Phuket – A social media user has faced a defamation charge after he posted on social media when he saw police stopped foreign riders and fining them for allegedly breaking traffic rules on a road in Chalong.

 

The Chalong Police told the Phuket Express that on Monday (August 21st), a Tik Tok user posted a video clip with a message stating, “Chalong Police want money from everyone.” The video clip showed foreign motorbike riders being stopped and fined by the Chalong Traffic Police after they allegedly broke undisclosed traffic rules.

 

The Chalong Police told the Phuket Express after the incident went viral on social media that the Tik Tok user voluntarily came to the Chalong Police Station after hearing police wanted to speak with him.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/08/23/phuket-man-faces-defamation-charge-after-posting-clip-of-police-stop-on-tiktok/

 

-- THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2023-08-23

 

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How can it be defamation if they're doing their job correctly? ????????

1 minute ago, ukrules said:

How can it be defamation if they're doing their job correctly? ????????

They stopped foreign riders 

Same as I saw in Patong a few years ago. Police stop. Only foreign riders targeted despite Thais passing by 4 on a bike and all with no helmets! Glad I didn't film and post to "social" media or I'd have been arrested LOL. 

 

I think it's a great Law , I'm sick of all these do gooders & anti establishment people we have in the West .

 

I hope he gets deported 

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I think it's a great Law , I'm sick of all these do gooders & anti establishment people we have in the West .

 

I hope he gets deported 

What are you smoking?

28 minutes ago, ukrules said:

How can it be defamation if they're doing their job correctly? ????????

They claim defamation not for video taping them or for posting the video but for his comments that implied they were doing it only to get bribe money

3 minutes ago, Dan O said:

They claim defamation not for video taping them or for posting the video but for his comments that implied they were doing it only to get bribe money

And they are right

46 minutes ago, still kicking said:

And they are right

Are they? I wasn't there nor where you

4 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Are they? I wasn't there nor where you

Oh not another one you must know they pull up farangs and hardly Thais and no I wasn't there 

I wonder if the video clip was made by a Thai or a foreigner, I had assumed it was a Thai until just now.

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I think it's a great Law , I'm sick of all these do gooders & anti establishment people we have in the West .

 

I hope he gets deported 

I'm pretty sure that he's Thai...

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I think it's a great Law , I'm sick of all these do gooders & anti establishment people we have in the West .

 

I hope he gets deported 

That's right! Put him on the next plane to Thailand!

It is a perversion of the defamation laws, when locals without helmets are waved through, and foreigners with helmets are stopped. We all know the intent. It has nothing to do with safety. I hope it was an anonymous account, and he used a VPN.

 

Power to the people. Truth always hurts the corrupt and the guilty. 

Truth comes at a price! Be careful! ????

17 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I hope it was an anonymous account, and he used a VPN.

He went himself to the police station already. There is a big picture of him handing them an apology basket.

55 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Oh not another one you must know they pull up farangs and hardly Thais and no I wasn't there 

I never said that so your flaming for no reason. I wasn't there and you weren't either so I like you have no idea if they were extorting money or not. Claiming defamation is a standard go to and seldom pans out. 

33 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

That's right! Put him on the next plane to Thailand!

Yeah I hate it when people can voice their opinion openly without reprocussion even when it's opposite of the establishment or popular views

1 minute ago, Dan O said:

so I like you have no idea if they were extorting money or not

Were they wearing tight khaki uniforms???????

Phuket has some of the most corrupt police officers in the country.

 

Having spent extended periods there in the past, I have been stopped numerous times.

 

It was always the same story. Locals got waved through, farangs had to pay.

 

Disgusting and shameful but I have come to expect nothing less from the RTP.

20 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Yeah I hate it when people can voice their opinion openly without reprocussion even when it's opposite of the establishment or popular views

Not sure what that has to do with my post. I was replying sarcastically to a poster that suggested to deport the man. A man who appears to be Thai. Hence plane to Thailand...

Lots of dumb farangs in Phuket. Good on the cop.

Oh what a relief. They arrested him.

Now I already feel safer on the roads...????

25 minutes ago, bignok said:

Lots of dumb farangs in Phuket. Good on the cop.

Bigbird, you said 3 weeks??? What happened? ????

56 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I have been stopped numerous times.

Bob, tell them you're an Asean Now celebrity and they'll kowtow to you! 

1 hour ago, Andre0720 said:

Oh what a relief. They arrested him.

Now I already feel safer on the roads...????

Posted 18 minutes ago

Oh what a relief. They arrested him.

Now I already feel safer on the roads...????

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I think it's a great Law , I'm sick of all these do gooders & anti establishment people we have in the West .

 

I hope he gets deported 

Agreed, they are ruining it for the rest of us.

1 hour ago, eisfeld said:

He went himself to the police station already. There is a big picture of him handing them an apology basket.

I am so sorry I was truthful, and showed how things really are. I know it embarrassed you guys. I won't expose reality and truth any more. I promise. 

Simple ... ride legally.

 

When on Phuket, I drove by the Chalong circle a few times, and saw as they were 'rightfully' pulled over - no helmet.

 

Didn't notice any pulled over with helmets, though not really there that long.

 

Would they be wearing a helmet in home country?  Most of the USA - YES

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

I never said that so your flaming for no reason. I wasn't there and you weren't either so I like you have no idea if they were extorting money or not. Claiming defamation is a standard go to and seldom pans out. 

When it comes to the RTP, always guilty until proven innocent.