The Iraqi man upon being arrested today. Photo: Naewna

 

by TNR Staff

 

AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him yesterday (Mar. 28), Naewna newspaper said.

 

Pol.Col. Prinya Klinkasorn, head of Chonburi Immigration police, said the Iraqi man, identified as Mr. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, had hidden in Pattaya’s  Mabyailia community for a long time. He did not have a job nor did he socialise with anyone and it was feared he might turn to crime.

 

However as soon as the police team showed up at his house where he was sitting in front he turned pale and fainted and was immediately given first aid.

 

An examination showed that Ali arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on November 17, 2014 on a 60-day tourist visa valid till January 15, 2015.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/28/iraqi-man-faints-upon-being-caught-overstaying-more-than-8-years/

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Iraqi man, identified as Ali, 52

turned pale and fainted

mental health issues.

Edited March 28, 20233 yr by Cricky

Hmmm…. what a <deleted>…. After 8 yrs it must have been annoying to get caught….?

what its just a little overstay.

He fainted at the fine and exit fees he is about to receive ????

Hmmm.. So much effort put forth with these offenders.. RTP on the job.

Heyyy. Not to be worried.... UNHCR personnel are on the way and you will be bailed out soon. ????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him yesterday

I bet he did.

1 hour ago, Cricky said:

mental health issues.

The shock of going back to Iraq and his goat herd,

After not doing 90 day reporting for 8 years, why did IOs turn up at his house?

5 minutes ago, mikebell said:

After not doing 90 day reporting for 8 years, why did IOs turn up at his house?

He didnt use an agent! 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

The shock of going back to Iraq and his goat herd,

Is it possible George W Bush destroyed his home in Iraq during his disastrous "Shock and Awe" campaign???

Had a bout of the vapours as the old Victorians used to say.

 

8 years what a legend !

 

Iraqi huh ... given the sh!tshow that place ended up in after the two trumped-up, illegal wars and the total mayhem afterwards I'd have bl@@dy b#ggered-off too.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

However as soon as the police team showed up at his house where he was sitting in front he turned pale and fainted and was immediately given first aid.

Pure sham to make them feel sorry for him and let him off

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He did not have a job nor did he socialise with anyone and it was feared he might turn to crime.

Hmm, so what will PC plod actually do about his previous 8 years of potential crime that would have funded his overstay ? 

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

The shock of going back to Iraq and his goat herd,

He came from Iraq since he lost his goat! So far he was in mourning....now plan B is 72 virgins...

Deportation assured paid by the Iraqi government ? No mercy for overstayers - he may get asylum in Germany where he can have a comfortable life paid by tax payers. Overstaying 8 years x annual agents fees I assume the total loss for agent and immigration to be over 200,000 baht 

Edited March 29, 20233 yr by Cadan

21 minutes ago, RandiRona said:

He came from Iraq since he lost his goat! So far he was in mourning....now plan B is 72 virgins...

After Isis in town he'll be lucky... why do you think the goat pi$$ed off?

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

After Isis in town he'll be lucky... why do you think the goat pi$$ed off?

His presence there had been reported by 'a concerned citizen'......

Fainted.........Sorry, but pure histrionics. Middle Eastern people are very proficient at it, especially the Women. 

4 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Fainted.........Sorry, but pure histrionics. Middle Eastern people are very proficient at it, especially the Women. 

Looks like the cop in the chair agrees with you! 

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

He fainted at the fine and exit fees he is about to receive ????

Monty Python Tis but a flesh wound

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

He fainted at the fine and exit fees he is about to receive ????

20,000 baht is maximum isn't it? Bangkok Hilton until a flight can be covered a concern too. 

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

20,000 baht is maximum isn't it?

Yes (plus ban of course).

 

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Bangkok Hilton until a flight can be covered a concern too.

Not quite, IDC (which is not the Bangkok Hilton). Not a place I fancy spending any time.

Eight years, why did it take 8 years to find him?

No TM30 or 90 day reports?

7 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Yes (plus ban of course).

Ten years I expect.....

Is that his wife ? 

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Ten years I expect.....

Yes, 10 it is. I just hope he has the wherewithal to get a flight out quickly. An Uyghur asylum seeker (was trying to get to Malaysia) that had been in IDC for more than 9 years died in there recently, I couldn't imagine being held that long in such squalor.

Edited March 29, 20233 yr by Salerno

3 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Yes, 10 it is. I just hope he has the wherewithal to get a flight out quickly. An Uyghur asylum seeker (was trying to get to Malaysia) that had been in IDC for more than 9 years died in there recently, I couldn't imagine being held that long in such squalor.

Darn that is horrific, guess he was stateless. 

why did not the supa dupa B M W catch this guy ????

10 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Darn that is horrific, guess he was stateless. 

Nope, pressure from the Chinese allegedly, his family had already been dragged back, not a pleasant story and around 50 others still held. 

 

Edit: tracked down a report on it, his brother was taken back but his wife and kids made it to Turkey apparently (from memory I thought they'd been dragged back too) https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/02/24/death-of-uyghur-muslim-held-by-immigration-aziz-abdullah/

Edited March 29, 20233 yr by Salerno