unnameduser1

True respect laws and you won’t need to go to jail like millions of other people who do write negative reviews and haven’t been sued

He works in Thailand. What are you talking about?

Wrong. There may be corruption in every country but you can have a just and fair trial in Thailand.

The article is mixing issues unrelated to the case here

Not sure why this was downvoted. Police proceedings seemed to be reasonable and if one were to trust reports about the defendants posts the charges are justified.

If the defendant were in his home country he would have been arrested all the same for not following procedures and appearing when asked. Please check the whole story before you just downvote.

People often criticize the police in Thailand when they are doing their job (issuing tickets, lol) and also when they aren’t doing their job (when it’s not their jurisdiction or position). Thailand is not much different than other countries and has laws that need to be followed. Many foreigners including me live in Thailand for decades and manage it just fine to not get into trouble while posting harsh negative reviews online. :)

Nobody forced the guy to come and work in Thailand. He isn’t a tourist though. If he works here he should know about the laws. Ignorance is not protection against the laws.

We see the same with many foreign tourists who come and assume they can ride motorcycles without valid driving license and experience. Lots of them injured and asking for money in gofundme pages to pay hospital bills since insurance won’t cover illegal behavior.

If I were to take your way of thinking then USA should be also on travel warning list. A (Canadian) foreigner living there was killed when she called police to report someone breaking into her house. However she was killed by police. I think that’s a bit more drastic than being arrested for (allegedly) not showing up in person to the police station as per report.

The law is sometimes abused by people but it’s not draconian.

Defendants are usually called and asked to appear at police station to make their own statement. Very civilized way of handling.

Then you have most likely two times there to negotiate with the person who filed report.

If nothing comes out of it, and only then, criminal charges are filed and investigated.

A judge has to write an arrest warrant and does it if the defendant didn’t answer to calls by police to appear.

Then and only then they can arrest him. He would have been brought to the station, went to jail for not following proceeding and he got out on bail.

So far this seems like a very appropriate handling.

Also I’m sure that before the case starts the judge usually ask both parties if this can be negotiated first. They have more critical cases than to deal with stupid posts on social media.

If no agreement can be reached then there is a trial and it’s not guaranteed that defendant would get 2y in prison unless is unreasonable. He has a lot of influence there. His reaction will determine the proceedings and he will get a fair trial.

You’re inventing things and twisting reality. People are less likely to get in trouble with the law in Thailand than to get shot by police in the US.

So please let me know how reasonable it is for foreigners in USA to get killed by police when calling 911 and reporting a break in.

Not ridiculous at all. Size of island doesn’t matter. The court is on mainland. Police station where resort filed complaint is where the guy has to go to hear the charges and to make his own statement. All ok so far.

The ridiculous part is your comment about the proceeding and size of island. The charges for violations of laws don’t get smaller the smaller the island is.

Your assumptions are just assumptions = not backed by facts.

In reality he could be Elvis born again and also to him laws would still apply.

If the resort would have made up the comments they say he posted, then they would be in much more legal trouble than he is now.

From statements that were posted as screenshots he might be also technically liable for violations of cybercrime act. But that hasn’t been announced or he hasn’t been charged yet for that.

From where I’m standing, the guy looks like someone who went overboard to not just complain but incriminate himself. That’s what counts.

Honestly, every business has customers that complain. You can’t please everyone. But if someone were to make certain statements about my business, employees etc, I would also use my legal rights to fight abuse.

I have myself complained for decades very harshly about other business on social media, their own TW/FB/Google profiles and haven’t been sued by anyone.

It would be interesting what the guy can state as his side of the story apart of the incriminating screenshots from online platforms.

Edit: typo

You apparently have not read enough about the case and make assumptions that are irrelevant

Indeed. It’s clickbait by yahoo news. Poorly researched and badly written.

Should be replace by the Singaporean link from commenters below.

Not sure why you got downvoted for quoting the article. But the yahoo article is badly written, one sided and incomplete.

Which part? The manager charging the corkage fee or taking legal action as per law?

I see every day negative reviews of places in Thailand rarely heard of anyone who got sued about it.

Edit: typo

NB. If you don’t break the law you can leave negative reviews in Thailand

Are you implying that the resort is suing every customer who gives negative reviews? And if so where is the proof.

If not, then it’s just a silly statement made up by you.