Thai employee of company implicated in used medical glove scandal jailed for 4 years

[snoop1130]

 

Thailand’s Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court has sentenced a Thai employee of the “Paddy the Room” trading company to four years in prison. The firm allegedly exported about ten million pairs of used rubber medical gloves to the United States.

 

According to Deputy Spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General Prayut Petchkun, the court found Pipatpon Homjanya and his employer guilty of producing and trading in substandard medical gloves and medical equipment and using the trademark of other companies without permission.

 

He said that public prosecutors had decided not to indict the company’s managing director, Taiwanese businessman Luk-fei Yang Yang, who faced similar charges because he has already fled Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-employee-of-company-implicated-in-used-medical-glove-scandal-jailed-for-4-years/

 

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[fangless]

I have heard of swift "justice" before but this is warp speed!

I just hope it is true justice and not some rapid "successful" prosecution of a scapegoat to feed to the press/USA!

[timendres]

7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

He said that public prosecutors had decided not to indict the company’s managing director, Taiwanese businessman Luk-fei Yang Yang, who faced similar charges because he has already fled Thailand.

Luk-fei:  "Hey, Pipatpon, can you and your boss handle the phones for a while, I am heading out to get some lunch..."

[Artisi]

Shame the same speed of establishing guilty wasn't applied to a couple of ex-prime ministers, a Ferrari driving hi-so kid, plus dozens of others over the past few years, but then I guess guilty in Thailand can be very selective. 

[SantiSuk]

International entrepreneurs fleeing he scene of their crimes in double-quick time. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'medical tourism'.

Check the referenced article and its mention of the dobbing in of "a retired general in Lopburi" as (one of?) the masterminds. Would not be surprised it it's the last we hear of that angle.

 

[RichardColeman]

This whole saga would make an excellent tv mini-series - though watchers may think it an unbelievable story

[Soikhaonoiken]

That was extremely quick, no doubt Pipatpon Homjanya knew a little to much.... 

[ChaiyaTH]

So he simply fled Thailand, then not gets prosecuted, case closes and he returns. TiT.

[Clutch]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

This whole saga would make an excellent tv mini-series - though watchers may think it an unbelievable story

'Days of our Thais' 

[lujanit]

So a minion takes the fall and the bosses get away.  Thai justice in full action.

[Geoffggi]

1 hour ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

That was extremely quick, no doubt Pipatpon Homjanya knew a little to much.... 

Either that or he has had a "When you get out you will be rewarded" message perhaps ...................

[RJRS1301]

Why have they not issued arrest warrants locally and internationally for him?

Surely this has the protentional for it to be international alerts, how many infections did this enterprise cause?
 

Could the alleged involvement of a retired general have anything to do with it, possibly leading to a link further up the chain of command which they want to keep quiet?

 

 

[TheFishman1]

 Boy this whole thing was wrapped up really quickly has anybody seen the Red Bull kid And the cop who killed the guy with all the cars in the big house I wonder when he’ll be able to leave the country also TIT

[ChrisY1]

This has to be rubbish.....just last week the story broke about the US used gloves scam.

But then again......maybe they do really think foreigners are dopey!

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said that public prosecutors had decided not to indict the company’s managing director, Taiwanese businessman Luk-fei Yang Yang, who faced similar charges because he has already fled Thailand

No extradition then?

Just nail an employee?

[Tracyb]

Wow.  Export dirty rubber gloves and within days of the breaking story people involved get sentenced to four years in prison.

 

Run over and kill a cop with a speeding car on Sukhumvit and never see prosecution.  
 

TIT

[DaveSamutP]

Admit to a lesser crime and let some low level guy take the fall... And quietly let him out of jail in a few months. Who would ever know or care? 

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Why have they not issued arrest warrants locally and internationally for him?

Surely this has the protentional for it to be international alerts, how many infections did this enterprise cause?
 

Could the alleged involvement of a retired general have anything to do with it, possibly leading to a link further up the chain of command which they want to keep quiet?

 

 

Any Thailand export involves the Thai government. But no government officials are complicit?

[Sydebolle]

Great, the big wig of “Paddy the Room” trading company (what a name) from Taiwan made a runner - case dropped. ONE single Thai got booked for four years in the slammer (most likely out in the next pardoning) and everyone else in the transaction ......... never existed?

It takes much more than Mr Pipaton to get that ship out of port. Interesting is, that he is facing the music soonest while the Red Bull kiddo still enjoys beautiful life despite having killed a police officer on duty. 

So, to all those whiners of dual-pricing; do not expect any changes anytime soon - see above!

[konaboy]

follow the money. methinks the fix is in!

[kingstonkid]

Hey the contract was for 2.7 mil worth of gloves did it say they had to be new?????????

[nahkit]

Where would you source that many used rubber gloves?

 

Will the police be looking into where they came from in the first place?

[Virt]

They need more bags than Joe to cover this up.

[Cake Monster]

The Business Owner should have been found guilty along with the Employee, and sentenced to at least 10 Years " In absentia "

That way he will carry the guilty charge wherever he goes for the rest of his Natural life.

[RJRS1301]

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Any Thailand export involves the Thai government. But no government officials are complicit?

Ziskin also pointed to “a retired General living in Lopburi” as the mastermind behind the scam he dubbed “medical terrorism”.

The man who did the runner implicated a retired General as the mastermind of the scheme. 

Retired generals and Thailand synonymous with government  

 

 

[RJRS1301]

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Any Thailand export involves the Thai government. But no government officials are complicit?

 

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

Ziskin also pointed to “a retired General living in Lopburi” as the mastermind behind the scam he dubbed “medical terrorism”.

The man who did the runner implicated a retired General as the mastermind of the scheme. 

Retired generals and Thailand synonymous with government  

 

 

So what government agency would be complicit?

Just saying "synonymous with government" is meaningless with regard to any specific government accountability. For example, I'd presuppose the Ministry of Health organization at some level might be part of any such conspiracy, even if paid to just "look the other way."

[Burma Bill]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

had decided not to indict the company’s managing director, ....................... because he has already fled Thailand.

Well I never, the Red Bull Syndrome!!!

[Dogmatix]

“Paddy the Room” trading company.   ????

[sammieuk1]

And all that was left in the frame was paddy McGinty's goat ????