The Royal Thai Army (RTA) punished 5 non-commissioned officers and their commanders after residents living close to the premises in Bangkok complained about a gunfight and loud get together at night.
Locals residing close to an army premise in the Chaeng Watthana district of Bangkok have just lately launched a video of soldiers partaking in violent behaviour. The caption said…
“The gunfight on February 20. The army officers battle one another on the premises. They have been believed to be drunk and had a row with one another. The related departments should examine this case as soon as possible. Rich were scared.”
The video, which is approximately two minutes long, reveals one of many soldiers holding a gun and firing into the sky while shouting at another get together. One of them shouted within the video…
“Where are you?! Get out! Shooting at us for what? I truly have a gun too!”
After the video went viral, netizens heavily criticized the RTA, stating that troopers are anticipated to guard individuals, not scare them. Many individuals identified that the premise is positioned in a crowded space filled with homes and condominiums.
In response to the criticism, the Spokesperson of the RTA, Sirichan Nga-thong, made an official announcement to clarify the difficulty. Sirichan admitted that the five non-commissioned military officers had a battle with each other on February 20, as revealed within the viral video.
Sirichan explained that officers from two departments who lived near each other had a disagreement over loud music. She insisted that the officers fired their weapons only to threaten the other get together and didn’t intend to harm or kill anybody.
Their actions had been considered to violate RTA’s rule by failing to follow commanders’ orders, behaving inappropriately underneath the influence of intoxicants, and using guns in authorities offices.
As punishment, four non-commissioned officers from the primary get together were grounded on the premise for 30 to 45 days, and their annual remuneration will be cancelled. Their commanders may even face detention for 10 to 30 days. One non-commissioned officer from one other get together was grounded for 30 days and had their annual remuneration minimize off.
Sirichan careworn that the RTA took swift action to punish the involved officers and apologised to the residents dwelling near the premise for the disturbance..