Karaoke owner behind bars after 16-month battle against trafficking charges

[Rimmer]

Karaoke owner behind bars after 16-month battle against trafficking charges

PATTAYA:--A well-connected Pattaya karaoke club owner who has battled human trafficking charges for more than a year is now behind bars, but vowing to continue her battle against police she claimed defamed and framed her.

 

Paranisa Chainapanitku, 41, said she would appeal the bail decision by the Pattaya Provincial Court that keeps her in Pattaya Remand Prison while she fights back six charges laid out in an April 6 arrest warrant.

 

The owner of Nangfa Karaoke was accused of supporting, being involved in and making a business out of human trafficking, owning a business that involves trafficking or prostitution, and forcing others into prostitution and pimping.

 

The charges stem from a Jan. 8, 2016 raid of Nangfa led by Pol. Lt. Col. Klisanat Thanasupatan in which manager Somai Jongthanakamol was arrested and charged with human trafficking. The woman claimed that Paranisa promised to get her out of jail, but she was behind bars for more than a year.

 

During that time, she told police stories of how Paranisa allegedly used Nangfa to pimp out woman and even underage girls.

But even as lead investigator Pol. Lt. Col. Omsin Sukarnkha worked to build his case based on the Jan. 8 raid, the Central Road Soi 9 club was raided again in July and Paranisa arrested on site. She would not stay in custody long.

 

In the July 14 raid, Provincial Police Region 2 Lt. Col. Narawut Karamhito led a half-dozen officers to accuse the bar of illegal prostitution and lacking proper licenses. During the raid, which Paranisa said came after a clumsy and botched setup attempt by an undercover agent, Narawut allegedly claimed he would make the case disappear if Paranisa paid him 30,000 baht.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/karaoke-owner-behind-bars-16-month-battle-trafficking-charges-173616

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-05-12

[mikebell]

30,000?  It must be a lie.  Pattaya cops can get 24K a month just for 'protecting' a bar on Kao Talo.