Alleged extortion of elderly Frenchman arrested on Pattaya beach just a big misunderstanding

[talahtnut]

2 hours ago, yuyiinthesky said:

Of course it was a misunderstanding. The wife misunderstood that she was allowed to make the extortion public. It is her fault, as a Thai she should have known better.

The only reason why she got away without getting arrested and without more payments, more trouble was probably that she knows an MP, and the MP's lawyer was with her at the meeting.

 

Everybody living in Thailand and especially in Pattaya for a while knows someone who had this pleasant extortion experience,  knows that the extortion part of the story is business as usual in Pattaya, and you are expected to shut up after you paid.

Of course this sort of thing would never

happen in the West.  You'd think,

 

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

This country is so immoral and has a consistency of people lying through their teeth when caught doing anything wrong. 

 

Do they really believe foreigners are so gullible? Obviously when money is involved, Thais will say ‘mai pen rai’ once they get it back, however foreigners don’t forget how untrustworthy they are and that they are pathological liars. 

 

The culture here is just on a complete different stratosphere compared with normal middle class western countries. 

Edited May 9, 2020 by notasmartassknowitallfarag

[sprq]

7 hours ago, Sujo said:

Did she get the money back? I didnt see that. Maybe she got nothing back but was finally given a receipt for the bail.

 

Dont know what happened to the 2000bht police taxi though. Would be nice if someone who knows the frenchman could enlighten us.

Read between the lines. Of course the wife got handed a wad of baht behind closed doors, after agreeing to say publicly that it was all a misunderstanding.

[Accidental Tourist]

Yeah...sure. True like my horse <deleted>s money.

[ThailandRyan]

But this whole thing also revolved around his passport and her wanting copies....what happened with that, guess the old man was sold out....

[P100]

8 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Just an apology to the wife... ??

Strange, just the wife?? Because she is Thai?

[sweatalot]

8 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

just a big misunderstanding

it's a pity 
problems with Thai police so easy to be misunderstood

[Morty T]

8 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Good wife to have though, seeks justice \ get the money back they extorted. Moral to the story, police can get away with it so might as well continue as before

There's no mention in the story, that they got any of the money back. 

[IAMHERE]

Unless Thai Police are forgetful (or forgiving) I'm believing this isn't finished by a long shot. 

[Relocated]

80 year old French with 42 year old Thai wife.

How long they have been married?

41 years? 

[talahtnut]

2 hours ago, Retarded said:

80 year old French with 42 year old Thai wife.

How long they have been married?

41 years? 

Inspector Clouseau of Pattaya and the

queer case of the French Tickler's loot.

There's a woman at the bottom of everything!

[chickenslegs]

4 hours ago, sprq said:

Read between the lines. Of course the wife got handed a wad of baht behind closed doors, after agreeing to say publicly that it was all a misunderstanding.

I think it's more likely that she was threatened with a charge of defamation and had to back down and apologise to the police.

Defamation here is a criminal offence and she could have been 'fitted up' with a large fine and jail sentence.

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

After about a one hour meeting Naew Na said that the foreigner's wife said that she had received wonderful justice and completely clear explanations.

With the MP's lawyer sitting in the room, I'm sure it was.

[kcpattaya]

Wow! That was quickly "solved"...

Pattaya police does everything by the book.

[AgMech Cowboy]

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Good wife to have though, seeks justice \ get the money back they extorted. Moral to the story, police can get away with it so might as well continue as before

Yes, my wife would have been chastising me for being out there and causing such a raucous (just being on the beach, give me a break). He's found a keeper for sure. (Didn't say they got any money back).

[Caldera]

But of course.

 

[Sydebolle]

Case closed, Missus happy and faces saved everywhere - until the next "misunderstanding". 

[berrec]

The BIB got caught out again with their grubby hands in the cookie jar, so best form of defense is it's "Kumbaya  all around.
 

 

[bristolgeoff]

they said about the bridge club arrest too. the farangs in the back of the van,some with walkers.all  a big mistake for the police in pattaya