Crime Russian Man Arrested for Visa Overstay After Living in Koh Phangan Temple for 8 Months

[Jiggo]

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Who's the farang cop in the photo???

Sgt Dixon of Dock Green 

[Jiggo]

2 hours ago, off road pat said:

Just a guy that don't want to go fighting into a stupid war, and live his life ! This time I hope they will not send him back to Russia !

So true, only doing what many Americans did during the Vietnam war, relocating to Canada, and rightly so.

[JJ-Thailand]

Be aware of who you let into the country!

[Aleksey75]

Even though I don't support people of the same passport, he seems quite harmless, and I believe he wasn't just staying there, probably he was doing some labour as well helping the temple. And, yes, most probably just avoiding to be sent to Ukraine...

[picctrainop]

3 hours ago, Docno said:

The post you referred to simply said "3 million violent, thieving terrorists" and you assumed he was talking about people of colour. Hmmm, I wonder who the racist is... 🤪 

I know what he was talking about as I am a UK citizen and I am up to date with what is being spouted by certain people and who it is being aimed at and that does not make me a racist but factual…

[Felton Jarvis]

OVERSTAY!!!!!    The number one Thai obsession. Spending money here is punishable by imprisonment and blacklisting.  Thai Immigration has gone insane.

[Cameroni]

I'm impressed the monks did not denounce him. 

 

Buddhist compassion in action. Only the laymen did not measure up and grassed out the poor soul.

 

I always thought a temple would be a terribel place to go. The best option would be an educated 49 year old Thai woman desperate for male company. No risk of being denounced.

[Nabbiex]

Sounds more like civil offence relating to immigration issues than criminal offence. 

[Celsius]

He was in the temple just trying to survive. He wasn't taking any jobs and simply relying on donations. He wasn't even begging. Temple should be a sacred ground, but some overzealous Thai or foreign scumbag ratted him out.

 

Avoiding military service is to be commended, not condemned.

[Flemo]

Back to Vladimir you sponge

[Dakhar]

How lucky we are not to have to walk in his shoes.

[baansgr]

19 hours ago, Lite Beer said:

Really?

And you know this as a fact.❓

Yeah

[baansgr]

19 hours ago, picctrainop said:

But One Less Racist Idiot… 🙄

Who mentioned race?...idiot

[KhunBENQ]

17 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Who's the farang cop in the photo???

 

16 hours ago, ujayujay said:

Give your optician a chance

And I was concerned about my eyesight ,🤣

If any foreigner involved it would be a translator in civil outfit 

[Hamus Yaigh]

On 5/21/2025 at 4:13 AM, JoseThailand said:

He simply didn't want to go to war to kill innocent Ukrainians

Either that or he's extending Putins expansionist policies.

[henryford1958]

15 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

How does a foreigner live in a Thai temple for 8 months and not be noticed? His tent and other belongings are a total giveaway.

 

Yes can anyone just go to live in a temple? The Monks think it's OK?

[WorriedNoodle]

5 minutes ago, henryford1958 said:

Yes can anyone just go to live in a temple? The Monks think it's OK?

I am not clear on latest regulations, but we used to spend weeks at temples in Laos back in the 90's as foreigners as there was no where else to stay. Key thing to mind, as this guy didn't was that the visa was current and of the correct type.

[Kaopad999]

17 hours ago, Spock said:

Not without money.

then should not be in the country- 

[Kaopad999]

17 hours ago, sletraveler said:

 

He was broke.  So not many options 

 

His problem and now he has to face the consequences

[deesquared]

22 hours ago, Bannoi said:

Already got one he's called Farage

Farage is Lazada Trump

[Felton Jarvis]

10 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

His problem and now he has to face the consequences

The hard-hearted nature of many posters on AN is depressing. It will be fun to watch when your time comes to suffer.  Many of you have all of the compassion of Donald Trump.

[Felton Jarvis]

12 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

then should not be in the country- 

Expats with a "one size fits all" mentality should not be here either. I am tired of the trashpats who lack any compassion at all for those who fall upon hard times.  Your imprisonment and deportation cannot some soon enough.

[Dexxter]

On 5/21/2025 at 7:26 PM, phetphet said:

If the guy has no money, does that mean he will likely end up in that hellhole Immigration Detention Centre?

 

He might be safer there than going back to Russia and getting killed in Ukraine.

[Felton Jarvis]

5 hours ago, Dexxter said:

 

He might be safer there than going back to Russia and getting killed in Ukraine.

The absolute WORST sin according to Thai Immigration is to lack money. They don't even want the expats who HAVE money, those who don't are lower than a snake's belly.

[jwl53]

Illegal overstay in temple or fight a illegal was in Ukraine???? Fool to do either

[Liverpool Lou]

On 5/21/2025 at 2:07 PM, hotchilli said:

I understand that he broke the Thai immigration law, but he looks like a harmless individual who for his own reasons just wanted a quiet life out of the Ukraine.. 

 

How can you tell all that just by looking at a photo of him?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 5/21/2025 at 5:04 PM, riverhigh said:

From the video he looks like a decent person.

Does it?  How can you determine that from a pixelated photo?

[hotchilli]

19 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How can you tell all that just by looking at a photo of him?

He wasn't accused of hurting anyone, committing any offences other than immigration law.

He wasn't doing drugs, getting drunk or annoying people.

[billd766]

On 5/21/2025 at 8:55 PM, Felton Jarvis said:

OVERSTAY!!!!!    The number one Thai obsession. Spending money here is punishable by imprisonment and blacklisting.  Thai Immigration has gone insane.

Why do you think that Thai Immigration has gone insane, just because they are enforcing the law?

 

When you arrive in Thailand on any sort of visa there will be an expiry date when you have to leave the country. If you know that expiry date than you know that is the date that you have to leave by. Depending on the type of visa, you may be able to extend it in country or you may have to leave Thailand and get another visa.

 

If you overstay by a day or 2 and then leave it is no big deal, just pay the 500 baht fine per 24 hours.

 

If however you knowingly overstay for weeks and month then you are deliberately breaking the law.

 

Are you condoning law breaking?

[zyphodb]

On 5/21/2025 at 8:37 AM, KireB said:

Sending back , is sending him to a mere death. Give him a refugee status Thailand.

 

 He won't be going anywhere but the IDC in Bangkok, unless someone's gonna pay an inflated ticket price for his flight out. you're not just deported, you've gotta be fleeced, first...