'Grey Chinese' crime bosses exposed as VVIPs inside Bangkok prison, sparking urgent shake-up


BANGKOK: On Nov 20, 2025, the Justice Ministry abruptly transferred the chief of Bangkok Remand Prison, triggering a political and public firestorm.

The reason: allegations that the warden and a network of officers had granted special privileges to “Grey Chinese” inmates—Chinese nationals linked to transnational crime and online scam syndicates—prompting a wave of complaints from Thai prisoners and other inmates.

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