2023.10.18 15:47World eye

男性警官の丸刈り規則緩和、少し伸ばしてもOK タイ

【バンコクAFP=時事】タイ警察は17日、丸刈りと決められている男性警察官の髪形についての規則を緩和すると発表した。(写真は警察庁長官に就任したトーサック・スカウィモン氏〈中央〉)
 タイでは2018年から、男性警察官の髪形は丸刈りと定められていたが、新たな規則では頭頂部の髪を5センチまで伸ばすことが認められる。
 タイは保守的な国で、公務員は厳格な制服の規則に従うことが求められる。
 警察庁長官に新たに就任したトーサック・スカウィモン氏は、髪形規則の緩和は組織の近代化の第一歩で、警察官を狙う者にとって警察官だと認識しにくくするためだと説明した。
 スカウィモン長官は、これまでは「捜査員は潜入捜査では僧侶のふりをするしかなかった」と冗談を飛ばした。
 警察士官学校の幹部は、今回の規制緩和は歓迎されるだろうと語った。「少なくとも週に1回は散髪に行かなければならない警察官もいる。今回の変更で節約になるだろう」
 タイでは、階級の低い警察官の月給は250ドル(約3万7000円)にすぎない。
 しかし、バンコク市内の富裕層が住む地域トンローの警察署に勤務する男性(50)は、今回の髪形規則の変更にあまり喜んだ様子ではなかった。
 「単なる髪形だ。階級の低い警察官の生活を改善するために何か他のことができるのではないかと思う」と語った。 【翻訳編集AFPBBNews】
〔AFP=時事〕(2023/10/18-15:47)
2023.10.18 15:47World eye

Longer locks-- Thai cops allowed to let their hair down


It's out with buzzcuts and in with longer locks for Thai police, as per a new regulation that came into effect Tuesday.
After five years of a rule requiring male officers to shave the sides and backs of their heads, they will now be allowed to grow their hair up to five centimetres long on top.
The kingdom's newly appointed police chief Torsak Sukvimol said relaxing the haircut rules was a step towards modernising the force and making officers less identifiable to those seeking to target them.
I'm afraid that investigators could only go undercover as a monk, he joked.
Since 2018, all male officers have been required to have buzz cuts.
Thailand is a conservative country and government officials are required to adhere to strict uniform policies.
Rangsiman Rome, whose Move Forward party has campaigned for relaxing the strict haircut rules for police, welcomed the move saying it was a good first step.
But he thinks officers should have the right to choose their hairstyles.
Police Cadet Academy dean of social sciences Sorat Klapwila said the change would likely be popular with officers.
Some police officers needed to go to the hairdresser at least once a week, he told AFP.
This change will help them save money.
In Thailand, junior officers can earn as little as $250 a month.
Wuttipat Cheunjampla, 50, a police officer at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok's wealthiest neighbourhood was unmoved by the new hair policy.
It's just a hairstyle. Maybe they could do something else that improves the livelihood of low-ranking police officers, he said.
Chulalongkorn University professor Sumontip Chitsawang said the public was more concerned about police doing an effective job delivering justice and fighting crime.
In the eyes of the people it's not important, Sumonthip said.

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