A friend got involved in a mild altercation with another expat, as a result of the exchange, a retaliation occurred which was completely excessive, and resulted in a crime being committed against the aforementioned.
It is not an assault, but beyond that, the details cannot be shared, just understand there is a valid case to answer in Thai law. He has a video record of the crime and the perpetrator.
The friend didn't want the law involved, and sought to mend fences with the perp on condition they accepted wrongdoing and made things right.
But the there are two problems with this, the first is the suspect is unknown to the friend and his friends.
The second is that we both feel the perp is a thoroughly unpleasant character, and the right thing to do is to contact the BiB, as the kingdom would likely be better off without them and their casual criminal behaviourisms.
I think this could backfire, and the BiB may do nothing at all, or ask for an ever escalating series of brown envelopes to act, with no way to back out once the wheels of justice grind on and on, also, the BiB would have to do some gumshoe work to locate this character.
I have heard that in any civil cases, the complainant is barred from leaving Thailand, and their passport seized, and monthly reports to immigration, and this is just the outcome for the person making the complaint!
The bottom line is this, has anyone pursued a criminal case in Thailand against another farang, and would you be willing to share the process?
We are not interested in the details of the crime, just the police interactions until all was resolved, thank you!