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.

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Why would a police show up at your house?

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??

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.

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?!?

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.

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.

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

Edited September 10, 201114 yr by Dag

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.

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.

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.

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.