Big Joke – hailed as the “People’s Policeman” – he’s “Wonderful!”

Hardworking new immigration chief Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke has been hailed as the “People’s Policeman”.

He’s the man people are turning to when they need help in times of trouble.

Yesterday the Maj-Gen’s updated Immigration Bureau website featured a story about a group of Thais ripped-off by Forex fraudsters in Australia.

They turned to a tired looking Surachate for help in their hour of need.

Posters Jar Jar and Thanakorn Limpanuwat hailed him as “Tamruat khong Prachachon” – the policeman of the people.

Other posters, such as San Panas, said that Big Joke looked tired from all his crime busting and urged him to look after himself.

Surachate promised action in the Forex complaint in which 300 Thais both in Thailand and in Australia have been swindled out of 300 million baht.

A complainant representing 20 of the victims said that Chatkaew Saengthong and others had promised returns on Facebook of between 6% and 44% in currency trading.

Interest was forthcoming at first but when larger investments were made contact ended and the money disappeared.

Thai Visa / Thai Immigration Bureau

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