fake interrogation to extort $165,000 from victim
Thai authorities have arrested six police officers and a civilian after they were accused of staging a fake interrogation to extort $165,000 from a Chinese national named “Sai.”
According to a local report, the officers, along with a Chinese translator, broke into Sai’s home with a forged search warrant, confiscated electronic devices and threatened to charge him with illegally employing domestic workers.
The officers demanded $10 million to drop the charges, but he eventually agreed to pay $165,000.
After handing over the money, the officers forged documents and forced Sai and his family to record a video in which they denied the charges. They then returned the phones but kept the computer.
The victim later filed a criminal complaint after realizing what had happened to him, which led to the arrest of the accused officers, who denied the charges and were released on bail.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating, and the results are expected within 30 days
