Swiss man accused of theft and overstaying visa faces deportation

[snoop1130 11,762]

Swiss man accused of theft and overstaying visa faces deportation

By Kamthon Kongsombat 
The Nation

 

Image: Siamrath

 

The Immigration Bureau plans to blacklist and deport a Swiss man who overstayed his visa and is also accused of series of thefts in Nongkhai and Phuket provinces.

 

Nongkhai deputy immigration police chief Colonel Prasit Somjaiprasong on Friday said that Julien Andre Junior Cotting, a Swiss national, 25, was arrested on Thursday at a guest house near the Mekong River in Nongkhai on theft charge.

 

He was arrested after Sai-arun Konwan, 42, the owner of the Chorfah Gallery Hotel in Muang district filed complaint with police that a foreigner had stolen her bag that she left in the hotel’s lobby on January 8.

 

She told police that she noticed Cotting having coffee in the lobby. Security camera checked later showed the suspect picking up her handbag and leaving on a rented motorcycle.

 

The handbag contained Bt1,000 cash, an ATM and other credit cards as well as other important documents.

 

Sai-arun said Cotting was a regular customer at the hotel’s coffee shop.

 

After the complaint, police searched for the suspect and noticed a suspicious-looking foreigner at a guesthouse. His passport revealed that he was Cotting and he had overstayed his visa.

 

After Sai-arun identified the suspect it was found that he had an outstanding arrest warrant on a theft charge in Phuket province where he allegedly stole a diamond ring in December, last year.

 

Cotting faces charges of theft and overstaying his visa and will be prosecuted and deported, immigration authorities said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30362509

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-18

 

[bristolgeoff 1,307]

If the video shows him doing it,then caught red handed.now he is going to be charged and not be able to return here

[Oziex1 10,281]

"a suspicious  looking foreigner"

 

That would be all of us, yes?

[SEtonal 282]

Other sources say that he had a 320 day overstay.  He arrived in Thailand on February 2, 2018 with permission to stay until March 2, 2018. 

[Jonathan Fairfield 7,428]

Swiss man accused of overstaying visa and theft charges

by Kamthon Kongsombat

 

PHOTO: Security footage from the Phuket jewelry store in December 2018 – Facebook

 

The Immigration Bureau says they’re going to blacklist and deport a Swiss man who overstayed his visa and is also accused of series of thefts in Nongkhai and Phuket.

 

The Nongkhai deputy immigration police chief Colonel Prasit Somjaiprasong says that Julien Andre Junior Cotting, a 25  year old Swiss national, was arrested yesterday at a guest house near the

Mekong River in Nongkhai on theft charge.

 

He was arrested after 42 year old Sai-arun Konwan, the owner of the Chorfah Gallery Hotel in Muang district, filed complaint with police that a foreigner had stolen her bag that she left in the hotel’s lobby on January 8.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/swiss-man-accused-of-overstaying-visa-and-theft-charges

 

-- The Thaiger 2019-01-19

[worgeordie 44,497]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

suspicious-looking foreigner

The Police seem to be finding quite a few that look,and also act suspicious

at the moment,I better not go out 

regards worgeordie

[colinneil 74,018]

This must be fake news, cannot possibly be true, Big Joke is not in the photo.

[Misterwhisper 15,689]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

noticed a suspicious-looking foreigner

Something like these...?

 

 

Or maybe he unwittingly gave himself away wearing one of these...

 

[ChipButty 15,480]

Caught him Bag to rights

[Oziex1 10,281]

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

Something like these...?

 

 

Or maybe he unwittingly gave himself away wearing one of these...

 

Damn, that's me on the right. 

[billsmart 821]

I would say a 300-day overstay does warrant deportation.

Just being accused of theft does not, however. If you admit to theft or are found guilty, then yes, that warrants it too.

[dotpoom 8,185]

18 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

If the video shows him doing it,then caught red handed.now he is going to be charged and not be able to return here

No fooling some people?

[mickymouse1 620]

How was he not registered as overstayer? I thought immigration Chief announced that there are no more overstayers in the kingdom unless I was on the fake news page.

[pussycatdoll 7]

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

Something like these...?

 

 

Or maybe he unwittingly gave himself away wearing one of these...

 

The top picture is of two Leeds United employees, found outside of a rival team's training ground

[kwak250 1,197]

Must say if someone was wearing that shirt and hat i would be suspicious.