I love the legal system here

[sulasno]

although most of the times I am confused .........................................................

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Father gets 2-year imprisonment for 'kidnapping' daughter, still gets custody right


The Criminal Court Wednesday sentenced a construction worker to 2 years in jail for demanding his ex-wife to pay a ransom of Bt100,000 for their daughter in a fake kidnapping.

But the court still gave the right to raise the daughter to the father, Sai Seethinwan, 53.

The court was told that Sai took his daughter, Julaporn Seethiwan, now 4, from her mother, Jongrak Bamphen and deceived Jongrak to pay him a ransom of Bt100,000.

Sai called Jongrak said a woman kidnapped their daughter. He later filed a complaint with police but police noticed suspicious points in his story and arrested him. Police found the girl staying with Sai.

Sai pledged guilty of faking the kidnapping.

The court initially sentenced him to 3 years in jail but commuted the penalty by one third because of his confession.

The court also ruled that the man got the custody right to raise his daughter as he had divorced Jongrak.

The Nation

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At least the little girl does not get into a Home and the father gets another chance of ...............................
(I leave it to the imagination of the readers )

[Sean Moran]

I've been stopped by the police on my motorbike at least 50 times, and only ONCE was I ever asked for "tea money" and it was without doubt the most politely spoken scam I've ever endured, and when I handed him a 500 baht note to pay for a 400 baht hook, the fellow even returned me an old crumpled 100 baht note for the change.

Around the World, they should still keep to common-law, but take Thailand as one of the finest examples of a working legal system in history, and learn from it.

[stilljustbrowsing]

Sean, know what you mean, nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more......by the way, whats it like?

Don't forget that I am a degenerate from the world of "Rowan and Martin, Monty Python, and The Goodies" (in that order)
"Very interesting, but stupid" Bring in the church police, but beware the killer rabbit!

[pachangamac042]

Common Sul mate, even you should have sorted out how this one must have worked.

TH bests get 50,000 Bath of the ransom. The father gets 50,000 Bath and the custody. Sounds obvious to me and quite logical…

[sulasno]

Common Sul mate, even you should have sorted out how this one must have worked.

TH bests get 50,000 Bath of the ransom. The father gets 50,000 Bath and the custody. Sounds obvious to me and quite logical…

oooops where's my cut ?

[pachangamac042]

Sul, cuts are for our friends in brown not for boys in suits and tie. Maybe you should change your outfits...

[sulasno]

d@rn;

where can I get a brown suite cheaply tailored ? .................

[stilljustbrowsing]

I think you will find a three piece suite very heavy to wear, however well "tailored"!

[Ian]

I think you will find a three piece suite very heavy to wear, however well "tailored"!

The problem with wearing a suite for a suit is deciding which piece is suitable to wear where

[GORDON]

All this talk of bribing Thailands boys in brown, you lot are teas[ing] surely