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Time to fix migrant policy
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Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column
published : 25 Dec 2020 at 04:00
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have finally smelt the coffee and woken up albeit rather late to the pressing need to tackle the smuggling of foreign migrants, which is one of the factors contributing to the country s new coronavirus nightmare.
On Wednesday, Gen Prayut ordered the police to form a special committee to investigate state officials involved in migrant smuggling, following the outbreak of Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon.
With the order, the prime minister essentially conceded to the public for the first time that there are indeed state officials involved in illicit activities. This isn t a surprise, as trafficking at such a large scale wouldn t have been possible without some officials probably high-ranking ones turning a blind eye. It is well understood by the public that criminal networks are widespread.