4,000 baht fine and suspended prison sentences for foreigners and Thais arrested at Koh Phangan party

 

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Dozens of foreigners and Thais who were arrested for flouting Thailand’s COVID-19 restrictions by attending a party at a bar on Koh Phangan have been given fines and suspended prison sentences.

 

On Tuesday, police raided the Three Sixty Bar on Koh Phangan following a tip off a party was taking place.

 

Over one hundred people were arrested, including 89 foreigners and 22 Thais.

 

According to Sky News, those in attendance at the bar were each fined 4,000 baht and given a one month prison sentence,  suspended for one year.

 

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Two Thai men - the owner of the bar and the organiser of the party - were each fined 10,000 baht and given two year prison sentences, suspended for one year.

 

Those arrested were from more than 10 countries, including the U.S., Britain, Switzerland, France, Australia, Germany and Denmark.

 

More than 200 people attended the party, which cost 100 baht to attend and which had been  advertised on the bar’s Facebook page.

 

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4 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

those in attendance at the bar were each fined 4,000 baht and given a one month prison sentence,  suspended for one year.

lucky they were not sent to Hua Hin. 

Seems this is only half true, according to one of the arrested party people I just asked personally:

"According to Sky News, those in attendance at the bar were each fined 4,000 baht and given a one month prison sentence,  suspended for one year."

4,000 baht fine is confirmed, but no prison sentence for them.

My contact didn't know about the verdict for the bar owner and party organiser because of not speaking Thai.

The 2 owners were fined 10,000 baht each but collected 100 baht from 200 partygoers, They came out much better off than the punters !  20,000 baht on entry fees alone plus drink sales!

 

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

The 2 owners were fined 10,000 baht each but collected 100 baht from 200 partygoers, nice little earner! Profit of 180,000 baht on entry fees alone! Not a bad night's work!

180,000????
didn’t do well in math in school now did we?

3 hours ago, Aeiou7 said:

4,000 baht fine is confirmed, but no prison sentence for them.

 

Arrested for flouting 'social distancing' regulations obviously meant there would be no jail time.

Would the offenders have to do 14 days of quarantine before being sent to an already overcrowded cell? Or would they have to do quarantine before being released when they have served their time?

20 minutes ago, Ron jeremy said:

180,000????
didn’t do well in math in school now did we?

Thanks, had my accountant come and correct it! 

20 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Thanks, had my accountant come and correct it! 

Had to get out the calculator myself 

math was never my strong suit either!

UPDATE: A court in Samui has fined the 89 foreign and 20 Thai partygoers 4,000 Baht each. They were also sentenced to one month in prison but this was suspended for one year. The Organizers were fined 10,000 Baht. Their two year sentence was suspended for one year #Thailand

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1354817229930422273

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Thanks, had my accountant come and correct it! 

...not a Thai accountant then!?????

9 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

lucky they were not sent to Hua Hin. 

or deported, passport stamped to block them from entry for 3 years. 

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

More than 200 people attended the party, which cost 100 baht to attend

So the party was 4,100 baht.

Not worth it....

So the fines are going to pay for a really big party for the  police  and their friends.

Instead of the suspended prison sentence, they should have been sentenced to 14 days quarantine in a government ASQ facility.

11 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

lucky they were not sent to Hua Hin. 

Why? 

Pro Tip: Hire DJ Matoom.

 

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Koh Phangan

 

My understanding is that there have been no Virus detection on the Island and just like Phuket bars etc are allowed to open under restricted hours etc, so what is this really about 

 

I would assume all the patrons there on the Island go about things quite normally and were not expecting this - suddenly one night out of the last 3 months the authorities decide to raid a bar on party Island and the bar along with others was likely full the night before

 

Seems they just can't stand people enjoying themselves in all this misery - and of course the brown envelopes have stopped 

 

What was that corruption rating again 

7 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

180,000????
didn’t do well in math in school now did we?

I think the arresting police would have the biggest part of that 

7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The 2 owners were fined 10,000 baht each but collected 100 baht from 200 partygoers, They came out much better off than the punters !  20,000 baht on entry fees alone plus drink sales!

 

 

 

 

 

No flies on you Pat.

Little bit confused, I would think that the party attendees would be tested for Covid-19 and put in a 14 day quarantine?

1 minute ago, AlQaholic said:

Little bit confused, I would think that the party attendees would be tested for Covid-19 and put in a 14 day quarantine?

Exactly right. Maybe even extend the quarantine period to the expiry of the foreigners visas.  

In the photo, after the arrest, many are still half-assing their mask, or wearing none at all. Reminds me of USA. 

8 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The 2 owners were fined 10,000 baht each but collected 100 baht from 200 partygoers, They came out much better off than the punters !  20,000 baht on entry fees alone plus drink sales!

 

 

 

 

 

Just what I was thinking, think this goes a bit deeper, so the BIB took the entrance fees, and they kept the profits.....no jail.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to Sky News, those in attendance at the bar were each fined 4,000 baht and given a one month prison sentence,  suspended for one year.

That'll learn -em.

Ooh the BIB were drinking the Blue Label Johnny Walker at the karaoke that night off of their "collections"...

 

At least I know the going rate now and if I need to haggle it(if I was actually in LOS right now).....one can dream of the salad days...

8 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The 2 owners were fined 10,000 baht each but collected 100 baht from 200 partygoers, They came out much better off than the punters !  20,000 baht on entry fees alone plus drink sales!

 

 

 

 

 

There were only "89 foreigners and 22 Thais" party goers according to the OP, 111 times 100 fee = 11,100 total according to my math's teacher. No profit was made by either the owner or the organizer with fines of 10,000 each.

52 minutes ago, Ebumbu said:

In the photo, after the arrest, many are still half-assing their mask, or wearing none at all. Reminds me of USA. 

 

I take it you haven't seen the video of the after party at the police station?

 

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2021/01/28/8492814122249765158/1024x576_MP4_8492814122249765158.mp4 

 

 

38 minutes ago, Salerno said:

 

I take it you haven't seen the video of the after party at the police station?

 

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2021/01/28/8492814122249765158/1024x576_MP4_8492814122249765158.mp4 

 

 

Wow.

Irresponsible selfish losers. Those are not teenage kids but are late 20's, 30's and some old people in 40's it looks like. Thai were far too kind with them.

This seems to be a good money earner as people will inform the authorities of any illegal parties ect

So no doubt will be reading of more in the future pays your money take your chances 

They can’t enforce anything in Thailand, Lead by example , SAD