Forigner Right

[sapi]

I'm addressing this question for all TV member who know or might experience it yourself.

1. What right does a foreigner have in thailand?

2. What to do when suddenly police show up at your house?

3. Do they need a search warrant for searching vehicle or property?

4. Or all is up to the BIB ?

No story behind it, i just want to know.

Cheers.

:jap:

[Semper]

Why would a police show up at your house?

[THAIPHUKET]

Interesting subject. Had an argument with a friend who claimed foreigner do have rights if pursued properly with insistence. He based his opinion on following personal experience=

His condo was exposed to loud music from a bar. He found out that in CM there is a nuisance regulation. He went to the office a complained repeatedly, officers came to his condo, said yes, it's too loud. Visit to the bar, certain irregularities were protocoled, copy of which my friend received. Nuisance stopped-----------after 1 year of pursuing the subject.

My opinion is= yes, the law do give rights to farang but

it's consistent application is a matter of luck and connections.

What is you experience??

[Beetlejuice]

1. What right does a foreigner have in thailand?

We have extremely limited statutory rights, mostly privileges.

2. What to do when suddenly police show up at your house?

Co-operate the best you can.

3. Do they need a search warrant for searching vehicle or property?

Yes and no.

4. Or all is up to the BIB ?

The police do require a search warrant in some cases, but the alternate decision to enter a premises or vehicle is left up to the policeman’s discretion. In other words they have draconian powers and can do what they bladdy well like.

The message is: if you don`t get involved with anything shady in Thailand and always keep within the laws, then you won`t get on the wrong side of the police.

[lazygourmet]

The message is: if you don`t get involved with anything shady in Thailand and always keep within the laws, then you won`t get on the wrong side of the police.

Ain't it easy?!?

[mca]

Why would a police show up at your house?

I've got a mental image of the OP having a meth lab in his kitchen and he's frantically typing his post on TVF as the pigs are kicking in the front door.

[zzaa09]

The message is: if you don`t get involved with anything shady in Thailand and always keep within the laws, then you won`t get on the wrong side of the police.

Ain't it easy?!?

As it might be anywhere.

[Dag]

Ask Drew Noyse...he is an expert on these matters.

[elgato]

Why would a police show up at your house?

I've got a mental image of the OP having a meth lab in his kitchen and he's frantically typing his post on TVF as the pigs are kicking in the front door.

[saengsureeya]

IMHO there is one important issue here in Thailand: One is guilty until proven not guilty.

In most Western countries it is the other way around.

The post regarding the complaint of noise-pollution in CNX has more to do with a right of every civilian, whether foreign or Thai.

[Richard4849]

IMHO there is one important issue here in Thailand: One is guilty until proven not guilty.

In most Western countries it is the other way around.

Do you have a reference to support this statement? Last I checked the onus of proof still lay with the accuser.

[zzaa09]

IMHO there is one important issue here in Thailand: One is guilty until proven not guilty.

In most Western countries it is the other way around.

Do you have a reference to support this statement? Last I checked the onus of proof still lay with the accuser.

I too, could question this knee-jerk fallacious statement.