Swedish criminal nabbed in Pattaya after fleeing Phuket court case

Cannot escape the long arm of the law

PATTAYA: -- Acting on information from Phuket police, Chonburi and Pattaya foreign crime suppression officers located the whereabouts of Pauli Karppinen, 40, at his Chaiyapruek condo in Jomtien.

Police went to the man’s accommodation to arrest him on June 3 but discovered the premises locked. They later found Karppinen drinking in a bar in Soi Diamond, South Pattaya.

Officers detained the Swede for questioning. Karppinen confessed to fleeing court proceedings in Phuket after paying the 300,000 baht bail bond after being charged with carrying a loaded weapon and explosives.

Karppinen admitted that he fled court proceedings, coming to Pattaya to enjoy himself rather than face jail, adding that he was staying with his father, who had already returned to Sweden.

Police escorted the Swede to his Jomtien apartment and discovered the court orders, nothing else illegal was found.

A number of tattoos on the foreigner’s body and neck were also cited as common among criminals in Sweden, where allegedly he also is sought for other crimes.

Karppinen was taken to Soi 9 before being extradited to Phuket to face court proceedings.

--Pattaya Mail 2004-06-11

How stupid can you be

Karpinnen? Swedish? Sounds more Finnish to me. Maybe wanted in the Finnmark as well.

Police escorted the Swede to his Jomtien apartment and discovered the court orders, nothing else illegal was found.

Wow!

I didn't even know that Thai court orders were illegal!

Snowleopard.

A number of tattoos on the foreigner’s body and neck were also cited as common among criminals in Sweden, where allegedly he also is sought for other crimes""

I see a lot of Thai's with a lot of strange tattoo's all over their upper bodys,,does that mean that they are criminals too.??

Kev...from what I have seen locally lots of guys got big tattoos and it don't mean shit according to the wife. She understands that the same thing in the west makes the dude as a low life. One guy we had over playing cards just as sweet as pie had a tat of the local wat on his back...simply displayed his devotion to wat and community. If we were in LA I'd make the dude for a gangster homeboy.

His name sound about as Swedish as "Ali Hussein".

Since when does a name indicate nationality? Think about Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf, good old American name... eh?

Besides, Sweden and Finland have long historical ties. Plenty of Swedes with Finnish names, just like there are plenty of Finns with Swedish names.