Big Joke to fly to England to interview teen who claimed rape on Koh Tao

[Nip]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Big Joke flying to the UK, to interview the girl who he says was not raped!!!!

Why is he going?? If he says no rape took place, so when he said she wasnt raped, he was telling porkies.

Just shows what a useless bugger he is, surely he will lose face if he goes to interview the girl.

Your absolutely correct. I would also suggest its all boll☆x. These planks not only shoot themselves in the foot they shoot themselves in the boll☆x at the same time.  It's a non runner indeed it's laughable and just about sums up the stupidity of the Royal Thai Police FARCE. 

[ChiangMaiLightning2143]

If he is successful in dismissing the victims claim he can try for a triple play and bring Boss and Pu back too!

[Jonmarleesco]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Maj-Gen Surachate ... reiterated that should the accusations prove to be false the Thai authorities would seek the prosecution of the teen.

And in the event it did happen. Well, one can only speculate as to what outcome there will be ... if any.

[wgdanson]

I wonder how long his visa application via India will take.

[janclaes47]

1 hour ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Why is he doing that? He can't speak English. Why not send someone else who could speak the language? Free advertising I suppose! 

I'm sure at the Embassy they have people that speak English and Thai

[Jonmarleesco]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

'... the British Embassy in Bangkok are concerned about the motives of the teen after she went to the media but did not contact them.

Oh, dear, I wonder why.... Must have been something the embassy said - or didn't say.

[Jonmarleesco]

It would probably be in his interest to try and avoid having his nickname come up. Otherwise, any serious purpose to the visit will be lost on the media, who, unlike Thai media, don't bow to the government's every wish.

[wvavin]

The BBC should set up a time on TV to broadcast on the enquiry of the Koh Tao murder before allowing this joker to conduct any interview.

[AGareth2]

unless this is confirmed by the FCO

I call BS

[smew]

I guess he wants to prove her wrong: she was not raped. Only she knows if she was or was it consensual intercourse. If she says she was then she was. Now he knows better that she was not raped, who is he to know better... oh I guess a Big Joke

[janclaes47]

looks to me as if a lot of the TV armchair detectives, who of course have all the proof an evidence that the rape really happened, are now trying to discredit the excellent move of a police officer that goes to the bottom of the case, because they shit themselves as it may turn out that UK forensics don't have any positive DNA tests.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

19 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

It would serve that purpise better had he not already definitively stated that no raoe took place..... And threatened to prosecute her.

 

If the RTP had spent as much time objectively investigating the case as they have talking about threatening prosecution of the alleged victim, they might have actually found some legitimate evidence in the case.

 

BTW, why are the authors of the OP article here naming an alleged rape victim???  As best as I recall, she wasn't named in the UK news reports. The way the news report is written, it looks like someone at ThaiVisa decided to add the woman's name into the report.

 

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[madmitch]

I hope Big Joke is ready for the streets of South London. The Peckham posse probably think he's a rapper with a name like that. And of course he could experience the genteel atmosphere of a Millwall home game!

[spidermike007]

I am confused. What is the purpose of the visit? Since he has already made his conclusions, why the interview?

 

Is he going to attempt to discredit her, after interviewing her in a language he does not speak? How objective will the translator he? Is he open minded? If he finds anything out, will he defy his superiors and report it anyway?

 

Someone, for some reason, I cannot explain why I am skeptical of this meeting, and his motives. 

[trianglechoke]

can he speak English?

[Bundooman]

1 hour ago, sweatalot said:

well, that's a surprise. I hope the interview will be fair with certified translaters and English police present.

Or - will he try to persuade her, that the crime never happened?

Well, actually, I hope he is offered the same terms as the British police who went to Thailand. Strictly as an observer - no imput - no interrogation by him - let him understand that UK does not put up with intimidation and threats of incarceration.

[Scouse123]

2 hours ago, Megasin1 said:

He has already declared that there was no rape and as others have pointed out he can't speak English, so this just seems like yet another PR stunt. Does he not realise that England is actually a democracy and the girl is under no obligation to speak to him whatsoever. The good news is though that he will be able to take a short stroll through a London street and solve all of those unsolved crimes we have, or at least allow the police to remove them from their lists as they won't actually have happened.

Great post! ?? about sums up a lot of posters feelings on this board.

 

However, it would look EXTREMELY BAD if  he made that journey and she refused to be interviewed.

 

1 hour ago, varun said:

Hopefully, this not evolve into a "study trip" for a bunch of other cronies and their mia-noi's,

courtesy of taxpayer money.

 

As long as it isn't UK taxpayers paying for it, who cares? Certainly not Thailand as nobody outside of the military government has a say in the country anymore.

 

 

2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Why is he doing that? He can't speak English. Why not send someone else who could speak the language? Free advertising I suppose! 

 

To be fair, the Royal Thai Embassy will send along translators and probably the Head of Mission if it indeed happens!

 

The UK also would have senior officials present.

 

I will love to see how this one pans out.

Edited September 14, 2018 by Scouse123

[soalbundy]

34 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Oh, dear, I wonder why.... Must have been something the embassy said - or didn't say.

ask for help at the British embassy ? 5555555555555 you're better off going to any other EU embassy.

[manta]

he'll end up getting mugged in South London. #KAMMA?

[ttrd]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Big Joke flying to the UK, to interview the girl who he says was not raped!!!!

Why is he going?? If he says no rape took place, so when he said she wasnt raped, he was telling porkies.

Just shows what a useless bugger he is, surely he will lose face if he goes to interview the girl.

We can assume he have some evidence that will take apart her claim which he will present during the interview - He is maybe a joke, but not a stupid one - more to come….

[soalbundy]

4 minutes ago, manta said:

he'll end up getting mugged in South London. #KAMMA?

and stabbed, go home you foreign git this is brexitland.

[KhunAussie52]

Maybe, he is looking for a promotion. To bigger joke!

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Why is he doing that? He can't speak English. Why not send someone else who could speak the language? Free advertising I suppose! 

Is that true, he can't speak English, or just your assumption?

 

Serious question, does anybody know a correct answer?

 

 

[webfact]

British Embassy agrees to Thai police’s request to question alleged Koh Tao rape victim in UK

 

 

The British Embassy in Bangkok has approved a request by Thai police to visit Britain to question a woman who claimed she was drugged, raped  and robbed on Koh Tao island in the southern province of Surat Thani in June, according to Deputy tourist police chief Surachate Hakparn.

 

The police team investigating the rape claim will soon leave for Britain, Pol Maj Gen Surachate said today.

 

He said the police want to prove the claim and make the investigation as clear as possible and if the rape claim is eventually proved to be groundless, legal action will definitely be pursued against the woman making the claim.

 

Full story: http://www.thaipbsworld.com/british-embassy-agrees-to-thai-polices-request-to-question-alleged-koh-tao-rape-victim-in-uk/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-09-14

[scubascuba3]

I hope they ask him for 20,000 baht and deny him entry

[Odysseus123]

33 minutes ago, trianglechoke said:

can he speak English?

The answer to that is perfectly obvious..

 

Post 1970 "It's too hard"

 

Elliot Ness-he is not..

 

More likely gefrieter 2nd class-he should  go far.

[bannork]

50 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

It would probably be in his interest to try and avoid having his nickname come up. Otherwise, any serious purpose to the visit will be lost on the media, who, unlike Thai media, don't bow to the government's every wish.

Joke in Thai is congee soup- rice soup usually with meatballs of pork and an egg. Delicious for breakfast, imo.  I wonder if Surachet originally got this nickname because of his liking for the dish. And then there his meteoric rise up the police force due to support from Pravit, hence the 'Big' added to Joke.

[ronaldo0]

And if the woman says get lost I’m not talking to you and my legal team will be in touch then what ?? ?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

4 minutes ago, ronaldo0 said:

And if the woman says get lost I’m not talking to you and my legal team will be in touch then what ?? ?

Presumably, before publicly announcing the trip, the RTP/TP got some indication of the woman's willingness to be interviewed.

 

But even if that ends up being not the case, there's always Harrods to inspect....

 

I wonder if he'll take a contingent of a dozen or so cohorts with him to the UK, similar to what the national police chief did when he went to Germany trying to extradite the fugitive monk???

Edited September 14, 2018 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Scouse123]

10 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Is that true, he can't speak English, or just your assumption?

 

Serious question, does anybody know a correct answer?

 

 

 

It would not matter if he can speak English or not because the interview will take place according to Thai Law ( as that is where the alleged offence took place), and would be conducted in Thai. As you probably know all the cases in a Thai court, if charges were brought, would be conducted in Thai.

 

The questions would then be translated into English by highly qualified translators and then vice versa, from English to Thai, when the alleged victim responds.

 

Thailand does not like to look foolish internationally in front of the world.

 

Secretaries would also be there to record the meeting and document everything that takes place for both sides. If he goes, this will be quite a big deal.