A Frenchman has sought help from the British Embassy in Bangkok after the case he filed against a Briton made little progress.
The French businessman, 39, whose name was withheld, arrived at the British Embassy on Witthayu Road in Bangkok with his lawyer at 9.30am on Friday. At first, the embassy sent no one to meet them but when he expressed a desire to leave a letter there, security officials came to pick it up.
His case involved a lawsuit he filed with Pattaya police months ago. He accused the English stepfather of his children of sexually abusing them. His daughter was eight years old while his son was four.
He claimed his ex-wife, of Chinese nationality, had been aware of the abuse but did not try to help the children.
Tatchapol Chuenchonpruek, his lawyer, said his client wanted the embassy to send a representative to acknowledge one of its citizens here had committed a serious crime.
“The suspect also acts threateningly, countersued my client and followed him. My client wanted to let the embassy know so it can keep an eye on its citizen to protect the children and prevent a recurrence,” he said.
The medical examination results on the children issued by Thailand- and France-based hospitals were also attached to the letter, indicating the abuse had led to mental complications, he said.
Mr Tatchapol said after this his client would go to the French Embassy in Thailand to seek protection. He also planned to go to the Chinese Embassy to let it know its citizen had been party to the crime.
He also said their next stop was the Crime Suppression Police Department as the Pattaya police had made little progress after 7-8 months. Investigators are reportedly collecting evidence for prosecutors and the planned charge was not what his client sought.