Thai police arrest foreigner who robbed home of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit

[FritsSikkink]

10 hours ago, Artisi said:

More to the point, did the senior military guy report the theft to the police - or would that open too many questions?
 

How would they know if he didn't?

[Thechook]

Very nice little insurance payout coming Prawit ' s way I Think.  Just curious the guy always travels with a huge personal security detail and huge entourage  but very little if any guarding is home.

Edited June 16, 2018 by Thechook

[Artisi]

18 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Very nice little insurance payout coming Prawit ' s way I Think.  Just curious the guy always travels with a huge personal security detail and huge entourage  but very little if any guarding is home.

All security might have been given the night off, but that would be too much of a coincidence wouldn't it - no security on duty and the place gets done-over? 

[neeray]

40 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Very nice little insurance payout coming Prawit ' s way I Think.  Just curious the guy always travels with a huge personal security detail and huge entourage  but very little if any guarding is home.

Thank goodness! That insurance payout will help keep rice on his table for the next several years.

[Lupatria]

12 hours ago, FarangryBirds said:

Did he steal any watches??? 

Yeah, but unfortunately he left the guy wearing them.

[bluesofa]

33 minutes ago, Artisi said:

All security might have been given the night off, but that would be too much of a coincidence wouldn't it - no security on duty and the place gets done-over? 

Are you suggesting it was a frame-up - that's outrageous! I would never expect something like that to happen.

 

[tracker1]

12 hours ago, thaifan01 said:

What a smart guy.. Ok, he is a thief - but really, he stayed in Thailand after joining a raid like that??? He really wanted to get free accomodation provided by the Thai Gov I guess.... I've heard the standard and the food provided is excellent... ????

 

He knew he was on Borrowed Time !

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Are you suggesting it was a frame-up - that's outrageous! I would never expect something like that to happen.

 

As you can see, it maintained the edict of "no Thai would do this" 

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

cash and valuables totalling more than 2 million baht were stolen.

And this on a salary of under one million a year.  How does The Watchman manage to save 5 million a year for six years AND have this amount of petty cash floating about his house?

[crazykopite]

Only 2 million baht should of gone for all those watches !

[neeray]

33 minutes ago, mikebell said:

And this on a salary of under one million a year.  How does The Watchman manage to save 5 million a year for six years AND have this amount of petty cash floating about his house?

"petty cash floating about his house?"

Good question. And of course this type of cash can not be put in a bank as that would make it open to scrutiny. Must "watch" and plan very carefully.

[captspectre]

deputy prime minister? Bad Luck! the boy will probably not see the outside of jail for many years! 

 

[sammieuk1]

No worries he had dead locks.

[billsmart]

One thing I just don't understand, and I read about this all the time, is that when someone's arrested, be they Thai or a Farang, they seem to always confess! Why is that? Why would anyone confess to committing a crime like this? ?

[Easy Come Easy Go]

This is hilarious, what a character lol 

[Peasandmash]

come on. look at the picture. this guy is either a russian or african, same same really.

[neeray]

4 minutes ago, billsmart said:

One thing I just don't understand, and I read about this all the time, is that when someone's arrested, be they Thai or a Farang, they seem to always confess! Why is that? Why would anyone confess to committing a crime like this? ?

Answer: 1) water boarding 2) finger nail pulling 3) meat grinder (you guess the body parts)..........

[Wildliferescue]

Deputy PRIME minister Prawit that would be. 

[alfalfa19]

He is screwed for life. 

[alfalfa19]

10 minutes ago, neeray said:

Answer: 1) water boarding 2) finger nail pulling 3) meat grinder (you guess the body parts)..........

Don't forget the fizzy coca cola up the sinuses

[Baerboxer]

16 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Who says crime pays?

 

Depends on the crime - some travel by private plane 555!

[bluesofa]

27 minutes ago, billsmart said:

One thing I just don't understand, and I read about this all the time, is that when someone's arrested, be they Thai or a Farang, they seem to always confess! Why is that? Why would anyone confess to committing a crime like this? ?

It's the power of the BIB. That's why they have such a reputation world-wide.

 

[billsmart]

26 minutes ago, neeray said:

Answer: 1) water boarding 2) finger nail pulling 3) meat grinder (you guess the body parts)..........

 

15 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

Don't forget the fizzy coca cola up the sinuses

I'd suspect that too, but it never looks like the accused have been mistreated.

[Yann55]

16 hours ago, InfinityandBeyond said:

16 hours ago, FarangryBirds said:

Did he steal any watches??? 

No. He just borrowed them. 

 

Now that is a very witty remark ! and I'm talking about Infinity's post, not the one he replied to, if anyone wonders. 

 

[neeray]

1 minute ago, billsmart said:

 

I'd suspect that too, but it never looks like the accused have been mistreated.

We don't know the time line of this photo. Maybe it was before they threatened to throw him under the wheels of the bus (or his gf). Example: photo first, torture/confession later.

[Zack61]

I’ll bet they won’t list the recovered items. 

[Yann55]

11 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

16 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Who says crime pays?

 

Depends on the crime - some travel by private plane 555!

 

 

 

Indeed. I've always believed that a rich person is someone who was either lucky, or born in the right place, or very clever, or very hard-working, or a bit of all this put together, whereas a VERY rich person is a thief who hasn't been caught.

 

[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, Yann55 said:

 

 

 

Indeed. I've always believed that a rich person is someone who was either lucky, or born in the right place, or very clever, or very hard-working, or a bit of all this put together, whereas a VERY rich person is a thief who hasn't been caught.

 

Whereas, those who have been stealing on a grand scale over centuries are called the aristocracy. 

[Baerboxer]

1 minute ago, Yann55 said:

 

 

 

Indeed. I've always believed that a rich person is someone who was either lucky, or born in the right place, or very clever, or very hard-working, or a bit of all this put together, whereas a VERY rich person is a thief who hasn't been caught.

 

 

My late father was of a similar mindset to you. He always said if you owe the banks/investors a million you will be pursued ruthlessly. Owe them a few billion and you become a valued customer! Whatever the schemes.

 

But the new phenomenon is the political crook who leeches billions and then screams it's all "political" when caught. They are getting even richer than footballers - 555 !

[khunpa]

One day, when my son grows up, I hope he becomes a military officer instead of a brain surgeon. They seem to be much much better paid.