Speculation rife about new job for 'Big Joke'
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Police commission creates new senior position as exiled lawman prepares to make return
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12 Mar 2021 at 19:04
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Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn will definitely return to Pathumwan, amid speculation that a position created by the Police Commission on Friday has been reserved for him. (Bangkok Post file photo)
The Police Commission on Friday approved a new position at headquarters, amid speculation that it will be filled by Surachate Hakparn, who is poised to return after two years of mysterious exile from law enforcement.
The advisory position, equal in rank to an assistant police chief post, was approved a week after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed an order to transfer Pol Lt Gen Surachate, better known as “Big Joke”, from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Royal Thai Police Office.