Police Fine Celebs For Booze Pics, Play Down Wider Crackdown

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Police Fine Celebs For Booze Pics, Play Down Wider Crackdown

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Solo artist Pongsak Rattanaphong poses in an Instagram image subsequently censored by Manager newspaper.

 

BANGKOK — Three celebrities have been fined for advertising alcohol on social media, police said Monday.

 

For violating a notorious booze law that bans “encouraging” the consumption of alcohol – which authorities say covers photos on social media – the chief of Nonthaburi police said the three celebrities were fined 50,000 baht each on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/08/07/police-fine-celebs-booze-pics-play-wider-crackdown/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-08-07

[Bluespunk]

1 minute ago, webfact said:

For violating a notorious booze law that bans “encouraging” the consumption of alcohol – which authorities say covers photos on social media – the chief of Nonthaburi police said the three celebrities were fined 50,000 baht each on Saturday.

Absolute BS law. 

[ezflip]

50,000baht each. Meanwhile, the 3 so called 'Pretty' get a free night in the slammer. I don't know which is best. being 'pretty' or being famous.

[Misterwhisper]

Oh those priorities!

 

The whole country is drowning in illegally dumped trash; there is illicit logging, protected animal trafficking and land encroachment; not a single day goes by without mind-boggling news about road rage, murder, drugs, human slavery, child abuse and rogue monks;  scams are allowed to flourish seemingly unhindered; corrupt politicians bleed the country dry; police officers constantly break all sorts of laws...

 

...but hey! Let's bust the balls of some "celebrities" because these hardened criminals brandished booze bottles on social media.

[Psimbo]

50k- a minibus driver took out 4 other vehicles in Phuket a couple of months back and got a b500 fine. 

[Nbarch]

The advantage of pursuing this type of crime is that it can all be done from the comfort of an air conditioned police station, whilst checking Fakebook and perhaps watching an old episode of Keystone Kops on the computer.....meanwhile the real criminals......

 

 

  

[DM07]

Always good to see, that this country gets its priorities right!

Now go and arrest some "pretties"!

[hansnl]

2 hours ago, DM07 said:

Always good to see, that this country gets its priorities right!

Now go and arrest some "pretties"!

Priorities, Sir, priorities.

And now for some elderly bridge players.

[mtls2005]

But it's OK for Metropolitan Police chief Sanit Mahathavorn to receive 50,000 THB from ThaiBev each month.

 

Go figure.

 

 

 

[Moti24]

Advertising wouldn't make any difference; just go down any rural soi during the evening, especially around Bangkok, and you'll find plenty of young guys, sitting in the back of pickups, drinking from bottles of Leo.

 

If you tell children with the intelligence of a gnat not to do something, they'll do it even more.  TiT.

[coulson]

50,000baht each. Meanwhile, the 3 so called 'Pretty' get a free night in the slammer. I don't know which is best. being 'pretty' or being famous.

You don't need to be either, you just need to be rich

[webfact]

Another celebrity meets with police to acknowledge illegally advertising alcohol

 

 

NONTHABURI, 8 August 2017 (NNT) – Another online celebrity has met with police to acknowledge charges of illegally advertising alcoholic products. 

Tithirat Inthep, known online as DJ Fah Sai, traveled with her attorney to meet Nonthaburi provincial police to acknowledge charges pressed by the Office of Alcohol Control Committee. 

She was received by Pol Lt Col Wachiranusorn Kampaeng, the lead investigator in her case, and was questioned for 2 hours before departing. According to authorities she admitted to illegally advertising alcohol through her social media presence and was processed to be fined.

A total 19 celebrities have been hit with the charge with several already having reported to police. Several who have yet to acknowledge charges have contacted police to schedule meetings.

 

-- nnt 2017-08-08

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A total 19 celebrities have been hit with the charge with several already having reported to police. Several who have yet to acknowledge charges have contacted police to schedule meetings.

 

Only one to go and you have nice round 1 million Baht in the pocket.........way to go........meanwhile Somchai forced a car off the road and brandished a sword...........500 Baht and a 'do not do again'.........

[gandalf12]

With the number of drunks recently in the news it is hard to believe that alcohol advertising is illegal. Dont the manufacturers advertise? Of course they do.

If alcohol is so bad, and from recent reports it appears it is, then stop the production of alcohol in all forms and make the country dry.

See, problem solved

[Assurancetourix]

Do these thai celebrities are in the 19 ? 

 

 

[sturdyd]

55 minutes ago, gandalf12 said:

With the number of drunks recently in the news it is hard to believe that alcohol advertising is illegal. Dont the manufacturers advertise? Of course they do.

If alcohol is so bad, and from recent reports it appears it is, then stop the production of alcohol in all forms and make the country dry.

See, problem solved

Yes, that worked so well in the United States. But agreed that something like that could be rattling around the head of some bureaucrat while he's making a paper clip chain.

[Jonnapat]

Total and utter nonsense. 

[Moti24]

My dog's name is Chang.  Should I take the name tag off his collar.