" He said: "We want to make an example of this Thai woman who has ripped off a foreigner. It's a negative image for Thailand."
To me, this sentence adds a slight 0.0001% support to his case .... nothing else really matters as she can state in court that it was a gift, and the court have to abide by that. Don't you think she will have the best lawyer in town also, and how many time has this senario been played out ? hundreds if not thousand, so I doubt it will go in his favor otherwise it could be seen as opening the flood gates.