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Another protest in front of the GOVERNMENT HOUSE?????? Watch out for the snipers......

Seven posts on one page from Khun Aussie is amazing:(...

Swedish Behnam "Benny" Moafi

Swedish , yeah , right ..

About one and a half year ago a "Swedish" man, who looked all but Swedish, wanted to sell us a second hand car.

When I insisted, he admitted to be an Egyptian, but having lived in Sweden for a while.

The car turned out to be at least fourth hand and the "Swedish" passport he showed us could have been forged.

To cut a long story short, we did not buy the car.

How can you be so illiberal? His passport could have been forged? Why should a Swedish man be better than an Egyptian? Your post is just insane...........................

These are just the few that they catch. I wonder how many others get through.

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Guess a lot of 'water' went through the customs the last time. Also working with coca. Guess all are innocent.....

Whatever makes you crazy Benny? Good luck!

Benny is a Swedish national. While traveling in south east Asia in 1995 with his Thai wife, Benny decided to settle in Thailand and start a business in Phuket province. Events including police corruption led to him being unlawfully deported and put on a blacklist of persons declared dangerous to Thailand's national security. He challenged this, but there was no response from the immigration authorities. Benny went back to Sweden for two years and then returned to Thailand.

In August 2000 Benny was helping a friend with a case against a Syrian man. Benny himself was lodging a complaint against a policeman who had taken $6000 from him. This was eventually dropped but 2 weeks later, the policeman arranged for a raid on Benny's home with the assistance of the Syrian. Using documents from the immigration case of 1997 and seeing that Benny had 2 computers and related equipment, the policeman arrested Benny and charged him with computer hacking and forgery.

Though the charges were dropped after four days, Benny's passport was never returned. Neither was he released. New charges of extortion and kidnapping were pressed against him. It appears that the same Syrian was behind all of this and Benny was told that if he paid him 400,000 Baht he could go free. Benny refused to do so. Charges of armed robbery were added to the indictment. For reasons unknown, the Swedish Embassy stopped visiting him and a promise to visit 'in a week', turned into a wait of 15 months. He received no medical care and lost 20kg in weight. His lawyer at the time cheated him, taking his money and his car.

The current case against Benny is that, along with five others, he beat and robbed the Syrian. No stolen property was found. There were no witnesses to the assault and robbery. The victim had no injuries, nor did he seek medical help. He is reported to have gone to a hotel bar immediately after the alleged attack and waited 14 days before making a complaint.

After 14 months, Benny was tried alone; nothing is known of the 5 remaining co-accused. He was convicted of assault and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment. Fourteen months were added for possession of a gun without a license.

Benny appealed and was acquitted, but the prosecution appealed against this to the Supreme Court, who ruled that Benny was guilty and his original sentence was to stand. Benny is now making a formal complain to the King of Thailand. His complaints against the police officer and 9 prosecution witnesses were accepted and all of the above face charges of perjury.

Benny has learnt Thai and has become an expert in helping fellow prisoners gain the few rights they are entitled to, such as using radios, obtaining newspapers, stopping the use of shackles, and allowing foreigners to phone their families.

Fair Trial Issues

1. When questioned at the Crime Suppression Division, Benny had no legal representation, as the lawyer provided was watching Thai boxing on TV instead of advising Benny. The only people present were a Lieutenant Colonel of the police force and Benny.
2. Benny's complaint against his accuser was disregarded by the police.
3. No translator was present, and Benny could not understand the charges made against him.
4. At the sentencing hearing, the court falsely claimed that Benny said he was in hospital at the time of the alleged incident.
5. Though the Lieutenant Colonel admitted in court that Benny and the Syrian had known of each other before the alleged incident, the court did not take this into consideration in passing the guilty verdict. The Syrian lodged the complaint nine days after Benny had helped his friend with a complaint against the Syrian.
6. The initial prosecutor seemed intent on a fair trial. However, he was removed and replaced by another prosecutor who coached the complainant before and during the trial, with no intervention by the judges. The complainant was shown court papers before testifying.
7. At the appeal, the judges clearly stated in their reasons for the acquittal that Benny's prior dealings with the Syrian meant that the latter's testimony was unconvincing.
8. Benny was forced to state that he had never had a licence to possess a gun. He didn't want to do so because he has never had a gun, so never needed a licence. The statement was used to convict Benny, as "where the defendant says he had no licence to possess a gun, it means he had a gun without licence".

http://www.fairtrial...am_jantharakul/

If that's true, please give him his justice. What a sad story.

So he was sentenced to 22 years and only served 10 ... He should be very careful , as it could go the opposite was for him and he ends up serving the rest of his sentence ..

Would he really sit there if he wasn’t innocent in jail?

I’m glad that there’re people out there fighting against wrong decisions.

I hope it’s not just an advertisement……..

Up with skirts down with pants.

Please let them wear their short skirts. Isn't that what keeps us young?

I think what this means is that the sellers were passing off these counterfeit goods as the real thing and not as fakes letting the customers know they are not the real business.

Among the seized discs were hardcore pornographic DVDs 'starring' both Thai and international performers as well as DVDs of popular Thai and international films, including some currently being shown in local cinemas.

Can't believe that somebody would watch them.

If he's doing it to open Taco Bells, they should let him go.

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El Diabolo:ph34r: in action........

He was convicted and jailed. Normally that means deportation and blacklisted.

Pretty sure they'll send him home. Too much is too much.

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Possibly selling to Al Queda?

He said police seized 6 fake Iran passports and 13 Pakistani passports and 13 photos of other people who apparently hired the gang to make them fake passports.

Guess to travel with Naam Kaeng from Mullah Land to LOS, sure Brown sugar too, pornographic material isn't allowed there....how come ya dance sooo good?

Very sick is that the ordinary Thais,as well as the so called educated, see them as a farlang, doesn't really matter how long we've been there and teaching their kids, paying tax and ate their smelling Somtham Lao style....

Looks like all Indians and Pakistanis can work in Thailand without a WP, just making some nasty Rotri,fat and nasty, at a good place 500 baht, or more. Couldn't Thais do that too? What about the laws? Better to get some good food in my stomach, instead of complainin'

about the worst food at all. ALLAH already forgave me and sent me an ANGEL.

I wonder if there is any evidence?? This is indeed a 'sticky subject'!!!

Kothoot na Khrap Khon Thai, this is a part of your culture. The full come and go body massage. The bad foreigners produced prostitutes. Arrai na?

They deserve to be arrested for the prices they were charging for that particular service. A quarter of that would be too much.

Should be:

"Thai girl gave a helping hand to an unsatisfied Thai man."

Translation: As long as German industrial investements are protected, Germany doesn't give a flying fig.

Besides, Thailand is going to be at the bottom of a long list of priorities now that Chancellor Merkel announced budget cuts of 80billion euros over the next four years. And that's just to comply with the EU structural deficit rules. Imagine the additional costs to bear once Spain, Portugal and Eire join Greece on the slide to fiscal insolvency. I don't think Germany will be generously funding anymore lavish Thai infrastructure projects any time soon.

Time for a change. Sauerkraut instead of Somtham will make Thailand to a first world country. Arrai na?

This will be interesting to see how he can avoid the 2 years jail. He has the money for a very good army of Lawyers and now, as he is divorced from his Wife this can change a lot. Wait and see..............

Welcome home old man.

Sad. RIP

I can't believe it. RIP.

the PM's so cool

re: the montenegran ; money or no money , what could POSSIBLY be worse than not being able to live in thailand (especially when it's where ur from)

I'm glad that I still got my red shirt.Jindee Dhon Lap.Khun Thaksin.

3G? Oh, I remember now, that's what 4G replaced.

3 G. Oh my god.

A leader proud to have helped toppled two governments and occupied 2 airports seriously damaging the economy, quite a CV.

Another power hungry rich Thai politician who doesn't give a rats arse about the country:angry:. Same same in LOS

Is that an old Bavarian speech?

And she said her dad was dead.

Well, guess the bride took a ride on a motorbike. The dead dad came back. How sad.

"I spent about two or three weeks with her, and in that time she couldn't do enough for me."

Sir, could you translate that for others to find the bride? Hope there's nothing to hide.

Anyone else feeling like Thais recently HATE farang much more than in the past?

Thailand has always been xenophobic due to their psychological trauma with the Burmese. Thai culture is very strong and it is very difficult to evolve from the bonds of a rigid culture. China remained isolated from the rest of the world for that reason and only opened up their borders when forced by the Brits in 1886 and later in the 20th. century with Nixon. Now China has changed dramatically.

It will happen in Thailand too after they get it, finally. But they will have to go through near nonexistent levels of tourism to change their attitude toward foreigners. Then, maybe, they will start understanding that those foreigners they dislike and hate represent between 6 and 10 % of their GDP. Thais are smart but do not get it in this area regarding Farangs.

Very good post, indeed. I agree that Thailand should build its own wall, much longer and higher than....aeehh send me some of the stuff you're on. Khop Khun La Lai.

On Thursday, the duo revisited the shopping plaza so the owner called for shopping centre's security guards to send them to the police.

They are not the brightest two people on the planet.

Neither is the store owner..

On Thursday, the duo revisited the shopping plaza so the owner called for shopping centre’s security guards to send them to the police.

Will take some time to revisit the shops. Holy shit. Should be employed by the CIA.

Love can do a lot, and she does look pretty ...

Sorry Sir, what's so pretty? And where's love?

IF you married in the village, she is NOT your legal wife! that needs registration in an Amphur.

Move on

A typical Isan house, more than six million baht? True lies?

Guess you bought at least 12 baht of gold for her to show your love to her. The Buddhist ceremony means nothing. Guess lots of people had their fun. Lao Kao and food free for all.

The sad thing is that you would take this bitch back who ruined your life, blamed you that people must think you’re just a fool.

Don’t try to find her, because even if she’s not that pretty as you might think, she’ll have another guy. Could be another foreigner, or she’s just back with her Thai gig.

How can you make such a video, this girl looks like a buffalo in my wife’s village. But you fell in love??? And you want this Kwai back? (I love ya too much, didn’t she say that?)

This letters are not written to hurt you, but now please wake up, see the reality and forget the nasty prick that ripped you of.

As usual , love makes a man blind and one thing is true. You can take out the Girl from the Bar but you can't take out the Bar from the Girl. You should read Private Dancer  and maybe you will understand .

"You can take a girl out of a bar, but you can't take the bar out of her."

I was 'in love' with a bar girl from Buri Ram for almost 3 years, tried to see her as much as possible. One thing I do realized was that I bought her body for a period of time. But there was never love.

Love and friends is something we can't buy.

After my mom passed away in my arms, it was time for me to move to Thailand. But I didn't go to Pattaya, where she was working.

I flew to Phuket , and lived in a nice bungalow at Bang Sak. I drove to Kao Lhak on daily basis. Every day I was talking to a Thai guy who had a resort there.

I saw a wonderful Thai girl, working there, cleaning bungalows and I said to myself; well a girl like this must be heaven on earth. She couldn't speak English and my Thai vocabulary was about 25 words, not talking about my wrong pronunciation.

It took some time, and I travelled with her and her son to some friends of mine. Time enough to understand that there was something. Not based on money.

The girl I was talking about is my wife now, we're happily married since more than eight years and we still love each other. Her son, a wonderful boy was four and he never met his real dad. I give my best to educate him to understand what's going on in life. There's also love.

After working here a few years, teachers and friends, people from my wife's village were asking me if I would have a brother, or a friend who'd like to marry a Thai woman.

My wife went out of school when she was 12, to work on the family's rice fields. She's neither uneducated, nor stupid. So please forget the 'uneducated being stupid theory."

Would people buy houses, cars, motorbikes and spent a lot of cash back in their home countries for a girl they don't really know? I don't think so....

Why do people think that Thai women would be so different? After all an old Beatles song says it all:

MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE. CHOCK DEE…………………………………:jap:

Yep - Germany is a strong nation with a lot of fiscal problems right now - this article is a PR rap, nothing more.

It's not because Westerwelle is gay, the whole social system seems to disappear pretty soon. The article is not more than a joke to me.