Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport clarifies young man with ax-wielding fake guns break into the apron chasing officers The security system is not lax. The police said drunken young man Haunted that someone told him to rob the plane.
On May 3, 2022, from a thrilling incident, an ax-wielding man with a fake gun riding a motorcycle stormed the airport. and reach the apron within the restricted area Suvarnabhumi Airport, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province Wielding an iron ax, he attacked the officer and ran near the plane at the 101st pit stop.
Security personnel tried to arrest him. But the man ran up the stairs to the berth where the terminal might be connected, smashing the glass door first, and was able to catch it. Later, Mr. Watchara Kham, 34 years old, lives in Erawan Subdistrict, Erawan District, Loei Province, along with a medium forged short gun, an ax with an iron handle. 1 sharp-tipped scissors, 1 orange amphetamine pill, and has been intoxicated.
latest on this Mr. Kittipong Kittikachorn, Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport disclose what happened The man was riding a motorcycle at the pace of security at the contro post 3 on the arrivals side, which is the most restricted area. By relying on the timing of the driver of a pickup truck entering the restricted area, draw a handgun in the left hand and ride a motorcycle following the pickup truck into the inner area. The mobilization staff followed up in just 9 minutes.
“From the incident, I confirm that the security system at Suvarnabhumi Airport is not loose at all. and have a contingency plan to support the situation at all times But this event The accused relied on the moment the officer’s car was passing through the entrance door. From the incident, it is considered important and is the safety standard of the airport.
I will call the security department to review and add preventive measures like this. However, my focus is on the safety standards of staff and passengers so as not to cause any loss of life for either side. From such a case, it can be seen that the port officials used the principle of assessing the situation and taking into account the safety of the officers’ lives before deciding to successfully charge and arrest them.”
side Police Lieutenant Colonel Paisan Weerakitpanich, Deputy Inspector General (Investigation), revealed that From the preliminary interrogation The suspect, who is still in a state of drug addiction Know that this suspect is a warehouse worker in Bang Sao Thong district. After work, he took the morning shift and rode a motorcycle out of the warehouse back to his room in the new city housing, Bang Phli. Until the hallucination claims That someone told me to rob a plane, so grabbed a weapon, drove a motorcycle, headed to the airport, as soon as he arrived at the entrance gate, it was the moment the officers were entering the area, so they hurried to the left until they were successfully arrested.
Initially reported 6 heavy charges Consist of 1. According to the Act on Certain Offenses Against Air Navigation, B.E. 2558 (2015), Section 19, whoever uses a weapon or any other material to commit any of the following acts: if that action It is dangerous or likely to endanger the safety of the airport. The offender shall be punished with the death penalty. life imprisonment or imprisonment of 15-20 years and fined from 600,000-800,000 baht
2. Carry weapons (axes) in the urban, community and restricted areas of the flight zone without permission. 3. to cause others to panic 4. Driving a vehicle while taking drugs in the body
5. Lose property 6. Fight to block the arrest of the officer.
