Boonrod Baikrathok officially removed as Director of Jimi International.

Pattataya, February 23rd 2015

Thai National Boonrod Baikrathok has been officially removed from her position as Managing Director of Jimi International Co. Ltd.

Following a temporary injunction being lifted by Pattaya Provincial Court on 11th February 2013, lawyers acting for Brian Goudie filed documents with the Department of Business Registrations to have Ms. Baikrathok removed officially.

Sources at the Department of Business Registrations confirmed the company changes were completed today and Ms. Baikrathok had been officially removed.

Ms. Baikrathok had been in principal removed from her position in February last year, but Pattaya Court issued a temporary order in a case brought by Barbara Miller against Alba Laws and Brian Goudie.

The Court after Miller failed to appear to give evidence agreed the injunction could not continue, and on the first day of the Miller trial on Febraury 11th 2015 issued an order allowing the injunction to be lifted.

Ms. Baikrathok has already been interviewed by police in relation to removal of company property from the premises, and has been advised she is to return thr company property or be charged with theft but and failed to answer police summonses twice, leaving police no option but to request an arrest warrant be issued for Baikrathok.

Baikrathok with now wanted fugitive Andrew Drummond

The story has been widely misreported by convicted criminal and wanted fugitive Andrew Drummond, who previously attended at the police station with Baikrathok.

Drummond recently fled Thailand just days before he was to be sentenced in the Supreme Court of Thailand, and is now the subject of two arrest warrants, in which Drummond is described as an 'escaped convict'.

A further arrest warrant was issued for Drummond in Pattaya Court on February 17th in  a case filed by Drew Noyes.

Lawyers for Goudie said today:

'Ms. Baikrathok told police she removed company property and signed a statement with police to that effect.

Ms. Baikrathok claimed as the director of the company she could retain company property - since she is no longer a director we have been instructed to give notice to her to return all company property and repair all damage within seven days or she will face prosecution for theft'.

Thai nationals jailed for lese majeste charges.

Bangkok, February 23rd 2015

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Two Thai nationals accused of insulting the country's monarchy in a satirical play performed at a university, were jailed today for two years and six months.

The prison sentence comes in the wake of an intensifying its crackdown on criticism against the Royal family.

Student Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and activist Porntip Munkong, 26, pleaded guilty to lese majeste charges (defamation of royal family) for performing the play "The Wolf Bride", a satire set in a fictional kingdom, at Thammasat University in 2013.

The play marked the 40th anniversary of a pro-democracy student protest at the in October 1973.

Saraiyaem and Munkong were charged with one count of lese majeste, the crime of defaming the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or the royal family.

Criminal code s. 112 is the feared section of the Thai criminal code which carries up to 15 years in jail for each count of "insulting the king, queen, heir or the regent."

The two were initially sentenced to five years in prison, but the sentence was reduced to two years and six months after they pleaded guilty.

Pattaya Court issues second arrest warrant for Andrew 'Andy' Mathews

Pattaya, 17th November 2015

Andy Mathews - wanted fugitive.

Pattaya Provincial Court today ordered the arrest of a Jomtien real estate agent after a short hearing.

In a case brought by Rolf Haupt, a real estate investor based in Hong Kong, the Court ordered Andrew 'Andy' Mathews to be arrested and brought before the Court to answer allegations that Mathews has issued various threats against Haupt.

Mathews was previously arrested in October 2014 in a further case brought by Haupt's company and a further case filed by a female employee of the company.

It is alleged Mathews has sent hundreds of written threats and defamatory statements by email and SMS message to a number of other people.

At least ten reports have been made to Pattaya Police.

At four recent preliminary hearings, the Court heard witness evidence and was satisfied a prima facie case exists for Mathews to face multiple criminal trials.

It is alleged in Court documents that Mathews has for at least a year been threatening a number of individuals, as well as sending hundreds of harassing emails.

After failing to appear for the second time, Mathews is now expected to face an extremely tough bail hearing, since he has already been convicted three times in recent years in Thailand for violent offences, most recently for assault and aggravated criminal trespass, and has at least two current pending suspended terms of imprisonment totalling 26 months jail in total.

Mathews has at least two new pending cases.

Lawyers are now expected to vigorously oppose bail in all cases against Mathews,  citing a number of written threats made by Mathews not only to Haupt, but also allegedly to witnesses in the case.

Mathews joins his previous ally Andrew Drummond, the fugitive journalist, who also had an arrest warrant issued in Pattaya Court this week.

Pattaya Provincial Court issues arrest warrant for fugitive british journalist Andrew Drummond.

Pattaya, 17th March

Andrew Drummond - fugitive arrest warrant issued.

Pattaya Provincial Court this morning issued a fugitive arrest warrant for fugitive british journalist Andrew Drummond.

The arrest warrant comes just two weeks after another warrant was issued by the Supreme Court of Thailand on January 29th last month.

The Court issued the arrest warrant in a case filed by Drew Noyes when Drummond failed to appear. The Court also seized the bail bond.

Drummond was convicted in two cases last year in February and October - the latter by the Supreme Court, Thailand's highest court of appeal, in a case filed by James Lumsden.

Drummond faces five more criminal trials, the first three on April 20th in cases filed by Brian Goudie and David Hanks.

Drummond is now a wanted fugitive and an ASEAN border alert is expected to be issued.

#andrewdrummond #allycooper

Pattaya Court lifts injunction in Alba Laws case.

Patttaya, 11th February 2015

Pattaya Provincial Court yesterday lifted a temporary injunction issued last year in a case filed by Barbara Miller, whose son was jailed in Thailand last year for 38 years for child sex offences.

The 38 year sentence came after Miller changed lawyers to Siam Inter Laws.

The order to lift the injunction came at the end of the first day of evidence in a case filed by Miller against Millers previous law firm Alba Laws, and one of the firms shareholders,  Brian Goudie.

After changing lawyers to Siam Inter Laws, and filing the case against Alba Laws and Goudie, the new lawyers for Miller requested an injunction in February last year to prevent a member of staff, Boonrod Baikrathok, from being removed as a director of Jimi International, claiming there were no grounds for Baikrathok to be removed.

Following hearing evidence of a major theft at the premises, being presented with evidence of ongoing damages to the company, being advised that the company was unable to operate and being presented with further evidence that shareholders had already acted to approve removing Baikrathok as a company director, the Court advised the injunction could not continue and an order could be issued immediately that would cancel the injunction.

Goudie, on behalf of the shareholders of Jimi International had already taken possession of the premises last month,  and changed locks with approval of police. Police have ordered Baikrathok to surrender to be charged with the alleged theft.

Following a failure by Baikrathok to surrender, police are reported to be currently applying to Pattaya Court for an arrest warrant to be issued for Baikrathok.

The Court had been advised early yesterday Miller would not appear to give evidence at the trial, and had been presented with evidence that theft charges were pending against Baikrathok.

Lawyers acting for Goudie requested a formal order be issued by the Court that would allow the injunction to be lifted, allowing Baikrathok to be removed immediately, and documents were filed.

Later in the day, lawyers confirmed the order to lift the injunction was signed by the presiding judge late last night and would be submitted to the Department of Business Registrations immediately - it is expected that Baikrathok will be removed as a director forthwith.

The Court also heard evidence that lawyers for Miller had not checked critical facts prior to filing the case.

An application by lawyers acting for Miller that the trial against Alba Laws and Goudie be adjourned to call new witnesses was also dismissed.

Goudie said late last night:

'Alba Laws has offered Mrs Miller a very generous settlement offer several times In what we have always maintained was a contract dispute.

If it is confirmed that lawyers acted without properly checking facts in this case, and therefore filed a false criminal charge, they themselves will face criminal charges.

We are also carefully checking witness testimony as several significant inconsistencies have come to light, and perjury charges are expected against at least one witness.

There has been widespread media attention in this case, and we will be consulting with lawyers to see if any liability has arisen that would allow charges to be filed.

We are grateful that the Court acted so quickly today to issue the order to lift the injunction, and our lawyers have been instructed to take immediate criminal and civil action against the relevant party in relation to the theft of company assets.'

Pattaya police confirm request to Pattaya Provincial Court to issue arrest warrant for Boonrod Baikrathok (Nang).

Pattaya, 6th February 2015

Boonrod Baikrathok - arrest warrant requested

Pattaya police have today confirmed they have applied to Pattaya Provincial Court for an arrest warrant to be issued for Boonrod Baikrathok (Nang).

Police had summonsed Baikrathok to appear to be formally charged with a theft from her previous employer of around THB 5.7 million or GBP115,000.

Police had previously ordered Baikrathok to appear on 27th November and 15th January, and following this third failure to appear police are authorised by law to request the Court to issue an arrest warrant.

Photos taken during an inspection of the premises by shareholders and police, who are investigating the manager of the company, Boonrod Baikrathok (Nang), for theft of company assets, and shareholders have described the building as having been 'ransacked' - damages now amount to THB 5,700,000 (GBP 115,000).

Baikrathok now works as a real estate agent and property manager for 'Pattaya Glory Real Estate' - shareholders of 'Jimi' have said any prospective client should view this report first. 

Baikrathok had previously attended the police station with Andrew Drummond, a convicted criminal who fled Thailand just days before he was to be sentenced by the Supreme Court of Thailand and to avoid prosecution in a number of pending cases.

Baikrathok and Drummond claimed that as a director of the company Baikrathok was authorised to remove company assets, a claim that shareholder Brian Goudie  has described as 'ludicrous'.

Police and lawyers for the shareholders recently inspected the premises and afterwards said:

'The building has been completely ransacked, Air cons, door locks, sinks, taps, furniture, TV's, even the light switches and plumbing fittings have been stolen. 

Because our clients had already locked the premises and Nang did not have keys it was thought she would not be able to enter the private office and owners apartment - it seems Baikrathok's answer to that was to jack hammer the wall out.

Office door - jackhammer used to bypass security locks.

Ms. Baikrathok was left in place as the manager of an eight room guest house with a bar and restaurant, and has left it as a derelict shell - she will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Criminal case filed against Kanokrat Nimsamoot Booth by Drew Noyes

Pattaya, 6th February 2015

Kanokrat Booth - facing criminal charges in Pattaya

Court records of Pattaya Court reveal that a criminal case has been filed against Kanokrat Nimasamoot Booth by Drew Noyes.

The case as filed accuses Booth, a close associate of convicted criminal and wanted fugitive Andrew Drummond, of filing a false case under Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act in Pattaya Court last year – the case was dismissed against Noyes, but a Thai National has been committed to trial.

Court records reveal that Noyes alleges Booth filed the case ‘well knowing’ Noyes had not committed any offence, and has filed the case to ‘harass’ Noyes.

Andrew Drummond - convicted criminal and wanted fugitive

The case follows a number of cases being filed and accepted against Drummond, who recently fled Thailand becoming a wanted fugitive just days before he was to be sentenced by Thailand’s Supreme Court. Booth had on many occassions acted as Power of Attorney for Drummond.

Drummond was previously convicted in the Supreme Court on 27^th October 2014 in a case filed by James Lumsden, and in a separate case filed by Drew Noyes and David Hanks in Pattaya on 3^rd February 2014.

Following Drummond failing to appear on January 29^th in the Supreme Court for a second case filed by Lumsden, an arrest warrant was issued and the sentencing hearing adjourned until March 25^th.

The case against Booth has been set down for preliminary hearing next month.

Pattaya Glory Agent Boonrod Baikrathok ordered to voluntarily surrender to police or be arrested.

Pattaya, 2nd February 2015 

Boonrod Baikrathok - failed to appear after police summons

#PattayaGloryRealEstate employee Boonrod Baikrathok has been ordered to surrender to Pattaya Police tomorrow February 3rd 2015 to make arrangements to return company property from her previous employer 'Jimi International', or be charged with robbery and theft.

Baikrathok, apparently previously a freelance employee in Pattaya Soi 6 was employed to manage a bar, restaurant and guest house, and has already failed to surrender to police twice before on November 29th and January 15th, and if she fails to appear tomorrow it is mandatory for police to request an arrest warrant be issued as she will be considered a fugitive.

#BoonrodBaikrathok, whose nickname is 'Nang', was reported to police in August last year by Brian Goudie, and a further complaint has now been lodged by a corporate shareholder.

If Baikrathok fails to return company property, or give reasons for not being able to do so, she is to be formally charged with the theft of equipment and fixtures and fittings at the premises of her previous employer in the amount of THB 2,000,000 (GBP50,000).

So far Baikrathok, has so far failed to coperate following previous police summonses, and is apparently now refusing to talk to police.

Baikrathok had previously made arrangements to appear with a mysterious 'lawyer' known only as 'Nok', but then did not attend - as a result police are now assuming it will be necessary to issue a warrant.

In related matters, Baikrathok is expected to be charged by five other companies, and two individuals in relation to theft of personal items and documents.

The case arises from Baikrathok removing all fixtures and fitting from the premises of her previous employer.These photos were taken during an inspection of the premises by shareholders and police, who are investigating the manager of the company, Boonrod Baikrathok (Nang), for theft of company assets.

Baikrathok failed to appear at Pattaya Police station on November 27th and police are now considering issuing an arrest warrant for her.

Shareholders have described the building as having been 'ransacked' and damages now amount to THB 5,700,000 (GBP 115,000).

Security door removed with jackhammer.

Baikrathok now works as a real estate agent and property manager for 'Pattaya Glory Real Estate' - shareholders of 'Jimi' have said any prospective client should view these photos first!

Air Con removed

Office stripped of equipment and all documents stolen

After the inspection by police, shareholders and insurers lawyers said:

'The building has been totally destroyed - ransacked is probably the best word for it, aircons, taps, furniture, TV's, even the light switches and plumbing fittings have been stolen. 

Everyone who has seen this agrees it is more than a simple theft, it can only be described as a wanton act of destruction and vandalism.

Because shareholders had already locked the premises and Nang did not have keys it was  thought she would not be able to enter the private office and owners apartment - it seems Baikrathok's answer to that was to jack hammer the wall out.

Ms. Baikrathok was left in place as the manager of an eight room guest house with a bar and restaurant, and has left it as a derelict shell - she will either return the company property and repair the damage, or be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."