Swedish elderly arrested in Thailand for serious crime

[KannikaP]

10 hours ago, phetphet said:

Maybe he tried applying for the THB10,000 Digital Wallet under a false name. 😀

Impossible, the site has been down since early yesterday morning.

[Keeps]

Not heard from Gottfrid for a couple of days.......

[Ben Zioner]

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I don't think he was vaping.

Probably just ran a red light. 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, BritScot said:

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Playing bridge isn't illegal, or wrong, in Thailand.

Try researching before posting: a group of retired OAP's were arrested in Pattaya for playing Bridge some years ago. The shakedown went pear-shaped when a good old girl refused to pay!!!

You should "try researching before posting:"; that group were arrested because it was thought that they were gambling on the games, not just innocently playing bridge.  It went pear-shaped when the police/authoritites discovered that they were not gambling and they were eventually released.  Playing bridge is not illegal.

Edited August 2 by Liverpool Lou

[radiochaser]

10 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Playing bridge isn't illegal, or wrong, in Thailand.

Police said they raided the bridge club after its anti-corruption centre received a tip-off.

The members had broken a 1935 law, the Playing Cards Act, which prohibits individuals from possessing more than 120 playing cards, Pattaya One said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35491852#:~:text=It is illegal for individuals to possess more,Australian citizens%2C were arrested during the anti-gambling raid.

[saintdomingo]

I wonder what the Swede was arrested for.

[Watawattana]

Was he accountable for the 0.59 point shortfall in the Pattaya City anti-corruption assessment score?

[BE88]

1 hour ago, saintdomingo said:

I wonder what the Swede was arrested for.

 

May be not have paid electricity bill

[saintdomingo]

2 hours ago, BE88 said:

 

May be not have paid electricity bill

And possibly when apprehended was on his way to a shopping mall to enjoy the aircon. 

[Cereal]

Maybe the Swedish guy has some sort of diplomatic immunity.

[brianthainess]

On 8/2/2024 at 5:27 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Try going to the source for information, what do the cops say. 

 

 

Who ?......That would need an investigative reporter this site only copies from other news sources, Maybe one of the TV stations have them.

[brianthainess]

On 8/3/2024 at 8:59 AM, saintdomingo said:

I wonder what the Swede was arrested for.

He made the food too spicy ?

In possession  of a firearm. ?

Edited August 4 by brianthainess

[NoDisplayName]

On 8/2/2024 at 4:46 AM, webfact said:

Sparse information has been shared by Swedish media about a Swedish man who last week – end of July – was arrested in Thailand for “serious crime”.

 

How dare he post a negative hotel review!

Fine, jail, deport!

[StayinThailand2much]

Maybe he overstayed for a week... 😆 

[brianthainess]

On 8/4/2024 at 1:55 PM, NoDisplayName said:

 

How dare he post a negative hotel review!

Fine, jail, deport!

I was asked by a hotel to remove a post I put, about their wi-fi in the rooms, so I did, I went back there a few months later, and it was worse.....

[lamyai3]

On 8/2/2024 at 1:55 PM, freeworld said:

Norran.se does, however, mention that according to the Thai police, the Swede was caught in the act “red handed”.''

 

A red handed swede sounds more like a turnip, or perhaps even a beetroot. 

[Maestro]

On 8/2/2024 at 8:53 AM, soalbundy said:

A lot of old expats were arrested a few years ago for playing bridge.

 

That was for playing with cards that did not have the required government tax stamp on them.