National police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang on Wednesday opposed the proposed police reform bill, saying it did not suit the nature of the police force’s work.
The police force is a security agency whose highest commanding power should be held by a national police chief, the national police chief said.
Giving command powers to heads of 16 departments would slow down police work, he argued.
The national police chief said that he would support reforms to keep the police force away from political meddling as long as proposals were "reasonable" .