Interpol issues red alert for absconding Norwegian wanted for manslaughter

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Interpol issues red alert for absconding Norwegian wanted for manslaughter

By Kumar Krishnan
THE NATION

 

 

Following a request from Thai police, Interpol has issued a Red Notice for fugitive Norwegian Roger Bullman who faces prosecution for the alleged killing of British national Amitpal Singh Bajaj.

 

The Phuket Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant for the 54-year-old Bullman, who was charged with manslaughter, after he jumped bail. He faces an additional charge of trespassing to cause harm at night.

 

The fatal incident took place in a hotel on Karon Beach, in Phuket province, where Bajaj, 34, was staying to mark his 10th wedding anniversary with his wife, a Singaporean national, and their child.

 

Initial police reports said the two got into a violent altercation at the Centara Grand Resort, where they were staying in adjacent rooms, over the Norwegian making too much noise late into the night.

 

However, in an interview with the UK’s MailOnline, Bajaj’s wife, Bandhna, rejected reports based on police questioning of the Norwegian that her husband had protested about Bullman singing loudly on the balcony. According to her account to the MailOnline, Bullman had been noisy and angry that night and reportedly broke down a wooden partition between the two balconies, charged into their room and started attacking her husband. 

 

Police said that in the course of the fight, Bullman, a bodyguard from Oslo and also a martial arts expert, allegedly held Bajaj in a chokehold and continued to throw punches at him until Bajaj became unconscious. Bajaj was taken to a local hospital where he was declared dead.

 

Pol Captain Taecsin Deethong-on of Karon Police Station told The Nation on Thursday (September 19) that police had approached Interpol to issue the Red Notice two days ago. He said it was too early to determine whether Bullman had fled the country, adding that though police had heard reports of the suspect fleeing to Vietnam, a country he has reportedly travelled to in the past, these were yet to be confirmed.

 

Police have come under criticism from sources close to the victim’s family for releasing Bullman a few hours after the alleged crime on a bail guarantee of Bt200,000, despite the suspect being a flight risk.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376442

 

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[PoorSucker]

If he reaches Norway he will not be extradited. 

They don’t extradite to countries with death penalty. 

[ponder]

4 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

If he reaches Norway he will not be extradited. 

They don’t extradite to countries with death penalty. 

The UK has that rule also, but a few years ago they extradited someone to Thailand because the Thai government assured them that they would not impose the death penalty

[stevenl]

23 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

If he reaches Norway he will not be extradited. 

They don’t extradite to countries with death penalty. 

Possibility of death penalty can be waived.

[pieeyed]

He should have been locked up until his court date.

[POMRAKSIAM]

AWESOME! This guy committed a horrible crime and should be brought to justice, and the Red Notice will surely have a strong impact and if not extradited right away he will have to suffer looking over his shoulder and stay in Norway. No more Asian vacations.

[BritManToo]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Norwegian Roger Bullman who faces prosecution for the alleged killing of British national Amitpal Singh Bajaj.

Roger Bullman from Norway

Amitpal Singh Bajaj from the UK

 

The world's gone mad.

[Bentley333]

Given the gravity of the offence I am sure a few brown envelopes passed hands to secure his freedom.

 

The man clearly has a propensity for violence and poses a significant risk to the public.

[mickey rat]

20 minutes ago, pieeyed said:

He should have been locked up until his court date.

Incompetence comes to mind as it was obvious to all that he would pull a runner. 

[madmitch]

So much for the biometric Immigration system and TM30/TM28 reporting!

 

Immigration, as well as Karon police, should be losing face over this.

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, legend49 said:

Interesting . States for Interpol use only, breach of confidentiality as its all over the media now? I wonder will the leaker do the same for Mr Red Bull and Yinluck, but they are a different type of alien?

The Red Bull fugitive has had the Interpol Red Notice publicised in the Thai media a few times in the past.

The database is available for anyone to browse, it isn't restricted only to law enforcement to access.

[sammieuk1]

Only pinkish ones issued for fleeing Thais ????

[4MyEgo]

If your a good looking girl/model with 2 pages missing from your passport, straight to jail, but if you kill someone with your bare hands and have 200,000 baht to bail yourself out, your as free as a bird, hypocrisy at it best. 

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Why they released him on bail baffles me, but then again, money talks here, doesn't it.

They can keep the money.

Nothing more to think about, they don't give a fig what two foreigners do to each other.

[hobobo]

27 minutes ago, mickey rat said:

Incompetence comes to mind as it was obvious to all that he would pull a runner. 

And the cop or cops who shut their eyes and stuck out their hands deserve to be prosecuted in place of Bullman.

[mushroomdave]

1 hour ago, ponder said:

The UK has that rule also, but a few years ago they extradited someone to Thailand because the Thai government assured them that they would not impose the death penalty

Yes, agreed.  Many countries do this now including Canada.

[thaibreaker]

1 hour ago, ponder said:

The UK has that rule also, but a few years ago they extradited someone to Thailand because the Thai government assured them that they would not impose the death penalty

Norway will not extradite anyone to Thailand, period. That is against Norwegian law.

[miamiman123]

Free Bird comes to mind! 

[thaibreaker]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

If he reaches Norway he will not be extradited. 

They don’t extradite to countries with death penalty. 

You are correct, but in this case you can skip the death penalty part. Extradition to Thailand will never happen regardless of punishment. It is against Norwegian law. 

[thaibreaker]

48 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Roger Bullman from Norway

Amitpal Singh Bajaj from the UK

 

The world's gone mad.

Roger is a common name in Norway, 8.800 people have that name. But you are correct about Bullman. First time I have heard it, and statistics say it is less than 4 people with that name in Norway. That makes his family probably the only one.

[lopburi3]

[Khun Paul]

Anyone with any intelligence would understand and know that a charge of Manslaughter would require more than just bail but NO, not here . The complete disregard to the victims family and the pain a death has caused makes no difference to the illogical thought processes employed by the RTP . Now we have an alleged killer, a known body guard and martial Arts idiot loose ,due to sheer incompetence, will the Thai Police Officer who made that decision be penalised, doubtful, what a complete cock-up just like the Koh Tao murder enquiry and others, shows up the sheer incompetence of the ROYAL Thai Police 
Especially when dealing with Major crimes involving Foreigners, it is no wonder many foreigners view them with contempt. 

[Totoandlilly]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

If he reaches Norway he will not be extradited. 

They don’t extradite to countries with death penalty. 

Death penalty is very rarely used in Thailand, probably 1-2 persons have been executed since 2009. Most foreigners done a crime would never sit 7-8 years in prison and then be sent back to their home country and do their time there.

 

Numbers executed in 2018

Americas (1 country???? United States (25) Asia-Pacific (14 countries???? Afghanistan (3), China (unknown number), Iran (253+), Iraq (52+), Japan (15), North Korea (?), Pakistan (14+), Saudi Arabia (149+), Singapore (13), Syria (unknown number), Taiwan (1), Thailand (1), Vietnam (85), Yemen (4+)

[yogi100]

Allowed out on bail having murdered someone while a young woman is locked up for having two pages missing from her passport. Money talks.

 

Only in Thailand!

[Classic Ray]

23 minutes ago, thaibreaker said:

Norway will not extradite anyone to Thailand, period. That is against Norwegian law.

They could however extradite from Norway or many other countries  to the UK for trial there.

 

Section 4 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 provides English criminal courts with jurisdiction over murder when committed 

• in a country that has been designated as party to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism 1977, or 
• anywhere, if by a national of a party to the Convention. 

Norway is a signatory to this convention, and the crime need not be connected to terrorism. The English Attorney General needs to give consent for the prosecution, and has done already for a Lithuanian who murdered his wife on a journey somewhere between the UK and Poland.

 

So if the Norwegian Government will not extradite to Thailand, they may still do to the UK.

[moe666]

42 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

If your a good looking girl/model with 2 pages missing from your passport, straight to jail, but if you kill someone with your bare hands and have 200,000 baht to bail yourself out, your as free as a bird, hypocrisy at it best. 

No different departments enforcing the law

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, legend49 said:

Interesting . States for Interpol use only, breach of confidentiality as its all over the media now? I wonder will the leaker do the same for Mr Red Bull and Yinluck, but they are a different type of alien?

Uninteresting hypothesis.

 

[amykat]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Roger Bullman from Norway

Amitpal Singh Bajaj from the UK

 

The world's gone mad.

Brit Man from Thailand?....

[yogi100]

25 minutes ago, thaibreaker said:

Roger is a common name in Norway, 8.800 people have that name. But you are correct about Bullman. First time I have heard it, and statistics say it is less than 4 people with that name in Norway. That makes his family probably the only one.

My uncle married a Norwegian woman. Their son has a typically British surname.

 

It's not Bullman by the way!

[thaibreaker]

14 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

They could however extradite from Norway or many other countries  to the UK for trial there.

 

Section 4 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 provides English criminal courts with jurisdiction over murder when committed 

• in a country that has been designated as party to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism 1977, or 
• anywhere, if by a national of a party to the Convention. 

Norway is a signatory to this convention, and the crime need not be connected to terrorism. The English Attorney General needs to give consent for the prosecution, and has done already for a Lithuanian who murdered his wife on a journey somewhere between the UK and Poland.

 

So if the Norwegian Government will not extradite to Thailand, they may still do to the UK.

I am aware of that. Though it has never happened before in Norway (they are very strict upholding their own law about this), it might happen to the UK, exactly for the reason above.

 

But it will never happen in this case, since the crime was committed in Thailand, and they are prosecuting him there.

I hope he will be prosecuted in Norway though, but what are the chances of that..