Informers to get half-share of city fines

Deputy Bangkok Governor Amnuay Nimmano said on Tuesday that the arrangement would apply to those who report others for riding motorcycles on footpaths, disposing garbage into canals or in public spaces, street hawking, or posting advertisements without permission. 
Violations of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s regulations for city cleanliness and order can be punished with fines of up to Bt10,000. 

An update to the regulations regarding fines and conditions was signed by BMA Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang on July 20, Amnuay said.
People could submit evidence of the wrongdoing – photographs, video clips, details of the date, time and place, and information about the offender – via various channels, including the BMA Thesakij (city law enforcement) hotline 02-465-6644; by email at citylaw_bma@hotmail.com; on Facebook at facebook.com/bmacitylawenforcement/; or on Line group chat at line.me/R/ti/g/NM4UVW0C2. 
Once the wrongdoer is located, the whistleblower will get a 50 per cent share of the fine imposed, he said. 
He warned that evidence was only valid up to one year and the 50 per cent share must be collected on the day the fine was imposed or within 60 days of the complaint being filed. Otherwise, the money would go into the city’s coffers.

“I believe many will partake in this regulation enforcement, as it gives an opportunity for people to help guard roads and canals, to collect evidence in a timely fashion and alert officials about a wrongdoing – and to collect a reward,” he said.
Amnuay added that officials would keep the whistleblowers’ personal information confidential.