Thai police apologise after Taiwanese actress’s extortion claims

Taiwanese actress Charlene An speaks during an interview via a video call in Taipei (EBC via AP)

Thailand’s police commissioner has apologised after seven officers were placed under investigation for allegedly extorting money from a Taiwanese actress who was visiting Bangkok on a holiday.

Charlene An posted on social media that she was travelling in a taxi with friends after a night out in the Thai capital when they were stopped and searched at a checkpoint in the early hours of January 5.