DSI Honored to Welcome Advisor to Interior Minister of Qatar and Delegation to DSI Academy to Further Capacity-Building Cooperation

DSI Honored to Welcome Advisor to Interior Minister of Qatar and Delegation to DSI Academy to Further Capacity-Building Cooperation

       On October 30, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, led the executives and officials from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), along with the executives of the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), led by Professor Dr. Kittipong Kittayarak, Mr. Adisak Phanupong, and Dr. Phiset Sa-ardyen, to welcome His Excellency Major General Dr. Abdulla Yusuf Al-Mal, Advisor to the Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar, as the representative of the Qatari government and his delegation. In this regard, the Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) assigned Police Captain Piya Raksakul, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, and Police Captain Thinavudth Silapat, Director of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime Bureau, to represent the DSI at the welcome ceremony at the MOJ reception room for the benefit of cooperation in justice affairs between Thailand and the State of Qatar.

       Then, the Qatari delegation and TIJ executives paid a study visit to the DSI Academy. The DSI executives, including Deputies Director-General Police Captain Piya Raksakul and Police Captain Wisanu Chimtrakool, together with Director of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime Bureau Police Captain Thinavudth Silapat, Director of Special Operations Bureau Police Major Suthotthawat Areerattananakorn, Expert on Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime Police Lieutenant Colonel Komvich Padhanarath, DSI Academy Director Police Major Tharuetawan Vanaphat and DSI officials welcomed the Qatari delegation and TIJ executives. Police Captain Piya Raksakul, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, delivered a welcome remarks to the visiting delegation. Afterwards, there was a briefing on the mission, trends in special crimes, and cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies by the Director of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime Bureau. The Director of the DSI Academy presented a summary of the structure, mission, results of training cooperation with domestic and foreign agencies, as well as the training facilities of the DSI Academy, which can accommodate the training of officials from law enforcement agencies both in Thailand and from overseas. Then, the visiting delegation was shown a demonstration of tactical shooting and a demonstration of hostage rescue led by the Director of the Special Operations Bureau.

       Then, the heads of the two sides exchanged souvenirs. The head of the Qatari delegation thanked the DSI for the warm welcome and expressed interest in the mission and powers of the DSI, which is different from the mission of other law enforcement agencies in Thailand. This meeting was held in a very friendly spirit, which has led to the future development of relations between the DSI and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar in coordinating cooperation in training, human resource development, and other areas of mutual interest. The head of the Qatari delegation also extended an invitation for the DSI executives to visit the State of Qatar in early 2024 to further the cooperation.

       In addition, the DSI provided a law enforcement escort to facilitate the local journeys of the Qatari delegation throughout their stay in Thailand.