Thai police accused of demanding 500,000 baht from Kazakhstan suspect

[webfact]

 

A Thai lawyer and a Kazakhstan thief accused Thai Immigration Bureau officers of demanding 500,000 baht in exchange for the temporary release of the suspect.

 

According to a Channel 7 report, a Kazakhstan man was arrested by Thai police officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station, and Koh Samui Police Station, after he and his friends stole from a victim on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani.

 

The Thai lawyer, Krit Neatidham, who took care of the case reported to Channel 7 that the Kazakhstan man was later apprehended by Immigration Bureau officers and imprisoned for over two weeks at the immigration office in Bangkok.

Krit stated that he and the suspect’s Thai wife attempted to gain temporary release for him to proceed with further litigation in court. However, the immigration police request a special payment for the bail and contacted the lawyer via phone call to negotiate the amount of the payment.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Channel 7

 

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[ezzra]

Yike.. those bold face accusations NOT going to go down well with them boys in the immigration department.

[StayinThailand2much]

16 hours ago, ezzra said:

Yike.. those bold face accusations NOT going to go down well with them boys in the immigration department.

That's fine. I'm sure, we will read tomorrow (and a couple more times after) how Immigration officers saved Thailand from doom by arresting many foreign overstayers...

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai lawyer and a Kazakhstan thief accused Thai Immigration Bureau officers of demanding 500,000 baht in exchange for the temporary release of the suspect.

Sounds very 'pot kettle black' !

[tomacht8]

"You have to pay the court 500,000 baht for the temporary release of the suspect. Are you convenient for that? And may I ask you straightly? Could you pay the same amount to my team?”

 

From the original source it sounds like 500K bail money for the court + 500K pocket money for the team.

[NE1]

Give it a couple of days and it will be another " misunderstanding "

 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Sounds very 'pot kettle black' !

My thoughts too...

[Muhendis]

So first he was arrested by Pattaya police then he was apprehended by immigration police.

I'm guessing he was released on bail by Pattaya police and, whilst free to prepare his case, was picked up by immigration police.

What was he detained for by immigration police.

[TheFishman1]

Corruption runs rapid in Thailand TIT

[spidermike007]

The RTP are always guilty, until proven innocent. They are a law unto themselves. They are above the law and any stage play by Big Joke or others, is just a stunt. 

 

 The police force that exists in Thailand today (written 2010) is for all intents and purposes the same one that was built by Pol. Gen. Phao Sriyanond in the 1950s. . . . It took on paramilitary functions through new special units, including the border police. It ran the drug trade, carried out abductions and killings with impunity, and was used as a political base for Phao and his associates. Successive attempts to reform the police, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have all met with failure despite almost universal acknowledgment that something must be done.

 

Are they out finding government officials who are engaged in drug trafficking or sex slavery? No. Why? Because those goons are protected. 

 

Are they patrolling the highways to find reckless drivers? No. Why? Because they do not care one iota about traffic safety. It is all lip service. 

 

The RTP are a blight on the nation. 

 

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Sounds very 'pot kettle black' !

The Thai lawyer was jealous, he was ripping off the thief for far less which was (forgive the word) legal but he is being egotistical, the immigration office has many more mouths to feed.

[Almer]

Misunderstanding, translation issue, move along please. 

[Jack Hammer]

7 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

"You have to pay the court 500,000 baht for the temporary release of the suspect. Are you convenient for that? And may I ask you straightly? Could you pay the same amount to my team?”

 

From the original source it sounds like 500K bail money for the court + 500K pocket money for the team.

The 500,000 is cheap in comparison to other shakedowns in the past   

[phitsanulokjohn]

They simply can't help themselves, except to other people's money of course.Its seen by them as their right.You've got to pick a pocket or two.

[zyphodb]

1 hour ago, Muhendis said:

So first he was arrested by Pattaya police then he was apprehended by immigration police.

I'm guessing he was released on bail by Pattaya police and, whilst free to prepare his case, was picked up by immigration police.

What was he detained for by immigration police.

Guess...

[Ironmike]

The police are guilty I know they robbed me of 5000 because my girlfriends visa finished on the same day so there all corrupt

[ujayujay]

this type of deal also known as tea money.......Whats the problem

[Muhendis]

52 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

Guess...

500K

[Muhendis]

11 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

this type of deal also known as tea money.......What's the problem

Cups not big enough for that amount of tea perhaps?

[Ginner]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Sounds very 'pot kettle black' !

Yeah. A theith 

 

2 hours ago, Muhendis said:

So first he was arrested by Pattaya police then he was apprehended by immigration police.

I'm guessing he was released on bail by Pattaya police and, whilst free to prepare his case, was picked up by immigration police.

What was he detained for by immigration police.

He was a suspect in a murder case in Phuket. Seems to get around, doesn't he?

[Srikcir]

“You have to pay the court 500,000 baht for the temporary release of the suspect. Are you convenient for that? And may I ask you straightly? Could you pay the same amount to my team?

 

It is the Thai Criminal Procedure followed by the ruling court that stipulates the criteria for bond application. 

Not RTP.

The granting of bail depends on the court's discretion and analysis, not RTP. 

[StayinThailand2much]

20 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

this type of deal also known as tea money.......Whats the problem

The problem is that drinking tea for 500,000 baht can't be healthy...

Edited June 29, 2023 by StayinThailand2much

[Boyn]

It was a mistake they meant to say 500 baht cos they had run out of Liptons and someone was then nipping down to the 7-11.

 

[CartagenaWarlock]

My friend paid 10K when he was arrested for wandering in Nana area and high on ice. They did not find any ice in his possession (he had in his room) but found "meth" in his pee. 

Edited June 29, 2023 by CartagenaWarlock

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Ironmike said:

The police are guilty I know they robbed me of 5000 because my girlfriends visa finished on the same day so there all corrupt

There have to be at least ten cops in Thailand who adhere to some sort of a code of ethics. 

[Muhendis]

23 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

There have to be at least ten cops in Thailand who adhere to some sort of a code of ethics. 

Yes. They all went to the Putin school of truth, ethics and diplomacy.

[BTB1977]

A fruit basket will be given as an apology and all will agree it was a misunderstanding.  

[hydraides]

What the problem exactly,

 

In this U.S.A if you caught drink driving your green card/visa will be revoked.....will likely go to prison for a few months, never can return to U.S.A etc

 

In thailand, if you're caught, you pay 20k baht on the spot fine, and you get off with no record of the event

 

-- Yes it's illegal what thai police do but its much better than the alternative - being locked up in a thai jail for a few months and blacklisted from the country

Edited June 29, 2023 by hydraides

[natway09]

Bit surprised than anybody is surprised

[Caldera]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai lawyer and a Kazakhstan thief accused Thai Immigration Bureau officers of demanding 500,000 baht in exchange for the temporary release of the suspect.

Sad as it is, given the choice between believing either a random "Kazakhstan thief" or a random member of the Thai police farce, I'd choose to believe the former - every single time.