{"id":977171,"date":"2022-02-05T06:07:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T06:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/05\/man-charged-after-spy-cams-found-in-womens-bathrooms-at-australian-embassy-in-bangkok\/"},"modified":"2022-02-05T06:07:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T06:07:51","slug":"man-charged-after-spy-cams-found-in-womens-bathrooms-at-australian-embassy-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/05\/man-charged-after-spy-cams-found-in-womens-bathrooms-at-australian-embassy-in-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after spy cams found in women's bathrooms at Australian embassy in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bangkok – A former staffer at Australia’s embassy in Bangkok has been charged after multiple spy cameras were found in women’s bathrooms at the mission, a Canberra official said Saturday.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that Royal Thai Police had arrested a local former staff member last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The welfare and privacy of all staff remains a priority for the department and we continue to provide appropriate support,” a department spokesman said in a statement to AFP.<\/p>\n

The spokesman declined to comment further on the ongoing legal matter.<\/p>\n

Khemmarin Hassiri, commander of the foreign affairs division of the Royal Thai Police, said that the Australia embassy filed a complaint against a man on January 6. Thai police said the investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s unclear how long the cameras had been in the bathroom, with the matter only coming to light after a camera SD card was found on the bathroom floor last year, according to a report by ABC Australia.<\/p>\n

The incident represented a serious security breach, an Australian defence and foreign policy expert told AFP.<\/p>\n

“If security was lax enough to allow devices like cameras to be installed anywhere within a secure area, it suggests it’s not tight enough to keep the embassy secure,” Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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