Australian wanted on torture charges spotted free in Bangkok

[webfact]

Australian wanted on torture charges spotted free in Bangkok

 

Bangkok: An Australian man wanted in Queensland on kidnapping and torture charges has been photographed socialising in Bangkok bars.

 

Australian authorities made no attempt to have Guido James Eglitis,70, extradited from Cambodia where he was arrested last year following the alleged robbery and assault of a British man who reportedly fled the country in fear of his life.

 

Witnesses have seen and photographed Eglitis drinking in the N'Joy bar and restaurant in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road entertainment area on Sunday and Monday nights.

 

Full story: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australian-wanted-on-torture-charges-spotted-free-in-bangkok-20161101-gsfdb1.html

 

-- Sydney Morning Herald 2016-11-01

[NCC1701A]

Yes you meet the most interesting people in bars in Thailand.

[mercman24]

i must pop along to the n'joy bar and get a "selfie" probably living it up in Pattaya by now. to melt in with the other low - lifes.

[Laughing Gravy]

He Looks a charmer. At 70 you would think playing the 'big man' would have past.

[Bluespunk]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

N'Joy bar and restaurant in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road entertainment area

Gotta love free publicity, eh...

[grumbleweed]

Probably here to learn a trick or two from the RTP

[yellowboat]

Good guys in and bad guys go for a drink. Seems rather normal for the amoral Thai government Bangkok: is where the good, really bad and beautiful mingle freely.

Edited November 2, 2016 by yellowboat

[chrisinth]

20 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Good guys in and bad guys go for a drink. Seems rather normal for the amoral Thai government Bangkok: is where the good, really bad and beautiful mingle freely.

 

Unfortunately, if his permission to stay is OK it appears that the immigration policy on the matter puts him in the Good guys camp.

 

Right?......................

[bokningar]

Maybe he had a fake passport that he got from the nice gentlemen who kept a chopped up body in the freezer  

Birds of a feather flock together  

[Mickmouse1]

How interesting ! !!

[louse1953]

43 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Good guys in and bad guys go for a drink. Seems rather normal for the amoral Thai government Bangkok: is where the good, really bad and beautiful mingle freely.

Your hatred for Thailand is shining through.This has nothing to do with Thailand.You should be looking at the amoral Australian govt that gave Cambodia $a50 million plus to take 4 refugees and also let Eglitus out of Australia.Ask yourself why this man gained his freedom in Cambodia.

[DaddyWarbucks]

45 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

Your hatred for Thailand is shining through.This has nothing to do with Thailand.You should be looking at the amoral Australian govt that gave Cambodia $a50 million plus to take 4 refugees and also let Eglitus out of Australia.Ask yourself why this man gained his freedom in Cambodia.

All good points...

But why let those facts get in the way of a little gratuitous Thai-bashing?

[ThaiFelix]

Maybe he's a friend of the "Dodger"?  He "impersonated" a cop and even posed as a "good guy" for years before the Australian authorities finally did something about him.

[KKr]

So, all this means is that Australia has not filed an extradition request ?? Any news about when that will be filed ??

 

 

[geovalin]

Wanted Australian released from prison and deported

Wed, 2 November 2016

Thik Kaliyann

 

An Australian man, wanted by police in his native country on kidnapping and torture charges, was released from Siem Reap provincial prison and deported to Thailand last week and has since been pictured enjoying the nightlife in Bangkok.

 

Accompanied by immigration officials to the departure gate at Siem Reap International Airport, Guido James Eglitis, 70, flew to Thailand at 9:30pm on October 29, hours after completing his sentence and being released from custody, Siem Reap Immigration Police chief Chea Kimsan said yesterday.

 

Eglitis was arrested in October 2015 and subsequently convicted of assaulting UK national David Scotcher during a home invasion in Siem Reap. At the time of his arrest, it emerged that Eglitis had also been charged in Queensland for the 2007 abduction and torture of a businessman in Brisbane, but had reportedly skipped on bail.

 

very interesting, to be read here:

 

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wanted-australian-released-prison-and-deported

[The Old Bull]

Brown envelope?

[kiwikeith]

2 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

Probably here to learn a trick or two from the RTP

 

He must have impersonated  Harry Houdini , to escape from Cambodia, then got a Visa under disguise to stay in LOS

Very clever he has baffled the Aussies and the Thais.

[Baerboxer]

Why did the Cambodian authorities deport him to Thailand?

 

Little bit of greasing palms? 

[louse1953]

29 minutes ago, KKr said:

So, all this means is that Australia has not filed an extradition request ?? Any news about when that will be filed ??

 

 

The Feds are busy with Australian pollies at the moment,one thing at a time down in Canberra.

[louse1953]

Apologies to Cambodian officials that i may have cast aspersions on.Caught out by TVF feeding the facts out slowly after the initial "shock"headline,as per usual.I should know better.

"In the wake of his capture, Queensland police told the Post they were “making enquiries into the possible extradition” 

Arh,Qld police,this explains everything.

[OnTheRun]

This would appear to be a major shift in policy, Australia exporting instead of importing criminals.

[BSJ]

Maybe if the Aussie coppers ask nicely the Thai coppers will hold him in a Thai jail till he confesses his sins........... 

[blackcab]

So he was all alleged to have committed a crime in Cambodia. The Cambodian authorities released him. Exactly what has this got to do with Australia?

 

Does Australian law allow the government to prosecute their citizens for crimes committed worldwide?

 

How would the Australian government collect evidence to prosecute the alleged crime?

[Jonathan Swift]

4 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Good guys in and bad guys go for a drink. Seems rather normal for the amoral Thai government Bangkok: is where the good, really bad and beautiful mingle freely.

You mean maybe the good the bad and the ugly?

[Jonathan Swift]

12 minutes ago, blackcab said:

So he was all alleged to have committed a crime in Cambodia. The Cambodian authorities released him. Exactly what has this got to do with Australia?

 

Does Australian law allow the government to prosecute their citizens for crimes committed worldwide?

 

How would the Australian government collect evidence to prosecute the alleged crime?

read more carefully. He was wanted for crimes committed in Australia and escaped in 2007 while on bail during his trial. THEN he committed crimes in Cambodia, and just about every where he went afterward I suppose. 

[blackcab]

4 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

read more carefully. He was wanted for crimes committed in Australia and escaped in 2007 while on bail during his trial. THEN he committed crimes in Cambodia, and just about every where he went afterward I suppose. 

 

So he's an escaped fugitive on the run. Now I understand why Australia should be trying to get him back.

[Mansell]

To get a visa for Thailand you need to produce a clean police record......so why would Thialand accept this criminal from Cambodia? Something not right with this whole story. 

[elgordo38]

Bangkok is a melting pot of cultures and "celebrities" Every once in a while something interesting floats to the surface. 

[SOTIRIOS]

...'scamming for 30 years'.....???

 

...so why has he been freed repeatedly....???

 

...and what was he charged with in Cambodia...and why was he released....???

[FredNL]

2 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

Why did the Cambodian authorities deport him to Thailand?

 

Little bit of greasing palms? 

 

They deported him because they don't want any criminals in their country.

Why have they deported him to Thailand. Only one reason. Thailand is loaded with criminals from all over the world. It's where low lifes meet low lifes. I still don't know why they haven't renamed Pattaya or Phuket to Con City or so.

Edited November 2, 2016 by FredNL