webfact Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Dane remains imprisoned in Thailand by Maria Jønsson BANGKOK: -- Danish Peter Jensen, who has been imprisoned in Thailand since November 2014, remains incarcerated. A case that the 50-year-old Dane has already won in two instances is still in the Thai legal system blocking for him to get back to Denmark. On 5 November 2014, Danish Peter Jensen from the Northern Jutland in Denmark was arrested in Phuket, Thailand, as a result of an arrest warrant from Denmark. The warrant was sent from the Danish government due to VAT and tax fraud concerning more than 8 million DKK. After a year in Phuket Provincial Prison, he was sentenced to another 18 months due to a debt that has been accumulated during his imprisonment. Peter Jensen has been acquitted in his case twice, but now the case is to be tested by the Thai Supreme Court where the processing time can be long. The 50-year-old Dane has been told to expect between five and eight years of processing time and that this period will be spend behind bars. Full story: http://scandasia.com/dane-remains-imprisoned-in-thailand/ -- ScandAsia 2016-09-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Two acquittals and still in the slammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Poor bugger life in a Thai prison is no fun ( i know been there). Surely someone somewhere can help him, Thai justice can run very slowly and the poor man will just have to sit it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 8 years in a Thai prison while going through the Thai (in)justice system because of a debt he owes the Dutch government - is there something I'm missing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howitzer Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 why wasn't he moved to denmark for sentencing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, jamesbrock said: 8 years in a Thai prison while going through the Thai (in)justice system because of a debt he owes the Dutch government - is there something I'm missing?? What do the Dutch have to do with it? I don't get it, so Denmark wanted him back in arrest than why the Thai don't send him back? That's all they asked for isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, jamesbrock said: 8 years in a Thai prison while going through the Thai (in)justice system because of a debt he owes the Dutch government - is there something I'm missing?? Danish government. But why aren't they getting involved as it was their warrant that has put this poor bloke where he is? Crazy, crazy world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAndry Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I'm thinking he had a lot of money in a Thai bank which has now disappeared. Easier to keep him in a Thai jail, than explain where the money has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieinthailand Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, MissAndry said: I'm thinking he had a lot of money in a Thai bank which has now disappeared. Easier to keep him in a Thai jail, than explain where the money has gone. I think it was more than just his money, but family home and assets sold off and now they want to keep it so gaol until a mystery illness takes him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAndry Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Yes, foolish to bring significant assets into Thailand, makes you a mark for lots of Thai people. I wondered why he wasn't dead yet? Edited September 5, 2016 by MissAndry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 So after 12 months in prison not being able to work he accumilated a debt that required him to spend a further 18 months in a thai prison. I presume this debt is to thailand prison authorities for his rice and cell. A guy who has been aquitted will be held until he pays his prison bill to thailand. Everyday he spends inside racks up extra hours. He has just got a life sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 25 minutes ago, Thian said: What do the Dutch have to do with it? I don't get it, so Denmark wanted him back in arrest than why the Thai don't send him back? That's all they asked for isn't it? 25 minutes ago, chrisinth said: Danish government. But why aren't they getting involved as it was their warrant that has put this poor bloke where he is? Crazy, crazy world. Yes, wrong nationality - my mistake. I was justly so flabbergasted by the outright idiocy of the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 living the life like "they" say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 35 minutes ago, Howitzer said: why wasn't he moved to denmark for sentencing? No money for Thailand if they do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I thought very high about the Danes, after the tsunami they immediatly approached me if i was allright, even i'm not a Dane. (My own embassy-employee was somewhere in the back with a piece of cardboard trying to get attention). And now they do nothing to get him (and the money he has) back? Strange story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaExport Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 It's a curious situation. Whenever a rich Thai person gets arrested, they are free on bail until the supreme court hearing. I wonder if he had the same option. If he is found not guilty by the supreme court, will they somehow add 9 years to his life as compensation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAndry Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, FloridaExport said: It's a curious situation. Whenever a rich Thai person gets arrested, they are free on bail until the supreme court hearing. I wonder if he had the same option. If he is found not guilty by the supreme court, will they somehow add 9 years to his life as compensation? There's been a couple recently that fell down and died recently. That land office chap for one. Ones with important family and friends get off, but those who are isolated die quickly. Edited September 5, 2016 by MissAndry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 It wouldn't surprise me if he can sue the Danish government for this, they wanted him back and instead they let him rot in a Thai jail. Even criminals have rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 A two and a half year sentence and he can expect to serve up to eight because he's awaiting a Supreme Court decision? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Thian said: And now they do nothing to get him (and the money he has) back? Strange story. I think there's more to this story , maybe he did something wrong inside Thailand as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Shouldn't he have been extradited / visa revoked and booted out which is the usual route here and sent back to Denmark immediately after his arrest ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I think this story is worded incorrectly. Perhaps, he had a problem here. This problem is the one they are keeping him here for. The prosecutor wants to retry a case in the Supreme Court. After two aquittals?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 hours ago, jamesbrock said: 8 years in a Thai prison while going through the Thai (in)justice system because of a debt he owes the Dutch government - is there something I'm missing?? Yes it's the Danish government !!! not the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Thechook said: So after 12 months in prison not being able to work he accumilated a debt that required him to spend a further 18 months in a thai prison. I presume this debt is to thailand prison authorities for his rice and cell. A guy who has been aquitted will be held until he pays his prison bill to thailand. Everyday he spends inside racks up extra hours. He has just got a life sentence. That would make sense if it contained any sense. Prisoners don't pay for their time or their prison-provided food in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Just now, off road pat said: Yes it's the Danish government !!! not the Dutch. Yes rub it in, the guy is from Austria, mai pen lai... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookiki Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yes, the article is very strange. Normally, a person who is found innocent in a lower or lower courts will be granted bail pending appeal. Even Thais found guilty initially are granted bail pending appeals. There is something (or a lot of things) that is definitely missing in this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 hours ago, MissAndry said: I'm thinking he had a lot of money in a Thai bank which has now disappeared. Easier to keep him in a Thai jail, than explain where the money has gone. His house , cars and various other objects were sold off. Not only that his thai wife was put in prison. He ran a ganja coffee shop in his country which is legal. However he did not pay his taxes. The Thai authorities imprisoned he and his wife and confiscated all their property because that business is illegal in Thailand. All of his assets are sold off by authorities, If he were to win in supreme court, he would be able to sue for compensation every man and his dog. Highly unlikely he will win in supreme Court. There's too much at stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 17 minutes ago, pookiki said: Yes, the article is very strange. Normally, a person who is found innocent in a lower or lower courts will be granted bail pending appeal. Even Thais found guilty initially are granted bail pending appeals. There is something (or a lot of things) that is definitely missing in this article. I think he was found innocent in his own country.he was accused of avoiding taxes, but found innocent. Not in Thailand. Marijauna shops are legal in his country. But due to thai thinking, they feel the money he earned and the assets he bought with that money is illegal because it was made from owning drug cafes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The confusion re Dutch/Danish stems from the fact that this case is very similar to the Dutch guy who was sentenced in Thailand for VAT issues to do with his chain of marijuana cafes in Holland. In both cases the principle is just wrong and both should be extradited forthwith. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Or he is wanted in Denmark. Came here to avoid his problems there. Then got into additional problems here. Was acquitted twice, then an arrest warrant from Denmark arrived. They arrested him. In the meantime. The Thai prosecutor wants to take his case, the Thai case to the Thai Supreme Court. Sounds like there is a valuable case being actively pursued by the Thai prosecutor. And perhaps this new debt is even further reasons to continue on to the Supreme Court here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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