Jonathan Fairfield Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Australian man and former Nana nightclub owner found guilty of human trafficking An Australian man who was the former owner of a nightclub on Soi Nana faces a lengthy prison sentence after being found guilty of charges related to human trafficking and prostitution. Bangkok Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced Michael Pearl, originally from Sudan, to 19 years in jail, while accomplinces Ghassan Wakej, 36 from Syria, a Moroccan and two Thai nationals were each sentenced to 16 years in jail for forcing four Moroccan women into prostitution in Bangkok between 2016 and 2017. The court heard how Pearl, who owned the Dream Disco located on the fourth floor of the Zenith Hotel in Soi Nana, promised the victims well paid jobs as waitresses but instead they had they had their passports taken and were forced to work as prostitutes, INN reported. Pearl was first arrested last August at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he tried to board a flight to the flee the country. This is a developing news story, more info as we get it. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-07-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaichiro Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good!... and no KY allowed in the kook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathersicksendmoney Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, thaichiro said: Good!... and no KY allowed in the kook! doesn't work like that here. he will be completely left alone sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Joke Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Neither of them are Australian. The Sudanese slimeball obviously wrangled a passport at some point. I'm all for a bit of consensual fun. Legalizing the game would go a long way to protecting women who really want to play for pay. Pimps are the worst. And 'jailer pimps' are as bad as pedos IMO. They won't be smiling for a long time. Maybe they'll get to sell their own orifices for an extra bowl of rice and fish heads too. Bye-bye losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 They certainly look concerned NOT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Result i would say. Send the bad boy down. Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 14 minutes ago, tracker1 said: They certainly look concerned NOT ! looks like that pic was taken some time ago perhaps when they were still feeling smug and thinking they'll get away with it. 19 years in a thai jail, i guarantee they aren't smiling now. enjoy suckers 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, fathersicksendmoney said: doesn't work like that here. he will be completely left alone sadly Maybe a mini-submarine?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Great, there goes his Passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Joke Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, FitnessHealthTravel said: Great, there goes his Passport. That's the good bit. If the rapey reed gets out alive after that stretch, it's back to Sudan. Almost as fun as Thai jail. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Sudanese man with an Australian passport and former Nana nightclub owner found guilty of human trafficking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 While some may rejoice on this one arrest means little and it is just a little too convenient that it is a foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Joke Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: While some may rejoice on this one arrest means little and it is just a little too convenient that it is a foreigner. Two Thais were sent down as well. So that makes four. It's in the story, if you read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Five jailed 16-19 years for forcing Moroccan women into Bangkok prostitution By THE NATION THE CRIMINAL Court Wednesday sentenced an Australian to 19 years imprisonment and a Syrian, two Thais and a Moroccan to 16 years imprisonment for forcing four Moroccans into prostitution at a Bangkok pub. The court read its verdict in the human trafficking case against Michael Pearl, 46, a Sudan-born Australian, Ghassan Wakej, a Syrian, 37, Chalad Narachan, 63, Aree Iamsaree, 46, and Hana Taoyuree (unofficial spelling), 38, a Moroccan, at 9.30am. They were charged with violating the anti-human trafficking act, prostitution suppression act and the Criminal Code. Pearl was accused of being the gang leader as he owns the Dream Disco Pub on the fourth floor of the Zenith Hotel where the four victims were forced into prostitution from October 2016 to March 2017. Taoyuree was charged with luring and smuggling the four fellow Moroccan women into Bangkok via Laos by promising them job as waitresses, but they instead ended up being forced into prostitution. The two Thai men and the Syrian were charged with detaining and assaulting the four victims to force them into prostitution. After the four victims were rescued, two left the Kingdom to return to Morocco, while the two others remained as state witnesses. The five defendants were released on bail by posting a Bt300,000 cash guarantee. They came to hear the verdict on Wednesday morning. The court ruled that the five lacked strong evidence to dispute the charges against them and relied on their own accounts, while the public prosecutors had strong evidence and accounts from the victims. The court found each of the five defendants breached two counts of the Criminal Code and were given two years term for each count, or four years. Each of the five defendants were also given six years in prison for breaching each of two counts of the anti-human trafficking act, or 12 years. Since the Australian owned the pub, he was also convicted of violating the prostitution suppression act by soliciting others for sex services. He was given an additional three years for this conviction. Pearl was given a total of 19 years in jail, while the others got 16 years. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30350332 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-7-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good for them. I wish them a happy stay at the government all inclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 You get less time than this for murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Why were they not handcuffed in the picture , he is even smiling. I suspect they will get released soon after paying a brown envelope with millions of baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickba Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 "The five defendants were released on bail by posting a Bt300,000 cash guarantee. They came to hear the verdict on Wednesday morning." So none of them skipped Bail ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 A troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 It must have under international pressure, or some NGO must have involved in the prosecution. Otherwise they would have freed long ago. What happened to the Thai owned night club raids with 100's Burmese and Laotian girls rescued, we never heard anything later except illegal water connection ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 16 hours ago, tracker1 said: They certainly look concerned NOT ! They certainly will do when they wake up today.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 16 hours ago, Small Joke said: Neither of them are Australian. You must be new here, why not use the slightly modified standard term of the locals- "an Australian would never do this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 4 hours ago, ukrules said: You get less time than this for murder. Life's cheap in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timewilltell Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Am I reading the second report wrong? They were released after posting 300,000 baht bail - for a 19 year jail sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On the plus side he can swerve 77 90 day reports every cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Get it right Soi 3 is not Nana that is soi 4. The Zenith Hotel is on Soi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingjock Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 17 hours ago, fathersicksendmoney said: doesn't work like that here. he will be completely left alone sadly Is this a post from experience then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I wouldn't be happy going into a Thai court with that type of charge. Hope they get the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingjock Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 59 minutes ago, Lupatria said: You must be new here, why not use the slightly modified standard term of the locals- "an Australian would never do this." Statistics show Aussie have the most crimes in Indonesia and Thailand with Brits coming a close second, unless thats changed in the last 6 months, OK bashers have a go at me????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingjock Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, timewilltell said: Am I reading the second report wrong? They were released after posting 300,000 baht bail - for a 19 year jail sentence? I think that was the court hearing, yesterday was sentecing time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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