Thai court sentences 'Siam Mafia' thug to 14 month in jail

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'Siam Mafia' thug gets 14 months in jail
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced 38-year-old Laos national Weerapan Inthawong - known in social media as the "Siam Mafia" thug - to one year, two months and 15 days in prison.

The sentence was further reduced to 14 months due to his useful confession. The sentence combined penalties related to charges of illegal entry into Thailand, assault and insults aimed at two individuals in two separate incidents and the theft of another woman's valuables.

Weerapan was arrested at the Sutthisan metro station on Tuesday, after camera footage of him allegedly attacking a woman on a Bangkok subway went viral.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Siam-Mafia-thug-gets-14-months-in-jail-30268555.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-11

[NOC]

That was fast!

[ratcatcher]

Escorted by the Porsche police?

edit to add... It seems his "useful confession" saved him 15 days in the slammer.

Edited September 10, 2015 by ratcatcher

[ezzra]

Very lenient sentence, why? this is a thug who prey on the weak and women, he's a menace to society and should be

locked up for much longer period, had he been sentenced in Laos, he wouldn't see the light of day for many years....

[Nerone]

You call this mafia?? Mafia feed itself on a wide range of criminal activities and network, it's a big organization, not a bunch of chicken thief...Uh imust forgot what is the real mafia in Thailand...

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Siam Mafia jailed for 14 months



BANGKOK: -- The woman beater who earned the nickname of Siam Mafia was on Thursday sentenced to 14 months and 15 days in prison by the Pathumwan district court.

38-year old Veerapan Inthawong, an illegal immigrant from Laos, became infamous overnight after VDO clips posted in the social media showed him intimidating a teenager at a five-star shopping mall in Pathumwan area. The clip went viral and attracted a flood of negative comments against him.

He was also accused of beating up a woman in the underground train at Hua Lamphong terminal simply because she stepped on his foot and did not apologise him.

The court found him guilty of several counts of offences, including assault, illegal entry, insulting and intimidation and theft.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/siam-mafia-jailed-for-14-months


-- Thai PBS 2015-09-11

[MaxLee]

Only 14 months????, I KNEW he was getting a VIP treatment

[z42]

And to think Yuyee got 15 years for a spec of gear & 2 OAP's got 15 years for picking a few mushrooms to feed themselves. This repeat offender is scum and deserves a much longer sentence, what he could he do apart from confess because some of his crimes were caught on camera, absolute BS

[NongKhaiKid]

Isn't the Thai ' justice ' system a joy to behold ?

[MaxLee]

Such a special treatment means he must in reality be "Thai National". No wonder the cops were giggling at the lady victim slapping that bastard on the back of the head.

[sscsamui]

I think he should have gotten at least 5 years.. Just my opinion....

[MaxLee]

I think he should have gotten at least 5 years.. Just my opinion....

WRONG!!!! He should get a life time.

[DavisH]

No bail and appeal? It's an outrage!....oh forgot, he's not a connected wealthy Thai...

[jaywalker]

No bail and appeal? It's an outrage!....oh forgot, he's not a connected wealthy Thai...

I'm not 100% sure he's guilty, as he was not escorted by 1500 cops to conduct a re-enactment.

J-O-K-I-N-G!

That was fast. The guy deserves 5 years, according to the video evidence I've heard about.

I should change my username to Judge Roy Bean.

Edited September 11, 2015 by jaywalker

[steven100]

scum .... let's see how tough he is in jail .......

[MZurf]

Justice in Thailand sure is swift (when you're not connected)!

[maidee]

you get years if they catch you with some cannabis...

[IamNoone88]

14 months in a Thai prison will seem like 14 years. He will find out just how tough he is now.

[Prbkk]

A nasty thug. One down now leaving about 2,000,000 real deal Thai born mafia thugs roaming the streets with impunity and immunity

[abitmiffed]

14 months in a sh1t hole with thousands of other turds wanting some extra lovin is a good punishment I think. Better than bail.

The look on his face says it all...

[Mot Dang]

Not enough !

[Anthony5]

I think he should have gotten at least 5 years.. Just my opinion....

WRONG!!!! He should get a life time.

We're talking here about assault of 2 individuals, as in giving someone a punch and a slap, not murder or sexual assault aren't we?

[skildpadden]

Wow that was extremely fast sentencing. Other cases with high profiles takes a minimum a decade to reach a sentence

[Monkeyrobot]

He cried like a baby in front of the Bib.

[springheeled jack]

apparently this man is a well known criminal a laos national and he goes round assaulting women I think the courts should deal with him more firmly a sentence of 14 months is ridiculous it should be 3 years at least.

[arrowsdawdle]

Very lenient sentence, why? this is a thug who prey on the weak and women, he's a menace to society and should be

locked up for much longer period, had he been sentenced in Laos, he wouldn't see the light of day for many years....

When in Thailand, do as Thais do.

[MrBrilliant]

Saw this poove blubbing like a baby on the telly the other day.

Shame for him he doesn't have a rich, influential relative hidden away as then he could have killed a few people on his way to Singapore/Hong Kong while being 'unwell'.

All in all a nasty joke.....

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'Mafia Siam' sentenced to Siam jail
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK: -- The Pathumwan Municipal Court sentenced "Mafia Siam" to fourteen months and fifteen days in jail yesterday for his shameful attacks, including punching a woman on an MRT train.

Weerapan Inthawong, 38, locally known as “Mafia Siam” for his random assaults primarily on women and teens in the Siam Square area, was thrown into Klong Prem Central Prison yesterday after a friend of his latest victim used social media to find evidence to lead to his arrest.

After the thread on a Pantip forum exploded across the internet, two more victims came forward and lodged complaints with the police -- a teenager [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/09/11/mafia-siam-sentenced-siam-jail


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-09-11

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[canopus1969]

Has he got the microphone stuck up his nose ?