It’s unclear how lengthy the cameras had been within the rest room at Australia’s embassy in Bangkok.
Bangkok:
A former staffer at Australia’s embassy in Bangkok has been charged after a number of spy cameras have been present in ladies’s loos on the mission, a Canberra official mentioned Saturday.
Australia’s Division of International Affairs and Commerce confirmed that Royal Thai Police had arrested a neighborhood former workers member final month.
“The welfare and privateness of all workers stays a precedence for the division and we proceed to offer applicable assist,” a division spokesman mentioned in an announcement to AFP.
The spokesman declined to remark additional on the continued authorized matter.
Khemmarin Hassiri, commander of the overseas affairs division of the Royal Thai Police, mentioned that the Australia embassy filed a criticism in opposition to a person on January 6. Thai police mentioned the investigation was ongoing.
It’s unclear how lengthy the cameras had been within the rest room, with the matter solely coming to gentle after a digital camera SD card was discovered on the lavatory flooring final yr, in response to a report by ABC Australia.
The incident represented a severe safety breach, an Australian defence and overseas coverage knowledgeable informed AFP.
“If safety was lax sufficient to permit units like cameras to be put in anyplace inside a safe space, it suggests it’s not tight sufficient to maintain the embassy safe,” Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Research on the Australian Nationwide College, mentioned.
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