Picture: Naew Na

 

Immigration have arrested a Hungarian woman who, according to Thai media, only recently lost her husband. 

 

Englika (name transliterated from Thai language and possibly incorrect) was wandering a beach on Koh Samui when the IB picked her up.

 

She was on 4,165 days of overstay in Thailand. 

 

Naew Na reported in their standard rhetoric that this was part of Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang's policy of keeping Thailand safe and secure from the danger represented by criminal foreign elements.

 

The Hungarian woman readily admitted she had arrived in Thailand on a tourist visa on 30th November 2009 and was permitted to stay until February 2010. 

 

She never bother to extend and was living with her husband who had a business on the holiday island. She stayed in Bo Phut.

 

Her husband died earlier this month according to Naew Na. 

 

She was picked up on Bang Rak beach.

 

Naew Na urged the public to continue to call 1178 to report foreigners so that Thailand's security could be maintained. 

 

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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

keeping Thailand safe and secure from the danger represented by criminal foreign elements.

Such a dangerous person?

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

Funny to see those immigration guys standing at attention around her as if she some kind a dignitary or something...so 11 years and 7 months without the proper documents, doesn't say much for those guys on such a small island, hopefully they will take it easy on her...

Talk about kicking a (wo)man when (s)he's down. One really does wonder at the mentality of these people, parading some hapless woman in public, as though it's a great achievement of which to be proud. OK, I know you have to do your job, but don't make a song and dance about it; 

17 minutes ago, nausea said:

Talk about kicking a (wo)man when (s)he's down. One really does wonder at the mentality of these people, parading some hapless woman in public, as though it's a great achievement of which to be proud. OK, I know you have to do your job, but don't make a song and dance about it; 

This isn't their job - they just flew in from their private residences for a photo-media opportunity.

Poor woman I hope everything works out for her

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

I get the feeling this evil lawbreaker will be used as a reason for a dozen more tanks, attack helicopters and another submarine though

That picture doesn't look right to me. Where is the obligatory big poster showing all the details of the arrest?

Why did immigration suddenly notice her after all these years?

  Does someone want her "out the way" ?

How did her Husband die ?

What will happen to their business ?

Who will inherit it ?

18 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

What will happen to their business ?

it just became available for free 

.

 

Tomorrow they are going to make her reenact all 11 years of her crime....

 

While pointing at her.

What is it with Immigration and Na Neaw (means "Vanguard" if you wondered)? 

They were able to nab her without using the BMW..

1 hour ago, Whale said:

Na Neaw (means "Vanguard" if you wondered)

The newspaper name 'Naew Na' (แนวหน้า) translates to 'frontline' like frontline troops, closest to the action as well. Pretty much like vanguard.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

4,165 days of overstay

How the heck can anyone end up on 4,165 days of overstay? 

And the residents of Koh Samui are sleeping ever so much soundly tonight

What a terrific pride for thai authorities to catch such a dangerous person! as, in the same time, hundreds of criminals and terrorists from all over the world have a rest in the kingdom with authentic visa on fake passeport!

 

 

Simple if cynical explanation: husband died couple of weeks ago, so no more money, ergo no more tea money,

Just tidying up.

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Such a dangerous person?

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

A real and present threat to security - the job security of immigration officers

3 hours ago, phetphet said:

That picture doesn't look right to me. Where is the obligatory big poster showing all the details of the arrest?

 

Right there behind you. As everyone can clearly see they tracked her all over the world until they finally pinned her down to Samui.

 

What an evildoer

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Such a dangerous person?

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

Except is she got COVID / few days ago ONE person returning from Singapore cause a COVID outbreak in Putian China

Hmmm.  I've been here 15 years and never had the police or immigration officers check my visa while walking on the beach. There is something missing from this story. 

3 hours ago, nausea said:

Talk about kicking a (wo)man when (s)he's down. One really does wonder at the mentality of these people, parading some hapless woman in public, as though it's a great achievement of which to be proud. OK, I know you have to do your job, but don't make a song and dance about it; 

She's been on overstay since about 11 years before her husband died. So I don't really have any sympathy. Over many years, many of us go to lots of time, trouble and expense to keep our visas up to date, why couldn't she?

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Such a dangerous person?

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

I'm sure Thailand will do the right thing by her. I wonder if anyone contacted her family in Hungry

Allow her to stay for testing out the BMW equipped over stayers technology 

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Poor woman I hope everything works out for her

for sure  the the crime of the year. ,maybe Mafia boss.  ,or running a Mexican  drug cartel   ,or maybe just door little old lady upset she lost her husband

needs. 3 men to arrest her ,needs pictures.  WHY ?   maybe thats is crime.   ,no plastic bags in sight. YET 

 

So...., like every other high profile arrest, will this poor widow, the "perp", be obliged to re-enact her "crime" and dramatize her 4,165 days of overstay for the RTP to video? 

Deporting her to her native Hungary from Thailand seems like a terrible fate given the Viktor Orbán dictatorship there.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Naew Na urged the public to continue to ... report foreigners

????????

35 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

Hmmm.  I've been here 15 years and never had the police or immigration officers check my visa while walking on the beach. There is something missing from this story. 

Well while she gets deported immigration will grab the business,guess they were only waiting until her husband dies.

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Such a dangerous person?

Whilst I do not condone people who overstay or break the law, this lady is not really a threat to Thailand's security.

I agree entirely. This lady probably relied on her husband to do the necessary paperwork while he was alive and may not have even been aware of what she was supposed to do.

I feel very sorry for her and the fact that she lost her husband recently just increases my sympathy for her.

She isn't a young woman and probably needs more help than the pompous attitude of the Immigration department with their proudly displayed, 'Caught a dangerous security risk' Photo Op.

Of course the law needs to be followed, but for crying out loud - some human kindness, please.