Kitrat Panphet Explained

Office:15th Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
Term Start:9 October 2024
Kitrat Panphet
Birth Date:8 December 1965
Birth Place:Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
Preceded:Torsak Sukvimol
Honorific Prefix:Police General
Native Name Lang:th

Kitrat Panphet 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. Kitrat is due to retire in September 2026.[3]

2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash

Kitrat 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

In 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

  1. News: Kitrat appointed as national police chief . 2024-10-24 . Bangkok Post . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-10-08 . Kitrat Phanphet becomes Thailand’s 15th police chief . 2024-10-24 . nationthailand . en-US.
  3. News: King endorses Kitrat as national police chief . 2024-10-24 . Bangkok Post . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-02 . Bodies of the children and teachers who died in a Thai school bus fire return home for funeral . 2024-10-24 . AP News . en.
  5. News: Last-ditch bid to make Tak Bai massacre case arrests . 2024-10-24 . Bangkok Post . en.

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