Kitrat Panphet (Thai: กิตติรัตน์ พันธ์เพชร) is a Thai police officer, currently serving as the 15th commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police since 2024.[1][2] Kitrat previously served as acting commissioner general since 1 October 2024 following the retirement of police general Torsak Sukvimol.[2] Kitrat is due to retire in September 2026.[3]
Police General Kitrat Panphet | |
|---|---|
กิตติรัตน์ พันธ์เพชร | |
| 15th Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Torsak Sukvimol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1965 Ratchaburi Province, Thailand |
2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash
editKitrat is overseeing the investigation into possible negligence on the part of the driver and bus company involved in the 1 October 2024 bus crash that killed 23.[4]
Tak Bai massacre trial
editIn October 2024, Kitrat launched a search for the 14 suspects of the 25 October 2004 Tak Bai massacre, which killed 85 people, before the statute of limitations expires on 25 October.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kitrat appointed as national police chief". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ a b "Kitrat Phanphet becomes Thailand's 15th police chief". nationthailand. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "King endorses Kitrat as national police chief". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Bodies of the children and teachers who died in a Thai school bus fire return home for funeral". AP News. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Last-ditch bid to make Tak Bai massacre case arrests". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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