DMK Chief Suspended Over Chinese Tourist Assault

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

In this undated image from video, an airport security guard gets physical with a Chinese tourist. Image: Guide Complaint / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — The president of the national airport regulator said top Don Mueang airport officials had been suspended Sunday after a security guard was filmed assaulting a Chinese tourist.

 

Nitinai Sirismatthakarn of the Airports of Thailand said the airport’s general manager and security chief received a 30-day suspension over last week’s incident, and that the guard is under an investigation that could cost him his job.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/10/01/dmk-chief-suspended-over-chinese-tourist-assault/

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

the airport’s general manager and security chief received a 30-day suspension

paid leave, they are likely making their holiday plans

Agree with above post; no Thai manager is EVER punished for mismanagement.  This merely more kowtowing to China.

It's not an isolated case though the current official grovelling apology is obviously China related.

 

I personally saw immigration staff assault a man of South Asian extraction (Bangladeshi?) at Suvarnabhumi a couple of years ago.I was on a walkway so didn't get a complete picture but so far as I can see the foreigner ignored the immigration official's call to him, and then was seized and punched viciously by a couple of young fit looking goons in plain clothes.

 

Whatever the wrongdoing of the South Asian, this was an unforgivable and quite unnecessary piece of violence.In the West all those involved would have been dismissed and possibly served jail time.I doubt whether the crime was even registered here and nobody cares about Bangladesh anyway.

 

Live and learn people.

 

 

40 minutes ago, jayboy said:

It's not an isolated case though the current official grovelling apology is obviously China related.

 

I personally saw immigration staff assault a man of South Asian extraction (Bangladeshi?) at Suvarnabhumi a couple of years ago.I was on a walkway so didn't get a complete picture but so far as I can see the foreigner ignored the immigration official's call to him, and then was seized and punched viciously by a couple of young fit looking goons in plain clothes. 

 

Whatever the wrongdoing of the South Asian, this was an unforgivable and quite unnecessary piece of violence.In the West all those involved would have been dismissed and possibly served jail time.I doubt whether the crime was even registered here and nobody cares about Bangladesh anyway.



 

Live and learn people.

 

 

 

Next time you cross a western border, try walking past immigration and ignoring their call. In this post 9/11 world, I think you might get a more violent response - including being tased, thrown to the ground, and forcibly restrained. But don't believe me - just give it a try next time you are crossing the border into the EU or the US.

 

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The post claimed the tourist was assaulted for refusing to pay an “extra service fee” to an immigration officer on top of what he had to pay for a visa on arrival.

 

Everything seems so clear now.

 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The Joke's on you as Surachate takes over immigration promising "No Tip" department

 

 

17 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

 

Next time you cross a western border, try walking past immigration and ignoring their call. In this post 9/11 world, I think you might get a more violent response - including being tased, thrown to the ground, and forcibly restrained. But don't believe me - just give it a try next time you are crossing the border into the EU or the US.

 

 

May well be but that doesn't make it OK.

12 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

Everything seems so clear now.

 

 

 

 

There's a clear report about the man being denied entry into Thailand.

 

Where are the report about not paying extra fees? 

 

 

 

 
Next time you cross a western border, try walking past immigration and ignoring their call. In this post 9/11 world, I think you might get a more violent response - including being tased, thrown to the ground, and forcibly restrained. But don't believe me - just give it a try next time you are crossing the border into the EU or the US.
 

I take your point but the incident I saw was not a matter of walking past Immigration.It took place before Immigration checks.The guy could easily have been stopped without being belted.

The American Immigration people are often rude and thuggish but not usually violent.They are also accountable in a way their Thai equivalents are not.


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May well be but that doesn't make it OK.

Im not sure what a proper response should be then. In both cases, Thailand and US/EU, and was the case here, you would be given the opportunity to voluntarily be detained. It only got ugly when the chinese tourist refused to be detained and walked away. What response would be ok in this situation? Just let him walk into the country?

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29 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

just give it a try next time you are crossing the border into the EU or the US.

 

In these countries, they don't give a hoot about Chinese tourists, that's the difference.

If the chinese trouble maker had a bomb or drugs or something other than a bad attitude on him these security types would be hero's.  The China man was way out of line and should have been boxed a little.  The kowtowing is gonna just get more of this chinaman's attitude into Thailand.

14 minutes ago, jayboy said:

 

I take your point but the incident I saw was not a matter of walking past Immigration.It took place before Immigration checks.The guy could easily have been stopped without being belted.

The American Immigration people are often rude and thuggish but not usually violent.They are also accountable in a way their Thai equivalents are not.


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The story I read was that he was denied entry, and this occuered after he refused to stay in the detention room. He was stopped, detained and then attempted to leave detention. This would warrant a strong reaction in any country, and probably more than a slap. I think the issue here is that the guard was not properly trained in ways to forcibly detain an uncooperative detainee.

 

"He said Mei, who flew to Bangkok from Jakarta, was barred from entering the country as he could not present proof of accommodation and showed “inappropriate behavior” toward immigration staff."

1 hour ago, brucec64 said:

Im not sure what a proper response should be then. In both cases, Thailand and US/EU, and was the case here, you would be given the opportunity to voluntarily be detained. It only got ugly when the chinese tourist refused to be detained and walked away. What response would be ok in this situation? Just let him walk into the country?

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Restrained could be appropriate in some circumstances which is quite different to being punched - was the tourist seriously of violently threatening anybody?  

 

 

5 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Restrained could be appropriate in some circumstances which is quite different to being punched - was the tourist seriously of violently threatening anybody?  

 

 

 

I agree that punching was not the right response, but a forceful restraint was appropriate because the tourist was being detained, and refusing to cooperate, and trying to leave detention. The guard should have received training on how to forcefully restrain someone. At a western border, leaving detention and not listening to verbal commands would have resulted in possibly tasing or being forced to the ground - both probably more violent actions with more chance of harm to the tourist. 

The "tourist" may have required some heavy handed attention...we can't know. The DMK Chief has probably done worse and fully deserve suspension, but probably not for this reason.

I normally get fast track VIP imagination for 1200bt. A company called Bangkok Limousine, I didn't have to use the a limo to get the the fast track immigration. There used to rep from the company waiting with a board with your name on it with you came to end of the boarding ramp, After going through the VIP channel the Rep would come with to pick up your baggage. About a year ago the immigration police took it over and they would meet , greet and get baggage with you. The reps still do it a  Suvarnabhumi

 

I tried to book on 2 occasions for coming back from Saigon today at DM. I called the company and they said it had been suspended at DM only. This must be part the corruption that has been going on at DM ,Immigration police moonlighting and raking in money

Edited October 11, 20187 yr by Dave67