webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Two kidnappers arrested after holding Chinese businessman in Pattaya Picture: INN The deputy commissioner of the Bangkok metropolitan police announced the arrest of a Chinese man and a Thai who abducted a Chinese businessman for ransom and held him in Pattaya. A third Thai man is on the run. Arrested were Liew Jonghai from China and Somchai Manicho. With the other man they deliberately caused a car accident with the victim outside a restaurant in the Meng Jai area of northern Bangkok. As Pherng, the businessman, got out to discuss the damage to his vehicle he was abducted at knife-point and driven to Pattaya. There he was forced to sign a document transferring 140,000 Yuan or about 700,000 baht to the gang. He was then asked to get a further 200,000 baht from friends. Deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Sompong Chingduang assured tourists and foreign businessman caught up in such crime that reports should always be made and they would always be fully investigated. The hunt for the third man continues. Source: INN -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Normal in Philippines but hopefully it will not happen here in Thailand on every day basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Don't know about this case but can be easy money if the victim is involved in shady enterprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 inside job by the Chinese guy. The others were just muscle. Dumb to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta158 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said: Normal in Philippines but hopefully it will not happen here in Thailand on every day basis well it has increased again.... but not as much as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Kim J said: Why would anyone pay a ransom of even 50bt for a Chinaman? There are plenty more where he came from. he seems to have paid the original 700k ransom for himself... "There he was forced to sign a document transferring 140,000 Yuan or about 700,000 baht to the gang." I am not aware of a document anyone could be forced to sign at knife point to transfer their wealth that the police and the banks couldn't reverse or freeze the next day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 20 hours ago, webfact said: reports should always be made and they would always be fully investigated. What a load of tosh! Crimes will only be investigated if it benefits the investigating officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 20 hours ago, from the home of CC said: Don't know about this case but can be easy money if the victim is involved in shady enterprises. Yeah. any transfer these days can leave quite an electronic trail. But if the victim doesn't want much publicity, well... mums the word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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