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Kitrat Panphet (Thai: กิตติ์รัฐ พันธุ์เพ็ชร์) is a Thai police officer, currently serving as the 15th commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police since 2024. 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.

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.

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.

References

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

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