Swift justice! Thai man gets eight years for rape of Norwegian tourist on Koh Phangan

[rooster59]

Swift justice! Thai man gets eight years for rape of Norwegian tourist on Koh Phangan

 

Caption: Going straight to jail

 

The Thai man known in the local media as "Ai Moss" has been handed an eight year sentence for the rape of a 26 year old Norwegian woman on Koh Phangan in Thailand's south. 

 

The rape occurred after the Half Moon Party on the holiday island on May 12th. 

 

Rewat, 34, from Nakorn Sri Thammarat initially pretended to be a Good Samaritan and help find the tourist's lost bag.

 

She got on his motorcycle but instead of helping her he took her to a quiet area and raped her.

 

He was soon captured using CCTV evidence and the victim identified him. He admitted his involvement after he was rounded up at a motorcycle repair shop, reported Sanook. 

 

The Koh Samui court yesterday sentenced Rewat or "Moss" to 12 years adding four more under section 92 for a total of 16 years. 

 

This was cut in half and reduced to 8 years because the suspect admitted what he had done. 

 

He was pictured being taken straight to jail to begin his eight year term.

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[petermik]

Hope he rots in there.....

[z42]

Despicable. 8 years off because he confessed, in spite of all the evidence pointing to guilt otherwise.

 

Illegal loggers get 30 years reduced to 15, i see a huge injustice here.. She should serve the full 16

[RJRS1301]

8 years and his victim has a life sentence.

 

[steven100]

Anyway,  getting 8 years is better than getting away with it.

[richard_smith237]

The sentence seems extremely low so for such a heinous crime yet it fits the average penalty for the same crime in the UK...  which is 8 years. 

 

So not much to complain about regarding the Thai sentencing, but plenty to complain about regarding the penalties for this despicable crime world wide. 

 

https://fullfact.org/news/five-years-average-prison-sentence-rape/

 

 

Edited June 1, 2019 by richard_smith237

[from the home of CC]

where's all the stupid 500bt and wai comments?

[darksidedog]

Highly unusual for someone to be brought to court and sentenced this quickly. Normally the prosecutor doesn't lay the indictment for 84 days. The sentence however is paltry given the crime, especially when you consider that with amnesties, he will probably only serve around 4-5 years. Life would have been a more fitting sentence, which would have had the added bonus of making other would be rapists think twice.

[geoffbezoz]

Think Brunei just about has it right when it comes to rape,

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Brunei

[bubblehead]

He was obviously not connected.

[Bonobojt]

He will probably rape a women again when he gets out, once a rapist always a rapist 

[geoffbezoz]

1 minute ago, Bonobojt said:

He will probably rape a women again when he gets out, once a rapist always a rapist 

Cut his nuts off first would stop him.

[legend49]

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Highly unusual for someone to be brought to court and sentenced this quickly. Normally the prosecutor doesn't lay the indictment for 84 days. The sentence however is paltry given the crime, especially when you consider that with amnesties, he will probably only serve around 4-5 years. Life would have been a more fitting sentence, which would have had the added bonus of making other would be rapists think twice.

What has happened to the 2 Burmese men who were accused of rape and murder of English girl on island maybe 2 years ago?

[helloagain]

3 hours ago, petermik said:

Hope he rots in there.....

Please plus 50 lashes songapore cane

[Inepto Cracy]

Just typical sick justice here. Killing someone is cheaper than being caught and sentenced.

Red bull killer has still not been caught

[RotBenz8888]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

This was cut in half

I know what should be cut in half..

[Nip]

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Highly unusual for someone to be brought to court and sentenced this quickly. Normally the prosecutor doesn't lay the indictment for 84 days. The sentence however is paltry given the crime, especially when you consider that with amnesties, he will probably only serve around 4-5 years. Life would have been a more fitting sentence, which would have had the added bonus of making other would be rapists think twice.

Sadly from experience I doubt he will serve more than two years. 

[Whip]

Scum

[Jane Dough]

4 hours ago, Benroon said:

Stick around - they're not up yet

 

On the contrary...I think their mummies have already put them to bed.

 

Rooster

[crazykopite]

I know of a Brit in Samui prison serving 4 years for a minor offence yet this guy who was only released from prison a month before he raped this poor girl only gets 8 years . It was my understanding that the Brit had the 4 year sentence due to him coughing up £10,000 otherwise it would of been double .

[balo]

That's what happens when you're poor in Thailand and without connections. 

[sammieuk1]

2 years less than a vape seller then and still gets his mug pixelated ????

[Sydebolle]

Well, you saw what can happen to the Mushroom Thiefs.

I am taking any bet right now (not for money, as this is illegal in Thailääännnn) that he will not do even half ????

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

This was cut in half and reduced to 8 years because the suspect admitted what he had done. 

Time to stop this lunacy... they know he did it so why cut the sentence just because he couldn't deny it?

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

where's all the stupid 500bt and wai comments?

 

 

Glad you said that I am sick to the back teeth of those comments as well, boringly predictable.  They go hand in hand with comments like ' he will need to sleep with his back to the wall in jail ' or he will be ' somebody's bitch '

 

Some on here watch far too much American TV.

[Scouse123]

2 hours ago, Nip said:

Sadly from experience I doubt he will serve more than two years. 

 

Actually depends on the number of amnesties given, his class of prisoner status, previous convictions and what for. If he has served time for a similar offense, he will not be entitled to amnesties.

[connda]

Guy gets eight years.
Thai MP want to make that the death penalty.

Where is the grey area between that black and white?

[denby45]

7 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

Think Brunei just about has it right when it comes to rape,

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Brunei

Yes he would have got away with it under Sharia law.

 

Den

[Guest Jerry787]

only 8 years ? 

[alfalfa19]

7 hours ago, legend49 said:

What has happened to the 2 Burmese men who were accused of rape and murder of English girl on island maybe 2 years ago?

I believe they are still on death row.  The frame-up is complete, even Big Joke gave it his OK.