Iranian Couple Charged With Theft From Carrefour Shopping Center

[Rimmer]

Iranian couple charged with theft from Carrefour Shopping Center

PATTAYA:-- On Friday Night a couple from Iran were taken to Pattaya Police Station by Security Staff from the Carrefour Shopping Center in Central Pattaya, accused of stealing items worth around 1,000 Baht. According to Carrefour Staff they were seen shopping and were eating and drinking some of the items they had taken from the shelves as they were going around the store.

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2010-05-08

[Capealava]

With all the sanctions ( and more to come) against Iran, they were probably overwhelmed at all the goods on the shelves and just could not resist trying it out straightaway.

[FarangBuddha]

Low on funds and in need of a cheap meal perhaps?

For the price of a bottled water, they could have joined Pattay's "balloon chasers" and eaten large almost for free...maybe against their religion to been seen in such establishments...but stealing is okay

[midas]

How utterly stupid can these people be...........TWICE !

First for stealing this stuff in the first place but then for failing to realise they were offered an

INCREDIBLY GENEROUS way out and they refused that also

. Total value of the goods was 978.50 and Carrefour’s policy is to charge an accused thief 11 times the value of the items to avoid criminal charges. The figure of 10,763.50 Baht was given to the couple who eventually confessed to the theft but the couple said they would only pay for the value of the items and no more. This was not accepted by Carrefour staff and Police initiated criminal proceedings against them.

They dont have a clue about the hassles that are now awaiting them

[Sisaketmike]

With all the sanctions ( and more to come) against Iran, they were probably overwhelmed at all the goods on the shelves and just could not resist trying it out straightaway.

A serious question: What would happen to a thief these days, caught in the Iran? Don't they lose their left hand the first time?

Edited May 10, 2010 by Sisaketmike

[Jingthing]

Yes, sometimes they get limbs cut off there. Not sure they are carrying out these sentences now though, or in public. But this is fairly recent.

http://zardozz.com/zz/2007/04/public-amput...justice-in.html

[Tokay]

At least all these new "good tourists" that Pattaya is aiming for is paying off. Crimes committed by foreigners are at an all time low.

[whatchamacallit]

maybe...............they're spies?????????????????????

[Thaddeus]

maybe...............they're spies?????????????????????

Only if they had British Passports.

[Soutpeel]

...maybe against their religion to been seen in such establishments...but stealing is okay

Obviously not, as two of the items nicked were cans of beer....so nicking stuff and intending to drink alcohol, well..... at least the chicken fillet nicked wasnt pork...

[Asianrider]

these look like high tourists that TAT are targetting -

[stingray]

With all the sanctions ( and more to come) against Iran, they were probably overwhelmed at all the goods on the shelves and just could not resist trying it out straightaway.

A serious question: What would happen to a thief these days, caught in the Iran? Don't they lose their left hand the first time?

Instead stealing overhere, they should go to Switzerland. There they get only a short policereport and after one hour they can go. After that the sozialism and green parties woud support them to arranvge asylum in Switzerland so they could get free apartement , free mobilephone, free healt care, free dentist, free school for their kids (if they have) and free sozial support from the goverment to make a nice living. After 5 years they can get Swiss Passports and all wil be supported from the Swiss Taxpayers money. That is how different is the world.

Edited May 15, 2010 by stingray

[PhilHarries]

^ could you please advertise that more widely then the UK can be seen as not the onlt soft touch for <deleted>.

I bet it was the bloke who did all the "negotiating" safe in the knowledge he can pass the buck onto his wife when they get back to the Islamic Utopia of Iran.