‘Robbed’ woman apologises for damaging taxi drivers’ reputation

[snoop1130]

‘Robbed’ woman apologises for damaging taxi drivers’ reputation

By The Nation

 

 

A woman who has confessed to filing a false complaint with police claiming a taxi driver had robbed her, has apologised for damaging the reputation of all taxi drivers.

 

Thongprakai Suksriraj, 26, issued the apology during a press conference held at the Metropolitan Police Bureau at 11.30am on Thursday.

 

She filed a complaint with the Lard Prao police station at 3.45am on Wednesday, claiming to have been robbed of a handbag with Bt14,000 in cash at the Nida intersection while taking a taxi from an entertainment venue in the Ratchada area to her condominium in the Seri Thai area.

 

Thongprakai said she cut her own left arm with a razor due to the stress she developed after being left to raise her child alone.

 

She said she lied to a friend to whom she owed money, and the friend took her to file the complaint with police out of genuine concern for her.

 

“The wounds were self-inflicted with a razor. I did it under stress,” she told the media. “At that moment, I thought there was no way out. I felt under tremendous pressure.

 

“Now, the stress is heavier,” she said.

 

"I filed the complaint because my friend led me to, because she was concerned about me. She thought [my story] was real, so the issue escalated out of control."

 

Raising her hands in a wai, Thongprakai said: “I would like to offer my apology to all taxi drivers for damaging their reputation.”

 

Lard Prao police chief Pol Colonel Passakorn Ratanapanadda said Thongprakai faces two counts of charges, including filing false statements with the authorities, which carries a maximum jail term of three years and a maximum fine of Bt5,000.

 

Thongprakai was also charged with violating the computer crime act by posting false information after posting the lie about the robbery on her Facebook wall. The charge carries a maximum jail term of five years and a maximum fine of Bt100,000.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339466

 

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[observer90210]

Many posters smelt rat yesterday when she posted her sobbing story....

 

It is due to such people, that trust is lost and prevents the real victims or genuine people in need to get help.

 

Not to mention that an innocent man was accused for nothing (even though I never will be supportive to a BKK cabbie).

 

This lying woman deserves to be charged with one of those Thai defamation laws.

Edited February 22, 2018 by observer90210

[Lingba]

ye ole wai and apology does it all the time

[Darcula]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

damaging the reputation of all taxi drivers

 

Now, I'm starting to doubt the other story of that wanking cabbie. Poor chap probably is just suffering from Parkinsons and needs treatment.

 

[pagallim]

3 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

Now, I'm starting to doubt the other story of that wanking cabbie. Poor chap probably is just suffering from Parkinsons and needs treatment.

 

Parkinsons and itchy balls is quite plausible.......

[Get Real]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

I would like to offer my apology to all taxi drivers for damaging their reputation

But, that is like way to late to do anything about. Nice try, though.

[lvr181]

"taxi drivers' reputation" Looks like an oxymoron to me. 

 

But there are, no doubt, some decent taxi drivers around.

[Jonmarleesco]

Given the reputation of the average Thai taxi driver, difficult to imagine what aspect of it she could damage. 

Edited February 23, 2018 by Jonmarleesco

[Jonmarleesco]

1 hour ago, lvr181 said:

"taxi drivers' reputation" Looks like an oxymoron to me. 

 

But there are, no doubt, some decent taxi drivers around.

Quite a few. The problem, to mix and match adages, is that they don't, as a group, condemn the bad apples, so they all are tarred with the same brush. 

[Jonmarleesco]

15 hours ago, observer90210 said:

This lying woman deserves to be charged with one of those Thai defamation laws.

Ah, but the story needs to have a substantial element of truth to justify a charge of defamation under Thai law. 

[baansgr]

Not surprising, was obvious, typical Thai bs when it comes to money

[Yann55]

It's OK sweetie, you're a bit of a nutcase, that's for sure, but when it comes to the reputation of taxi drivers in Bangkok, don't loose any sleep over it because there isn't much left to damage, and it's been that way for a loooong time.

[Somchai Logic]

"I filed the complaint because my friend led me to, because she was concerned about me. She thought [my story] was real, so the issue escalated out of control."

 

Always deflection of responsibility with this lot.

I have never come across one that cannot look you in the eye and lie through their teeth if confronted. 

[scpchris]

I think the apology actually helps the taxi drivers more than if she did not apologize. It just shows there's two sides to every story and not to believe all complaints. I know there are a lot of bad taxi drivers out there but when it's Justified it should be documented. The truth came out in the end

[freebyrd]

And they let her wear a mask for anonymity?

[lvr181]

2 hours ago, freebyrd said:

And they let her wear a mask for anonymity?

Maybe she is one of the elite?

[observer90210]

5 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Ah, but the story needs to have a substantial element of truth to justify a charge of defamation under Thai law. 

I'm sure you have some good points, but I would feel awful if anybody wrongly accused me in public and all over social media, for a crime I did not commit.

[anon789561]

2 hours ago, lvr181 said:

Maybe she is one of the elite?

if she was one of the elite she'd have money and not got into that situation. she needs to go to hospital to get herself checked out. cutting yourself is not good

[quadperfect]

Typical story. Girl has a baby .no one to help her and she gets desperate.

pretty sad story.

There is no system in asia to help single moms. Thats why every single bar girl in thailand has a kid.

If they say they dont they are lying.

Thats also why bar girls are let alone. Its thai version of helping out a desperate mother.

Not that its a bad thing. I have no issues with this system. But once in a while a girl falls through the thai system

I am sure cab drivers understand her perfectly.

[thaiguzzi]

Fruitloop.

[emma12055]

On 2/23/2018 at 9:55 AM, lvr181 said:

"taxi drivers' reputation" Looks like an oxymoron to me. 

 

But there are, no doubt, some decent taxi drivers around.

quite right.what if there were an independent, efficient investigator looking into this matter? would we uncover more dirty secrets? Eg the girl was threatened to rescind her accusations by some small time gangsters hired by...

[mok199]

I predict they fall in love ,marry ,have 3 children and live happily ever after...