Suvarnabhumi airport's security procedures should be examined to find out whether former metropolitan police chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang was allowed to leave the country with an unchecked gun, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday. "Was there any exception? Did he go through the X-ray machine for scanning? If something went wrong, it was wrong," he said.
The prime minister said everybody should bear in mind that the law is the law. "Thai people should be taught to respect the law, not only of their own country but also of other countries. One may be able to do anything he wants to in Thailand, but not in other countries. When some people are in trouble abroad, it is the government they look to for help. The government has to help, otherwise it would be blamed for not taking care of its own people," Gen Prayut said. Asked about assistance for Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit, Gen Prayut said he would be provided with lawyers. "He is no longer an official, but an ordinary person. No matter what, he will be taken care of," he added.
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Gen Prayut made this remark when asked whether the Kamronwit incident would affect Thailand's efforts to convince the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) its airport safety standards were adequate. He said Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit's case