Police officer from Mae Hong Son leader of prostitution network

I heard the whole story from my wife, because it has been on the news extensively and apparently shocked the community. Every time I read and hear messages like this, the past comes up again. I myself worked for more than 40 years with the police in the Netherlands and, among other things, seven years with serious crime and fifteen years with the aliens police, in which many human trafficking, smuggling and abuse (criminal) cases passed in review. Forced prostitution occurs everywhere and certainly in the Netherlands, where more than 80% of women of easy morals are not on the Amsterdam red light district out of love for work. Often forced and certainly the eastern bloc ladies, I could write a book about that. Those things are appalling and the men who use/abuse them are just as guilty of it. But they prefer to look the other way, or they won't care why those ladies are sitting there, as long as they get their pleasure. In Thailand, years ago, we saw the Russian prostitutes come and never leave, other than that they die or become ill and are no longer useful for the sex industry. Do you remember the two Russian prostitutes who were found dead on the beach in Pattaya a few years ago. Anyone who does not cooperate with the Russian mafia will be killed or abused, or the family (children) of the women in question will be subjected to violence. There is nothing to back down from. Humanity in its diversity. (Modern) slavery is indispensable and will always be a source of income for the crazy souls among us who have made it their job.
The Thai police are a group apart. I know that there are also good motivated police officers in Thailand, but there is a large group that is corrupt to the bone. In some Thai areas where there is no further supervision and the police can do what they want, things are very wrong given the reporting. Other dignitaries are also guilty of prostituting minors. Everyone has their own motives for this, but these people are also criminally involved and not worthy of their position.
Why those senior police officers are only transferred and not suspended as in the Netherlands is a mystery to me. Either you take it seriously or you don't do anything, but half-baked work makes you think again. I understand that everything is denied by those involved and the proof will be very difficult. The stories of the 14-year-old girl and her mother speak volumes, but those in power will not sit still and try to debunk everything, so I will be curious how this will turn out. Hopefully justice will prevail, but things are often very different.

How can I not be surprised by this, and if it wasn't a member of the police already.
Then it would probably have been another prominent member of politics or another Thai government body.

I once ended up in a large café in Bangkok where many girls in school uniforms under the age of 15 offered themselves to much older, often Chinese, men during school time (about 11 o'clock). (wasn't a face by the way)
The owner of the cafe was a police officer.
That's how it goes here and that's how it will continue.
My wife said that this is a normal thing here.
I understand that in Mae Hong Son in this case, the mother of the girl in question wants to pillory the officer.
The government has rushed to say if found guilty he would be irrevocably dismissed and not transferred.
My wife says that will mean irrevocable death for the mother.