Foreign police 'welcome' to question blackmail suspect'

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Foreign police 'welcome' to question blackmail suspect'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THAI POLICE are amenable to their foreign counterparts interviewing a former Petro Saudi International executive held for allegedly attempting to blackmail his former employer.

Pol Colonel Akaradej Pimonsri, acting commander of the Crime Suppression Police, said yesterday that Britain had dispatched its officers to Bangkok to question Xavier Andre Justo at Bangkok Remand Prison, as the suspect was accused of committing a crime in their country.

"We welcome requests from other countries if they want to talk to the suspect," Akaradej said.

Khalid Abu Bakar, inspector-general of Malaysia's national police, said a request has been submitted to the Thai police to interrogate Justo. Police will record Justo's statement before deciding on the next step, he said.

"We are working closely with Thai authorities on the matter. We have to wait for them to conclude their investigations on the subject, Justo," he said.

A Thai assistant police chief will visit Malaysia on Thursday to discuss the matter, he said.

Justo, 49, a Swiss national, was arrested on Koh Samui last week for seeking 2.5 million Swiss francs (Bt90.5 million) from PetroSaudi in exchange for not disclosing confidential information, according to Thai police.

He has denied the charges.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Foreign-police-welcome-to-question-blackmail-suspe-30263368.html


-- The Nation 2015-06-30

[bangkokfrog]

Amazing that we are being told foreign cops are welcome to question this guy, but Scotland Yard could have "observer only" status with the Kho Tao murders.

Edited June 30, 2015 by bangkokfrog

[Tatsujin]

Amazing that we are being told foreign cops are welcome to question this guy, but Scotland Yard could have "observer only" status with the Kho Tao murders.

Yeah, different circumstances tho ... this guy wasn't a patsy for a crime he didn't commit ...

[davehowden]

Another "jolly" for the Boys in Blue!

[FangFerang]

Another "jolly" for the Boys in Blue!

Actually, BIB is short for Boys In Brown....

Ya know?

[ableguy]

Another "jolly" for the Boys in Blue!

Actually, BIB is short for Boys In Brown....

Ya know?

He is referring to the British cops, Ya Know Bimbo.

[fgmr]

Amazing that we are being told foreign cops are welcome to question this guy, but Scotland Yard could have "observer only" status with the Kho Tao murders.

This guy is suspected of committing crime/s in the UK, whereas the murders you refer to took place in Thailand where UK police have no jurisdiction. Nothing amazing about this situation.

Edited June 30, 2015 by fgmr

[AleG]

Amazing that we are being told foreign cops are welcome to question this guy, but Scotland Yard could have "observer only" status with the Kho Tao murders.

The difference, obviously, is that he is accused of committing crime in the UK:

"...Britain had dispatched its officers to Bangkok to question Xavier Andre Justo at Bangkok Remand Prison, as the suspect was accused of committing a crime in their country."

He leaked confidential information to a UK based website, allegedly for blackmailing purposes.

[halloween]

I think that this could be looked at another way. Ex-employee is unhappy with separation settlement, reminds employer he hasn't signed a confidentiality agreement, and that he has knowledge of dealings with a VERY suspect entity 1MDB (google it, it smells). When boss says no dice, he releases his information.

Boss then decides to call separation settlement negotiations blackmail. Is it?

[AleG]

I think that this could be looked at another way. Ex-employee is unhappy with separation settlement, reminds employer he hasn't signed a confidentiality agreement, and that he has knowledge of dealings with a VERY suspect entity 1MDB (google it, it smells). When boss says no dice, he releases his information.

Boss then decides to call separation settlement negotiations blackmail. Is it?

That is still blackmail, two wrongs don't make a right and all that.

Not that there's probably something very rotten laying underneath, but the man set himself up for a dose of grief for, allegedly, using that for personal gain; it's hard to play the whistle blower card if he was prepared to zip up after a monetary settlement.

[halloween]

I think that this could be looked at another way. Ex-employee is unhappy with separation settlement, reminds employer he hasn't signed a confidentiality agreement, and that he has knowledge of dealings with a VERY suspect entity 1MDB (google it, it smells). When boss says no dice, he releases his information.

Boss then decides to call separation settlement negotiations blackmail. Is it?

That is still blackmail, two wrongs don't make a right and all that.

Not that there's probably something very rotten laying underneath, but the man set himself up for a dose of grief for, allegedly, using that for personal gain; it's hard to play the whistle blower card if he was prepared to zip up after a monetary settlement.

So anybody who complains about a separation settlement can no longer spill the dirt? Surely they will have to prove that he wouldn't have done it, or had claimed he wouldn't do it, if the money was paid.

[Ulic]

Blackmail or termination pay. This is all unclear and both stories are plausible.