Two charged with fraud for making false promise

By The Nation

 

 

Police have charged two foreigners with fraud after they obtained money from a Syrian man in exchange for falsely claiming they could secure the release of his son, who had been detained for overstaying his tourist visa.

 

Metropolitan police commissioner Pol Lt General Sanit Mahatavorn named the detained men as Kazan Wakew, 27, from Syria, and a Lebanese man known only as Basel. A third suspect, Islam Ahmed, 32, from Egypt, was still at large, he said.

 

The arrests were made after a Syrian man, Alhalabi Mohammad, filed a complaint with the Justice Ministry, accusing the three suspects of extorting Bt655,000 from him in exchange for the freedom of his son who had been arrested and detained in prison by Immigration officers for overstaying his visa.

 

The father, who ran a barber shop in Soi Nana for four years, claimed that he had already paid the money but his son remained in jail. He said he wanted justice, even though he could himself face legal action for staying in Thailand with an expired visa.

 

The three claimed to be volunteers for Lumpini police.

 

Sanit said the two suspects denied extorting money, saying the incident took place because Islam and the son, both married men, had both become keen on the same woman.

 

 Islam then told Lumpini police that the son had been involved with drugs. The police found no such evidence but charged the son with overstaying his visa and detained him pending trial.

 

“Then the suspects told the father they could help secure the son’s freedom and asked for money in return,” he said.

 

Sanit insisted that any translator working on behalf of Lumpini police would be wearing a polo shirt with “Translator” on it and would have had to get permission from the station.

 

Alahabi thanked Sanit and the Thai police for taking action against those whose acts tarnished the reputation of police. “I had seen those three foreigners arresting foreigners in the Nana area and they then were released,” he said. “So I assumed that they would be able to help my son, so I paid them.”

 

He did not think that his son would be deported back to Syria because of the war there. He did think, however, that he could be sent to a third country via the United Nations.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30324783

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-8-24

Lucky they don't charge people for fraud for false promises of marriage, the jails would be overflowing I think !

Edited August 24, 20178 yr by tracker1

11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

and a Lebanese man known only as Basel.

26 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The police found no such evidence but charged the son with overstaying his visa and detained him pending trial.

this overstaying game has a nasty bite; a new bite

must be big bucks in cutting hair these days. 

Sounds like a bunch of back stabbing family and friends. Bad guys out!

must be big bucks in cutting hair these days. 

Wouldn't say so but a Syrian with a means outside of Syria at the moment is as good as rich.

Thought that was a profession only allowed for Thai nationals..?

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"Charged for making false promises"  

Making false promises is pretty much SOP in many businesses isn't it?  

 

What's this ? Arabs down in Nana involved in dubious business ? Wow..............

A troll post has been removed. 

How about a charge of attempted bribery for the Syrian

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4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The three claimed to be volunteers for Lumpini police.

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sanit insisted that any translator working on behalf of Lumpini police would be wearing a polo shirt with “Translator” on it and would have had to get permission from the station.

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“I had seen those three foreigners arresting foreigners in the Nana area and they then were released,” he said.

Crooks are hired by police as translators who have power to arrest people, right ?❗️This is what I understood from this story. 

14 hours ago, gummy said:

Well if it is fraudsters that concerns them they should look within and also towards the Junta.  

It is always a surprise to see someone bending any kind of op into a rant about the "junta".

As if things like this suddenly emerged after the military took control.

So, let me get this right.. Guy pays a bribe to get his son out of the clink, and when he finds out he's been hoodwinked he takes it up with the real authorities. Meanwhile, everyone concerned is breaking some kind of law... Hmmmmm. 

But gee.  We've all been told repeatedly that overstayers DON'T commit crimes!