tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48714576349012332112024-02-07T18:07:59.908-08:00Case Watch AsiaKeeping an Eye on Legal Issues In South East AsiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-21584476424421057392017-12-02T05:16:00.002-08:002017-12-02T05:16:21.909-08:00Internet Giant Google deletes Andrew Drummond Blog<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Internet Giant Google has deleted the Blog site of fugitive blogger Andrew Drummond.</div>
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Drummond, a tabloid journalist, had run the blog Andrew-Drummond.com for over ten years, however Google is reported to have bowed to pressure after receiving dozens of complaints of internet harassment and defamation.<br />
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Drummond absconded from Thailand in 2015 after being convicted and whilst on bail for computer related offences, has a number of outstanding arrest warrants.<br />
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Drummond had multiple arrest warrants issued after lawyers unsuccessfully argued he could not appear in Court due to family commitments in the UK.<br />
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Google has recently been more reactive to requests to remove defamatory materials after losing cases in Australia, London, Germany, France and Italy. Google has unsuccessfully argued that it is not a secondary publisher, but has lost each case.<br />
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The High Court of Australia recently gave special leave to appeal to Milorad Trkulja, who has successfully claimed damages from Google as a secondary publisher, but is now arguing that Google Search is a primary publisher, as the search algorithm creates its own snippets and text.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-26359548328724318322016-03-12T01:49:00.002-08:002016-03-12T01:49:30.431-08:00Jomtien Real Estate Agent Andy Mathews jailed in Pattaya.Pattaya, March 2016<br />
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A UK expat working as a real estate agent in Thailand has been jailed for sending defamatory and threatening emails to his former employer.<br />
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Andrew Ronald Mathews, formerly of Wolverhampton in the UK, was jailed for 100 days after his employer Rolf Haupt brought a case for defamation and harassment.<br />
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Mathews was sentenced to a term of immediate imprisonment by the Court, which had given consideration to a suspended sentence but took into account the fact that Mathews had previously been given three suspended sentences, two for assault and one for aggravated trespass.<br />
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Mathews is said to have engaged in a campaign of abusive emails after a business deal went wrong, and Mathews was aggrieved believing he had been cheated.<br />
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Lawyers for Haupt told the Court Mathews had been paid in full, and the email campaign had damaged Haupt's reputation and also his business.<br />
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Mathews court room drama is not yet over as he will face a further five cases filed by Haupt, including charges of threatening to kill Haupt, which could see Mathews facing a jail term of up to10 years if convicted.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-8001974257818241692016-03-12T01:38:00.003-08:002016-03-12T01:38:52.754-08:00Pattaya Court dismisses case against expat Oilman Ally CooperPattaya 8th March 2016<br />
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Pattaya Provincial Court this week dismissed a Computer Crimes Act case against expat oil man Alastair Stuart Cooper.<br />
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Cooper was jointly indicted with fugitive journalist Andrew Michael Drummond in a case filed by Drew Noyes but Cooper filed an application saying that the documents had not been served according to Thai law, and the Court made an order for a new preliminary hearing to be held.<br />
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Cooper claimed he was not resident in Thailand.<br />
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At the new hearing, Noyes as Plaintiff did not appear and the Court dismissed the case.<br />
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Drummond has not made any application and the case against him remains valid, and he has an outstanding warrant for his arrest and remains a wanted fugitive after absconding whilst on bail in January of 2015.<br />
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Lawyers for Noyes have indicated that Noyes will appeal the decision to the Region 2 Court of Appeal, and may file further charges.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-81524047850268129632016-02-29T00:16:00.000-08:002016-02-29T00:20:47.827-08:00Expat Teacher in Thailand Robert Postak jailed for Computer Crimes.Pattaya 29th February 2016.<br />
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A US expat in Thailand working as an English teacher was this morning sentenced to a one year prison sentence in Pattaya Provincial Court under Thailand's Computer Crimes Act.<br />
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Robert 'Topper' Postak was jailed after a case was filed by Drew Noyes following Postak posting an electronically altered 'Photoshop' photo of Noyes, apparently in a sado masochistic 'gay' costume.<br />
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The Court found that Postak posted the photo on his website Sub Zero Siam after Noyes filed the case claiming the photo was fake and had embarrassed him.<br />
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A second man whose face was in the fake photo, Brian Goudie, testified at trial that the photo was definitely fake and that he had also filed a criminal case about the same photo against fugitive blogger Andrew Drummond, but Drummond had absconded prior to trial and had outstanding arrest warrants.<br />
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Postak's case is the first in a series of cases to be heard regarding the photos.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The Court rejected a defence by Postak that he had already sold the site.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Postak was remanded in custody pending a bail application to the Region 2 Court of Appeal in Rayong.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-25946213709710297172016-02-05T00:47:00.003-08:002016-02-05T00:47:52.513-08:00Fugitive Blogger Andrew Drummond to face questioning in the UKLondon, 5th February 2016<br />
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A fugitive blogger wanted on charges laid under Thailand's Computer Crimes Act in Thailand is to face questioning in the United Kingdom under Prevention of Harassment Laws.<br />
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Andrew Michael Drummond, who has four outstanding arrest warrants in Thailand will now face questioning by UK police following complaints being made to Police Scotland, who have referred the matter to their counterparts in England.<br />
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Officers from Thailand's Technical Crime Suppression Division are also cooperating following complaints made by Brian Goudie and members of his family.<br />
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It is thought that the delivery of a series of letters by post in the UK set off the Police Scotland investigation<br />
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Police have been told that supporters of Drummond have been creating fake Facebook profiles and sending hundreds of comments and emails as well as making over one thousand crank calls.<br />
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Drummond absconded whilst on bail for Computer Crimes Charges in Thailand, but has always claimed that as his blog is UK registered that Thai laws did not apply, however since January 2015 Drummond has operated his blog from the UK.<br />
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Drummond's details, along with with the details of four other individuals have been supplied to police.<br />
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Two suspect shave been positively identified and are thought to be in the UK, a further male suspect is thought to be in Thailand and TCSD officers are said to be in the process of obtaining arrest warrants.<br />
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Drummond is thought to be bitter about being forced to leave Thailand where he had spent twenty five years working as a freelance journalist, but the articles written on his blog caught up with him when he was convicted in Pattaya Provincial Court and by the Supreme Court of Thailand, and courts in Pattaya and Koh Samui issued arrest warrants for him.<br />
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In addition to the harassment investigation, a UK expat in Thailand is set to be arrested for allegedly in Thailand planning to assault Goudie, a fact that he stupidly discussed on Facebook.<br />
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The harassment is said to have arisen from Goudie being involved in a number of court cases in Thailand, and from Goudie prosecuting Drummond in the Thai Courts.<br />
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A spokesperson for Goudie said yesterday:<br />
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' It is time for the harassment to stop, and let the police and courts do their work.<br />
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These people are acting like vigilantes and a great number of persons involved know nothing of the facts, believing only of course what Drummond writes.<br />
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Our Client has been fielding twenty telephone calls a day for months on end and identifying and has reported multiple face Facebook profiles,<br />
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The harassment has moved from the internet now and our client and his family in the UK have been physically threatened, therefore it is time for the UK police to act.<br />
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These people are trying to take the law into their own hands, when they have nothing to do with the court proceedings.<br />
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Unlike Drummond who states he fled Thailand due to threats my family and I will take the correct course of action which is to have Police Scotland and their Thai counterparts deal with this matter."<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-75378417777578397762016-01-28T22:02:00.002-08:002016-01-28T22:02:22.517-08:00Expat Oil Worker Alastair Stuart Cooper damages case adjourned indefintely. Bangkok, 28th January 2016<br />
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A civil damages case filed by expat oil worker Alastair 'Ally' Cooper has been adjourned without date prior to judgement.<br />
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Cooper filed the case for damages against Drew Noyes, Brian Goudie and David Hanks but failed to attend Court yesterday, sending only his lawyer K. Jirut.<br />
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The Court adjourned the case to await the outcome of a criminal case in the Court of Appeal which had already seen Hanks and Noyes dropped from the case.<br />
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Cooper has not given evidence in the case and under Thai law it is likely the case will be dismissed.<br />
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The lawyer for Cooper attended Court today only to find that he and his client had been cited for contempt of court following the unlawful publication of an unverified court record online - the Court advised the contempt charges must be heard as a criminal case.<br />
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Documents filed alleged that on 14th October Cooper's 'legal agent', Kanokrat Nimsamoot Booth, had obtained an arrest warrant for Brian Goudie in Pattaya Court on the same day that a case had been scheduled in Bangkok.<br />
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The case in Pattaya, filed by Booth on behalf of Boonrod Baikrathok (<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">บุุญรอด บ่ายกระโทก</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;"> )</span>, who is a retired 'freelance' worker in Pattaya alleges photographic images of her were posted online.<br />
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The Baikrathok case was dismissed by police and public prosecutors in 2014 and was thrown out by Pattaya Court in July 2015 year after a botched preliminary hearing - Baikrathok the restarted the case, but Goudie's lawyers say they will appeal to the Region 2 Court of Appeal to have the case dismissed as an abuse of process.<br />
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Baikrathok herself allegedly continues to dodge police on charges that she stole equipment from one of Goudie's companies, a matter that has been brought to the attention of the Court.<br />
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Following becoming aware of the arrest warrant, Goudie filed contempt of court charges in Pattaya Court and Bangkok Court alleging that Booth was aware that Goudie was in Court in Bangkok.<br />
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Booth will face a hearing on charges of contempt of court on a date to be fixed.<br />
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Goudie has since filed further charges in relation to an unsigned court record that has seen a number of parties being cited for contempt of court following the unlawful publication of an unverified court record online.<br />
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In a related matter in what is thought to be a first, the Technical Crime Suppression Division of the Royal Thai Police are thought to be obtaining arrest warrants for two other individuals in relation to Facebook posts threatening Goudie online- neither individual is known to Goudie or is involved in the present case.<br />
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In Bangkok, the lawyer was warned that he could well face disciplinary proceedings, and Goudie has been advised to file civil and criminal charges against all parties.<br />
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Cooper is also facing trial on a number of Computer Crimes Act as a joint defendant with convicted criminal and wanted fugitive Andrew Drummond on Computer Crimescharges filed by Noyes, which are scheduled to go to trial later this year.<br />
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Drummond absconded whilst on bail in January 2015 and has outstanding arrest warrants in cases filed by Goudie, Noyes and Hanks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-52478276279703890152016-01-05T04:56:00.002-08:002016-01-28T22:06:50.949-08:00IPSO censures Ayrshire Post newspaper over article based on Andrew Drummond article.London, 5th January 2016<br />
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<b><u>UPDATE: FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND RE_POSTED HERE.</u></b><br />
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The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has censured the Ayrshire Post, a Trinity Mirror Group newspaper, following publication of an article titled 'Tied up in a Thai Racket' in May of this year.<br />
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In complaint number 04727-15, filed by expat David Hanks, the UK press regulator has ordered that a follow up article and correction be published on the front page of the Ayrshire Post in the next edition.<br />
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The details of the offending article were taken from the web site of fugitive journalist Andrew Drummond - a fact which the publication admitted during the IPSO process.<br />
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Drummond was twice convicted in Thailand before absconding whilst on bail in the face of a mounting number of criminal prosecutions under Thailand's Computer Crimes Act.<br />
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The article reported that Hanks was remanded in custody and had been arrested with a Russian named Alexander Matusov, who it was said was a feared Russian Mafia hit an with links to a Moscow based gang - in fact<br />
Hanks had never been in custody and the co-accused was Alexander Komondorskiy.<br />
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Hanks was subsequently acquitted of all charges.<br />
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The article also claimed that Hanks was a 'henchman' and had been described in Court as 'mafia', however the publication had not been able to supply any evidence to confirm these allegations - whereas Hanks had provided documents that showed the article was not based on fact - in the complaint, Hanks described the article as a 'complete fabrication'.<br />
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Hanks had questioned why the publication had published an article submitted by a journalist who was not present in the Court and therefore could not possibly know if the article was accurate or not.<br />
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Lawyers for Trinity Mirror Group had claimed the Ayrshire Post had published the article in 'good faith' based on Drummond's reputation, and his 25 years of experience reporting news in Thailand and had asked IPSO to dismiss the complaint - this defence was rejected by the IPSO complaints committee, which had been provided with copies of outstanding arrest warrants for Drummond.<br />
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Hanks had told IPSO that the arrest warrants proved Drummond was not present at the hearing and had simply fabricated the report.<br />
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Hanks has announced that he will now take proceedings in the UK against Drummond and the publication and will ask for 'substantial' damages.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.05px; text-align: justify;">In upholding the complaint the IPSO Complaints Committee said:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.05px; text-align: justify;">'The newspaper had not been able to demonstrate that it had taken care over the accuracy of its report with regard to the reference to his being in custody and name of the complainant’s co-defendant. These elements were central claims about the nature and status of the proceedings, and the newspaper could have verified these details. In the absence of any explanation for the publication of the inaccurate information, the Committee established a breach of 1(i)'.</span></blockquote>
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Hanks said yesterday:<br />
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'Obviously I am very happy that IPSO has upheld this complaint, and in doing so recognized the Ayrshire Post had not taken sufficient steps to verify the accuracy of the information supplied by Andrew Drummond.</blockquote>
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Now that the complaint has been upheld I have instructed lawyers in the UK to commence proceedings against Trinity Mirror Group and Andrew Drummond.</blockquote>
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The article was published about a Thai Court hearing, but the submitting journalist had by that time been on the run for at least 5 months, and was not present in Court.</blockquote>
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This article was published in a targeted area in a small community, and the IPSO complaint and correction is nowhere near a sufficient remedy, and I will now seek punitive damages in the UK under the Defamation Act 2013 against Drummond and the Trinity Mirror Group.'</blockquote>
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The publication has removed the article from it's web site.<br />
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Click here for <a href="https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/rulings/IPSOrulings-detail.html?id=285">Click here for full text of the IPSO ruling.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-55907357605915592762015-12-23T02:00:00.001-08:002016-01-05T04:59:12.332-08:00UK expat oil worker Alastair 'Ally' Cooper appears in Pattaya Court charged with Internet related offences. Pattaya, 22nd December 2015<br />
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A UK expat oil worker from Hull has been indicted in Pattaya Provincial Court in Thailand charged with Internet related offences.<br />
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Alastair 'Ally' Stuart Cooper has been formally indicted for allegedly using a Facebook profile to commit a range of computer offences such as posting electronically altered images, as well as allegedly posting threats and defamatory remarks.<br />
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In a case filed by Drew Noyes Cooper has been charged jointly with the offences with Andrew Michael Drummond, a UK based blogger.<br />
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Drummond did not appear in Court as he had already absconded whilst on bail in January 2015, and the Court has issued an arrest warrant.<br />
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Cooper will face trial in November next year, and could face up to twenty years in prison if convicted - under Thai law each post carries a maximum 5 year jail term, but in cases with multiple posts, the aggregate sentence is capped at 20 years. <br />
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Cooper claims in his defence he was a tourist despite having a wife and young daughter in Thailand's North East.<br />
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Cooper pleaded not guilty, and was released on bail of THB 100, 000 (GBP 2,000) and now can only leave Thailand with the permission of the Court.<br />
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Cooper is expected to face further charges.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-7752795155975104702015-12-18T09:56:00.000-08:002016-01-05T05:15:26.575-08:00IPSO censures Ayrshire Post newspaper over Andrew Drummond article.London, 17th December 2015<br />
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This article has been re-posted here <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2016/01/ipso-censures-ayrshire-post-newspaper.html">IPSO censures Ayrshire Post over Andrew Drummond Article.</a><br />
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Pattaya, 20th November 2015<br /><br />One of two Russian men arrested for allegedly using counterfeit credit cards to pay for a million-baht shopping spree in Pattaya has been refused bail again in Pattaya Court.<br /><br />Temur Rutamov, 35, and Evgeny Titov, 27, were arrested earlier this year with 79 bogus credit cards, a skimmer device, and a laptop computer.<div>
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Titov had applied for bail in Pattaya Court last month, but was refused due to the fact that he had no verifiable address and that credit card offences with so many cards attract jail terms of up to fifty years.</div>
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Titov had previously applied for bail offering a bond of THB 800,000 (GBP 15,000) but bail was refused in both Pattaya Court and the Court of Appeal<br /><br />In March this year, police had been tipped off by Kasikorn Bank security officers that foreigners were using fake cards to purchase valuables and airline tickets at shopping malls in Pattaya. <div>
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Among the items were pricey clothes at Central Festival Pattaya Beach and air tickets to Dubai from a travel agency on Second Road near Soi 13 where Temur was caught.<br /><br />Rutamov was arrested and led police to Titov.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-23097143656768760922015-11-11T08:48:00.003-08:002015-11-26T01:58:16.424-08:00Visa agent Sean Tinsley remanded in custody in PattayaPattaya, Friday 6th November 2015<br />
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A British expat operating a visa service in Pattaya is in custody after surrendering to Pattaya Court.</div>
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Sean Tinsley, who was previously found not guilty in Pattaya Court of the attempted murder of attempted murder of Adam Pickles, surrendered after an arrest warrant was issued in late October.</div>
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The arrest warrant was issued when Tinsley failed to appear for the reading of a decision of the Region 2 Court of Appeal at the end of October, claiming a medical issue prevented him going to Court.</div>
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In a short judgement, the Region 2 Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the lower Court and convicted Tinsley of the lesser charge of the aggravated assault of school teacher Adam Pickles and sentenced Tinsley to six years in jail.</div>
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Tinsley was said to have been infuriated after a minor road accident, and Pickles was later found with severe head trauma a short distance from the incident following a chase. </div>
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Tinsley applied for bail today (Friday 6th November) which was refused. Tinsley had offered a cash bail of THB 900, 000 (approx. GBP 18,000) but the bail application will now be referred to the Supreme Court.</div>
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Tinsley is currently in the Pattaya Special Remand Prison at Nong Palai, and is awaiting the processing of the further bail application at Pattaya Court, which by law must now be referred to the Supreme Court of Thailand. This can take up to ten working days.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-347610894839634232015-10-20T23:38:00.001-07:002015-11-27T23:50:07.273-08:00UK Expat Thor Halland (aka Phillip Holland) fails to appear in Thai Court - arrest warrant issuedMonday 19th October 2015<br />
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A UK expat charged with robbery and extortion today failed to appear in Pattaya Court and was deemed to be a wanted fugitive after the Court issued a warrant for his arrest.<br />
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Thor Halland, who changed his name from Phillip Holland, was due to appear in Court after being released on bail.<br />
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On his failure to appear, the Court adjourned the case for two months, and issued a warrant for Halland/Holland.<br />
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Immediately after being released on bail from Nong Palai Prison, Halland is said to have assualted his disabled wife and threatened to kill a former friend in a blind rage<br />
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Halland's wife immediately reported the matter to Pattaya Police who obtained a second arrest warrant for Halland/Holland.<br />
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Police are said to have been disgusted that Halland/Holland assualted his diabled wife, over allegations she had not worked hard enough to secure Halland/Holland's release on bail.<br />
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Halland/Holland was charged with two others, Dennis Zabodaev after allegedly being coerced by Halland/Holland to stand as 'bodyguard' while Halland/Holland threated 'Laurent' in an extortion bid that became a comedy of errors - the whole farce was caught on CCTV!<br />
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Halland/Holland and Zabodaev were denied bail and sent to Nong Palai prison, but authorities were forced to separate them as Zabodaev alleges he was unaware of what was going on.<br />
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A third man remains at large.<br />
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Halland/Holland, allegedly previously held in a psychiatric hospital, was ostracised in prison, being described as a 'homosexual oddball' with 'low standards of hygiene'.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-78973559726675837292015-10-13T19:41:00.001-07:002015-10-13T19:41:36.577-07:00Alba Laws LLP and Sukanya Worakham to sue Sukothai Inter Law over false criminal charges.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lawyers acting for Alba Laws and Sukanya Worakham have announced they will sue Thai lawyer Yongyuth Srikrishna of Sukothai International Law, who have offices in Pattaya and Samui, for malicious prosecution and filing false criminal charges.<br />
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Sukanya Worakham and Alba Laws were last month found not guilty of fraud and theft in a case filed by Srikrishna on behalf of the mother of Greg Miller, a convicted paedophile who committed suicide after being sentenced to 38 years in jail for the serial rape of a 9 year old boy.<br />
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Worakham was found not guilty on 22nd September after a two year campaign of #internetharrassment spearheaded by a convicted criminal and wanted fugitive had already as good as convicted her on the internet.<br />
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Worakham had featured on the web site of Andrew Drummond, who is now on the run with seven outstanding arrest warrants.<br />
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A third defendant, Brian Goudie has already lodged documents with Pattaya Court and officers of the Anti Corruption squad following irregularities being revealed in Court files. Goudie and Worakham were jointly charged and lawyers say it is impossible to convict one party and dismiss against the others.<br />
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#andrewdrummond #albalaws #sukothainterlaw #yongyuthsrikrishna<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-70734976914552444392015-08-27T11:37:00.001-07:002015-10-13T19:41:49.958-07:00Expat Oil Worker Alastair 'Ally' Cooper indicted under Thailand's Computer Crimes ActPattaya, 27th August 2015<br />
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An expat oil worker who has part time residence in Thailand has been indicted under Thailand's tough Computer Crimes Act.<br />
Alastair 'Ally' Cooper was in Court 3 of Pattaya Provincial Court to face an indictment containing approximately 80 criminal charges which are a mixture of defamation, insult by publication and Computer Crimes Act charges.<br />
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In a case file by Drew Noyes, Cooper was indicted on the basis that convicted criminal and wanted fugitive Andrew Drummond had named him as a 'supporter' of Drummond's blog and therefore able to be jointly prosecuted with Drummond.<br />
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In case number 5746/2557 Cooper will face a range of charges, some in his own right and some jointly with Drummond - a warrant for Drummond's arrest was issued in this case in July of this year.<br />
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Lawyers for Noyes said privately that this case would never have been able to proceed had Drummond not implicated Cooper - Drummond of course absconded whilst on bail from Thailnd earlier this year leaving Cooper to face the charges alone.<br />
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Initially Cooper's lawyer sought to adjourn in the basis that he had only recently been appointed, however the Court advised no adjournment would be allowed and would give Cooper a few minutes to get to the Court room before issuing an arrest warrant.<br />
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A somewhat bemused Cooper arrived a few minutes later and was told via his Thai wife who acted as an interpeter that he had to lodge a bail band of THB 100,000 (GBP 2,000) with the Court, surrender his passport and was told he would not be allowed to travel overseas without the permission of the Court.<br />
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Cooper was held in detention cells while his bail was processed and released around 1700 hrs.<br />
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Sources say Cooper has been sought by Noyes and others for some time and at least two other cases failed to proceed amidst claims that Cooper was not resident in Thailand - a defence he negated by himself when he filed civil and criminal charges against Noyes along with Brian Goudie and David Hanks.<br />
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Goudie was in Court today in company with police officers who were waiting to arrest Drummond if he appeared as Goudie had arrest warrants for Drummond issued in case numbers 1269/2556 and 1826/2556 in Koh Samui Provincial Court.<br />
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Further cases are expected to be waiting for Cooper on his next appearance.<br />
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Cooper was not required to enter a plea and was remanded on bail to appear on October 19th.<br />
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#andrewdrummond #allycooperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-75662628722540621332015-08-26T21:52:00.001-07:002015-10-13T19:20:17.033-07:00Drew Noyes - Andrew Drummond lies again!Pattaya, 27th August 2015<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Drummond - a 'liar' and 'incapable of telling the truth'.</td></tr>
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A US businessman involved in ongoing litigation with a British journalist has spoken out today calling the journalist a 'liar'.<br />
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Drew Noyes spoke out from the US where he travelled to during an ongoing case and said that Andrew Drummond posting on his blog there was a warrant for Noyes, or that anyone from Noyes' office had made any comments was 'a complete fabrication'.<br />
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Sources at Pattaya Court have confirmed there is no arrest warrant for Noyes.<br />
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Drummond, who absconded whilst on bail in a case filed by Noyes, and who has at least five outstanding arrest warrants, was described previously on this site as being a journalist 'incapable of telling the truth' following dozens of inaccuracies being published on his site.<br />
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In recent months Drummond has failed to attend Court on at least five occasions, hencentral arrests warrants were issued, yet reports others are 'on the run' leading to accusations that Drummond is a hypocrite.<br />
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A number of complaints are now pending with the UK Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and the UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) regarding Drummond's site and web host Google is expected in coming months to come under increasing pressure to address accusations that Google is hosting Drummond's blog on it's Blogger platform in contravention of UK and European defamation, data and privacy laws, sometimes referred to as the 'right to be forgotten'.<br />
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#andrewdrummond #allycooperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-65336492803434523932015-08-26T09:58:00.003-07:002015-08-26T09:58:56.189-07:00Thai Blogger formally indicted for sedition for Facebook post.<div class="content" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 3em 0px 2em; vertical-align: baseline; width: 640px;">
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A Thai national arrested last month for allegedly preading a false rumour about Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Thai Prime Minister and his wife has been formally indicted today.</div>
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At just after 3pm this afternoon 'Rinda' was formally indicted at the Office of the Thai Judge Advocate General, and then sent to the Bangkok Remand Prison, before being released on bail later in the evening.</div>
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Rinda Parichabutr, was arrested by military police last month and charged w<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">ith offenses under Articles 116 and 348 of the Penal Code, the laws on sedition and on spreading rumours that might cause public panic.</span></div>
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In addition to the sedition offences, Rinda was also indicted of offenses under Article 14/2 of Thailand's tough Computer Crimes Act<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">for importing false information into the internet.</span></div>
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Military officers arrested Rinda without a warrant on 8 July 2015 and detained her incommunicado for a night at a military base before transferring her to the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) the next day.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-32509261380817680372015-08-21T04:06:00.000-07:002015-10-13T19:24:29.399-07:00Thai Court of Appeal says Web Site Owners beware - Andrew Drummond convicted again!Pattaya 2nd August 2015<br />
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The Thai Region 2 Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by fugitive Andrew Drummond and confirmed Pattaya Provincial Court made no error when it convicted Drummond in February 2014 of criminal defamation.<br />
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In a decision that is expected to cause great concern for many web site administrators, the Court of Appeal found that web site owners can be held responsible for defamatory comments by posters, even if the posters cannot be located or identified.<br />
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Pattaya Court had previously convicted Drummond, who defended the case on the basis that he was a 'journalist doing his job' but in sentencing Drummond the Court said:<br />
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'(*translation) The Defendant's occupation is as a journalist but he must only publish the truth'.<br />
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This follows a decision by the Court of Appeal in Bangkok confirming the <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/1399">defamation conviction of Thai Day website administrator</a> for publishing comments made by media mogul Sondhi Limongkul.<br />
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Drummond, currently on the run with at least five outstanding arrest warrants, did not appear at the reading of the appeal, and the time to lodge any further appeal to the Supreme Court has now expired and as such the decision is final.<br />
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Drummond currently has outstanding arrest warrants in cases filed by <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/04/pattaya-court-orders-convicted.html">Drew Noyes</a>, <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/04/koh-samui-court-issues-three-arrest.html">Brian Goudie and Hanks.</a> The new cases Drummond faces have been brought not only in relation to defamation, but aloso under Thailand's Computer Crimes Act.<br />
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Drummond's site has already been blocked by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT).<br />
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In the current case, Drummond was convicted in February of 2014 in a case filed by Drew Noyes and David Hanks, and jailed for four months and fined the equivalent of GBP 800. The jail sentence was suspended for 2 years. Drummond later appealed on the basis that he did not personally make the comment that referred to Hanks and Noyes as a 'pimp'.<br />
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At trial, Drummond had alleged that a third party 'Tony' had posted the comment and as such he was not personally guilty of any offence.<br />
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In a lengthy decision three judges of the Region 2 Court of Appeal said<br />
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(translation)* 'it is clear from the evidence that 'Tony' was the poster of the defamatory statement but both Plaintiffs filed the case on the basis that the Defendant (sic Andrew Drummond) was the owner of the website and allowed others to post comments and therefore the Defendant had the intention to allow third parties to post illegal comments'.</blockquote>
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The Court in dismissing the appeal and confirming Drummond's conviction said:<br />
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(translation)* 'the Defendant was the owner of the web site and knew that 'Tony' was the person who had posted the comment but the Defendant failed to answer the charge that he did not delete the defamatory comments. The Court of First Instance found that the Defendant had aided and abetted the posting of the defamatory comments by allowing a third party to post on the website according to document No. 4 and therefore the Court of Appeal dismisses the appeal.</blockquote>
In a long week in the Courts, a <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/08/thai-court-dismisses-case-against-expat.html">case filed against David Hanks by the DSI </a>was dismissed and <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/08/girvan-man-david-hanks-lashes-out-at.html">Hanks has sent a clear warning</a> that a swathe of defamation cases can be expected.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanks - bloggers beware!</td></tr>
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In what is thought to be a sign of things to come three web sites have already deleted material related to Noyes, Hanks and Goudie, being <a href="http://www.subzerosiam.com/">Sub Zero Siam</a> <a href="http://prachatai.org/english/node/4271">Prachathai</a> and<a href="http://isaan50.com/"> Isaan 50</a> - at least 15 other web sites, 2 Thai Newspapers and Five UK newspapers are said to have also been put on notice.<br />
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Of the three, Isaan 50 had previously carried dozens of articles linking to Drummond's blog, but all of the material has now been deleted - the three speculate out of fear of prosecution after seeing that Drummond had been convicted and subsequently absconded.<br />
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Hanks said today:<br />
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' We are very happy with this decision. Web site owners, newspapers and bloggers beware - the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal have made it clear that if you write anything that is not true, or let a third party post or use defamatory words on your website or post defamatory comments under Thai law you can be prosecuted and following this decision will be convicted and face jail'.</blockquote>
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UPDATE:<br />
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Lawyers for Hanks have stated they will go back to Court to have Drummond's suspended sentence revoked and have sentenced to an immediate jail term due to an unspecified breach of the Court decision.<br />
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Drummond has repeatedly stated he will return to Thailand, but would of course be immediately taken into custody at any Thai border crossing.<br />
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Sources say Drummond would face an uphill battle to be bailed before trial as he absconded whilst on bail, has failed to comply with two Court orders and has failed to appear in at least five other cases in which he has outstanding arrest warrants.<br />
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#andrewdrummond #allycooperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-40934500925629819592015-08-19T17:58:00.000-07:002015-08-22T01:52:48.245-07:00Girvan man David Hanks lashes out at corrupt Thai police.Pattaya, 19th August 2015<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanks - calling for an investigation. </td></tr>
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An expat business man in Thailand has lashed out at what has been described as 'rampant corruption' in Thailand's Department of Special Investigations (DSI).<br />
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David Hanks, 67, formerly of Girvan in Ayrshire, was this week acquitted of charges of illegal money lending after Pattaya Provincial Court found there was 'no reliable evidence' against Hanks.<br />
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Following being exonerated, Hanks this week has called for an investigation into why he was even charged with the offences, alleging corrupt police officers had asked for payments of up to THB 3 million (USD 100,000) at his arrest to 'make it go away'.<br />
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At Hanks' trial, in a case that was investigated by Thailand' s Department of Special Investigations, it was revealed that Russian witnesses had been told by DSI officers to sign statements in Thai language that the 'translator' could not read.<br />
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The only evidence against Hanks was one Russian witness, Pavel Bulgakovic, who has told anti-corruption investigators that he had been ordered to sign a statement eleven months after Hanks was arrested that had a photo of Hanks attached to it.<br />
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Bulgakovich later said that he had been threatened by DSI officers and signed the statement under duress, but did not know what it said as neither he nor his 'translator' could read Thai language.<br />
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A Pattaya police officer admitted at trial that he had obtained an arrest warrant for a third man, known only as 'David' who had a different physical description to Hanks and lived at a different address - and was at least 20 years younger than Hanks.<br />
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Sources at the Pattaya Prosecutors Office allegedly told Hanks they had previously decided not to pursue the case as there was no evidence against Hanks - then DSI investigators miraculously provided the photo identification eleven months later that implicated Hanks.<br />
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Six other witnesses had told the Court at a pre-trial hearing that they had never seen or heard of Hanks, but had borrowed money from another Russian national Ayrat Khabiryanov.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Drummond - DSI informant</td></tr>
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Hanks, who also has an ongoing legal action with convicted criminal and wanted fugitive blogger Andrew Drummond, has asked investigators to ascertain if the photo was provided to the DSI by Drummond, who has previously reported on his blog that he is a DSI informant and has provided information and documents to them.<br />
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Hanks said today in Pattaya:<br />
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'Now that the trial is over I am able to speak out.<br />
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My lawyers have told me I should never even have been charged with this offence, but while I have been relentlessly attacked in the media I was advised that I must not speak out before for fear of prejudicing the case.<br />
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This has dragged on for two years and as 67 year old man with no criminal record it has been an absolute nightmare.<br />
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The case has received wide media attention and I have been branded as 'Mafia' and a 'gangster' - I already filed a case for this against Andrew Drummond but he absconded and fled Thailand befoe he could be put on trial - but I now have an arrest warrant for him.<br />
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My lawyers have spoke to anti-corruption police and are calling for an investigation into how a convicted criminal and wanted fugitive can be allowed to act as a police informant to help to bring false criminal charges.<br />
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Drummond and his supporters have engaged in an incredible campaign of media and Internet harassment and every last one of them that can be identified will be prosecuted.<br />
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I have instructed my lawyers to prosecute every newspaper and website, every blogger and every journalist, whether in Thailand or overseas, that has misreported this case'.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-29036330104349085252015-08-19T17:02:00.003-07:002015-08-19T17:02:30.122-07:00Pattaya Court issues arrest warrants for Sukanya Pechan.Pattaya, 18th August 2015<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sukanya Pechan-arrest warrant issued.</td></tr>
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Pattaya Provincial Court has issued two arrest warrants for a Thai National who ran a travel and legal consulting business in Pattaya.<br />
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Sukanya Pechan is being prosecuted by two of her ex business partners, John McDonald and Storm Simpson, for allegedly falsifying records of company meetings and failed to turn up at trial.<br />
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In case number 441/2558 and case number 442/2558 at a preliminary hearing in June this year the Court heard evidence that shareholder had not been advised of compay meetings, and that company assets had been sold and the funds could not be traced in company bank accounts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P.S. Legal Cha Am - closed.</td></tr>
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Pechan, who is rumoured to also have arrest warrants in Cha Am, near Petchaburi where she set up two new offices for her new company, P.S. Legal Group, following her departure from her office in Pattaya in 2013.<br />
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The offices in Cha Am however also now have been closed and Pechan's current whereabouts are unknown.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-29835296493717375092015-08-17T22:27:00.003-07:002015-08-17T22:27:24.893-07:00Thai Court dismisses case against expat David Hanks - 'no reliable evidence' Hanks was involved.<div class="tr_bq">
Pattaya, 18th August 2015</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Hanks - all charges dismissed</td></tr>
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Pattaya Provincial Court this morning dismissed a case filedby Thailand's so called elite Department of Special Investigations (DSI) involving an expat business man alleging he had been involved in an operation lending money to Russian tourists in the resort town of Pattaya, Thailand.<br />
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David John Hanks, formerly of Givan in Ayrshire had all charges dismissed after the Court found that there was <i>'no reliable evidence'</i> to connect Hanks to the money lending operation that was operated by Russian national Ayrat Kabharov.<br />
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Six Russian witnesses who had given evidence at a pre-trial hearing all stated clearly that they had no idea who Hanks was, had never met him, and had only met Khabarov. Khabarov absconded whilst on bail last year.<br />
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The co-accused in the case, Alexander Komondorkiy did not appear at trial on health grounds, and the Court postponed his case and issued an arrest warrant so that Komondorsky could be detained should he attempt to enter Thailand.<br />
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Khabarov was arrested in June 2014 by Thailand's Department of Special Operations, but <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/06/girvan-man-david-hanks-tell-thai-court.html">at the trial in August 2015</a> allegations surfaced that witnesses had been 'verballed' and had signed statements in Thai language that had not been properly translated to them - the Russian translator involved was later forced to admit that he could not read Thai and had no idea what he or the witnesses had signed.<br />
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Hanks was represented by lawyer Sanya Namnaphon of Alba Laws LLP at trial, who also recently represented Rashid Grasanov, <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2014/12/russian-mafia-hitman-rashid-grasanov.html">who was also found not guilty</a> amidst allegations of police misconduct in the case.<br />
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Lawyers for Hanks are now considering what action can be taken against the officers involved, and whether charges for misconduct can be laid.<br />
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The case has attracted significant media attention in both the Thai and foreign press, and on the internet and Hanks is now expected to file charges against all of media the outlets that misreported that Hanks was 'mafia' or 'a gangster' or involved in 'racketeering' and 'money laundering'.<br />
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<br />Hanks said at the Court this morning:<br /><br />'I am obviously delighted at the outcome of the case, and happy that I have finally been able to clear my name after two years of media harassment and personal attacks on the internet - all coordinated by a journalist already convicted of libel in a case I filed, and who is now on the run with several arrest warrants outstanding after absconding whilst on bail.<br /><br />From the outset I have maintained my innocence and repeatedly stated I had nothing to do with this - I even provided prosecutors and police with statements from witnesses that witnesses were forced to sign statements in Thai language and had no idea what they had signed, and will now certainly pursue that matter.<div>
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The icing on the cake was when the 'translator' admitted he had no idea what the statements said.<br /><div>
<br />My family and I have been subjected to a disgraceful media campaign and called 'mafia' and a 'gangster', and it is time for that hate campaign of harassment to be addressed in the Courts,</div>
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<br />I cannot thank my lawyer Sanya Namnaphon enough for his diligence in pursuing this case, and for his tireless efforts to have this case brought to this conclusion today'.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-42004169575455829082015-08-04T20:25:00.002-07:002015-08-04T20:25:57.009-07:00Jomtien real estate agent Andy Mathews ordered to surrender to Pattaya Court for threatening to kill former business partner.<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'sans serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17.6000003814697px;">Pattaya, August 1st 2015 </span><br />
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<br /><br />Pattaya Provincial Court has ordered a Jomtien real estate agent to surrender to the Court to answer charges of threatening to kill his former business partner.<br /><br />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 death threats against Haupt after Haupt filed several defamation cases against Mathews.<div>
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Mathews was ordered to appear on September 15th or an arrest warrant will be issued.<br /><br />Mathews was previously arrested in October 2014 in a case brought by Haupt's company and a further case filed by a female employee of the company and spent three weeks in custody earlier this year after breaching his bail conditions twice.<br /><br />It is alleged Mathews has sent hundreds of written threats and defamatory statements by email and SMS message to a number of other people.<br /><br />At least ten reports have been made to Pattaya Police, and a recent SMS message is alleged to have said that any witness that attends Court will be stabbed to death.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Mathews is now expected to face an extremely tough bail hearing as 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Mathews joins his previous ally Andrew Drummond, the fugitive journalist, who also has several outstanding arrest warrants issued by Pattaya Court.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-36612308964219277902015-07-30T01:54:00.003-07:002015-10-13T19:20:45.682-07:00Convicted journalist Andrew Drummond falsely reports story of convicted paedophile Gregory Miller.Pattaya, 30th July 2015<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Drummond - 'incapable of reporting the truth'.</td></tr>
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Journalist Andrew Drummond, who absconded on bail from Thailand and fled to the UK in January of this year has falsely reported a convicted paedophile was 'fitted up' has been accused of being 'incapable of reporting the truth'.</div>
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Drummond with two criminal convictions and seven outstanding arrest warrants in Thailand has reported that Gregory James Miller, who recently passed away in Chonburi Hospital where he had been taken from Rayong Regional Prison, was ''fitted up', Drummond reports:</div>
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<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17.6000003814697px;">That Greg Miller was fitted up on several charges is a given. A retrial was ordered and six out of seven child sexual abuse charges were dismissed and five out of seven kidnapping charges were dismissed.</span></blockquote>
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In fact, Miller pleaded guilty to all charges against the advice of his former lawyer after changing lawyers from Alba Laws LLP, to Yongyuth Sirikrishna of Sukhothai Inter Laws in Pattaya received his sentence.<br />
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Lawyer Sanya Namnaphon of Alba Laws LLP had already secured Miller's release on bail for urgent medical treatment before a former staff member encouraged Miller to pay her a large sum of money, and later staged a robbery at the Alba Laws offices to try to cover the fact that she had been embezzling company funds - following a recent internal police investigation prompted by a complaint to the Royal Thai Police Internal Affairs unit, an arrest warrant is now imminent for the staff member on charges of theft, fraud, trespass and embezzlement.<br />
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Miller later said that his new lawyers guaranteed him a maximum sentence of 10 years and all parties were stunned when the Court handed down in Novemeber 2014 what was one of the highest sentences on record in Pattaya.<br />
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The Region 2 Court of Appeal ordered Miller's sentence be reviewed, but no 'retrial' was ordered.<br />
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Following the change of lawyers, Miller was sentenced to 38 years in jail, later reduced to 27 years on appeal, and Miller sued, leaving the two legal firms embroiled in a legal battle that it appears cannot be settled.<br />
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Lawyers for Alba Laws LLP said this week:<br />
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' Whilst we deeply regret the death in custody of Greg Miller, it is unfortunate that the story has been distorted in the media by a convicted criminal journalist with many outstanding arrest warrants who is simply incapable of telling the truth.</blockquote>
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Greg Miller was not 'fitted up', in fact he pleaded guilty to all charges against our advice and changed lawyers.</blockquote>
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The evidence against Miller was absolutely overwhelming and included video and photo evidence that the Technical Services team of the FBI were able to 'crack' on an encrypted drive.</blockquote>
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We have tried to settle the case with his mother but have been obstructed by constant meddling and lies and deceptions in the media.</blockquote>
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Outside of the handling of Greg's case, his new lawyers have been illegally providing confidential information to Drummond will now see them facing criminal charges in Pattaya Court next month where the lawyers are being charged with contempt of court and leaking confidential Court documents.</blockquote>
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We have already provided the FBI with a copy of all of our files that graphically show Greg Miller was guilty as charged.'</blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-37961322627726923602015-07-30T00:11:00.001-07:002015-07-30T00:11:57.583-07:00Thai Court of Appeal confirms criminal conviction of fugitive journalist Andrew Drummond.18th July 2015<br />
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The Region 2 Court of Appeal in Rayong has confirmed the criminal conviction of fugitive journalist Andrew Drummond on Computer Crimes charges.<br /><br />Drummond, who absconded on bail from Thailand in January of this year to evade criminal prosecution failed to appear to hear the reading of the verdict and he was sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined GBP 800 in his absence.There is an existing arrest warrant in the case that is valid for 10 years.<div>
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Drummond was convicted in February 2015 in a case filed by David Hanks and Drew Noyes and following his conviction filed an appeal before absconding on bail.<br /><br />Drummond also recently failed to appear in Pattaya Court and following a <a href="http://casewatchasia.blogspot.com/2015/03/pattaya-court-accepts-new-criminal.html">previous report </a> on this site it has now been confirmed that Pattaya Provincial Court has ordered the convicted British journalist along with one of the supporters to his site, expat oil worker Alastair 'Ally' Cooper to appear in Court on 23rd August 2015 to answer a further criminal indictment on dozens of defamation and computer crimes charges. </div>
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In a hearing this week, lawyers for Cooper have tried to argue he cant be tried in Thailand, but the Court has made an order that Cooper appear on 23rd August 2015 or an arrest warrant will be issued.<br /><br />The case was filed by Drew Noyes, Drummond was charged in connection with his Web site, and Cooper charged as a sponsor and supporter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPxXj8IXGetVs8OvWTFgycfiileXUjoXIZq_y6qhv5u-HFlvKqHgScvUAVck-mntjl3Ef9Sgv2VY4IWPZo8h5ErP9S2UGpYSPM1Xck4-LtNPmSVZHIhbbEZZYp9Zw2OrwZy9UlX9i4qCK/s1600/alastair-ally-cooper.jpg"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPxXj8IXGetVs8OvWTFgycfiileXUjoXIZq_y6qhv5u-HFlvKqHgScvUAVck-mntjl3Ef9Sgv2VY4IWPZo8h5ErP9S2UGpYSPM1Xck4-LtNPmSVZHIhbbEZZYp9Zw2OrwZy9UlX9i4qCK/s400/alastair-ally-cooper.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Alastair 'Ally' Cooper<br /><br />The Court had previously ordered Thai immigration authorities to confirm Cooper's travel to and from Thailand, and to confirm an address to allow Court documents to be served.<br /><br />The Court accepted witness statements and found a prima face case exists for Drummond and Cooper to jointly face trial. Both men are alleged to have posted defamatory statements online.<br /><br />After accepting the case earlier this year, the Court issued a summons for both Cooper and Drummond to surrender to the Court early in May, Drummond failed to appear and the Court issued an arrest warrant for him, but Cooper had filed an application to rehear the case. Cooper's application has now been dismissed, and he must appear or join Drummond as a fugitive from justice.<br /><br />A case filed by Drummond and Cooper against Noyes has already been dismissed by Bangkok Central Criminal Court.<br /><br />Drummond apparently incorrectly reported the case had been filed by a third party, Brian Goudie, but lawyers for Goudie stated that they have not yet filed cases against Cooper, but expect they may receive instructions to do so. <div>
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Drummond has been ordered to surrender to Koh Samui court on April 20th in three separate cases filed by David Hanks and Brian Goudie and when he failed to appear the Court issued three arrest warrants in Black Case numbers 1247/2556, 1269/2556 and 1826/2556.<br /><br />Lawyers say the acceptance of the case against Cooper is a clear warning to parties posting comments on Drummond's blog that they can be prosecuted as supporters under Thai law, as all foreigers are required to file an address with immigration authorities.<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-62458464707374309122015-06-20T02:23:00.000-07:002015-06-21T00:46:25.023-07:00Girvan man David Hanks tells Thai Court of his unlawful arrest by corrupt Thai police.Pattaya, 19th June 2011<br />
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A Thai Court was told this week that an expat business man on trial in Thailand on illegal money lending and usury charges should never have been arrested, never mind prosecuted.<br />
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David Hanks, 67, formerly from Girvan in Ayrshire, was on trial for allegedly funding a Russian illegal money lending syndicate. Over a five day trial the Court was told there was not a single shred of evidence to justify Hanks being charged.<br />
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A second defendant, Alexander Komondorskiy, who worked for a Russian syndictae failed to show for trial and an arrest warrant was issued for him.<br />
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The Court heard that a member of a rival Russian syndicate, working with corrupt officers of Thailand's so called elite Department of Special Investigations (DSI) in Pattaya, had informed on a Russian national, Ayrat Khabiryanov. who was known to Hanks.<br />
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The Court was told that after Khabiryanov was arrested he was threatened to keep quiet so that the rival Russian syndicate could take over the lucrative illegal money lending business- with the promise that no legal issues would befall them as they would have the protection of the DSI - the plan was revealed after a post appeared on a Russian social networking site saying the DSI were offering to pay witnesses to make false statements.<br />
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Khabiryanov, now 27, pictured right, was arrested in a high profile operation in June 2013 - but has since absconded.<br />
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Hanks told the Court he knew Khabiryanov because Hanks has invested in a beauty pageant in December 2012 and January 2013 along with a number of prominent local businessman, and the Mayor of Pattaya, Ittipol Khunplume.<br />
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One particular police officer was unable to explain why Hanks had been arrested when 16 Russian witnesses had failed to identify him, but had instead identified a 'David' who had a different address, a different physical description, and was at least 20 years Hanks' junior.<br />
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The Court was told the high ranking police officer had obtained a search warrant and arrest warrant for another foreigner called 'David' at a different address - but subsequently arrested Hanks who had a completely different physical description. The warrant was for 'David' at another address and was for a man in his 40's - Hanks is 67.<br />
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A high ranking DSI officer, who has already been transferred amid allegations of corruption, was named as being at the centre of the proposed illegal money lending and protection scam.<br />
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Two DSI officers told the Court that two Russian men, 'Alex' and 'Pavel' were alleged by police to have pointed to a photo of Hanks and identified him, but in cross examination by Hanks' lawyer, Sanya Namnaphon, police were forced to admit that in their vigour to close the case, they had failed to remove a time stamp from the photo that showed the photo was only available to police nine months after Hanks was arrested.<br />
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Hanks' lawyers also asked the Court to investigate why information about the case had been leaked to the Press, and why he had been wrongfully linked to a fourth Russian Man, Alexander Matsov, an infamous Russian Mafia figure who was not involved in the case at all.<br />
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Hanks made no comment after the close of the trial as he has been told for legal reasons he must wait for the judgement of the Court.<br />
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The Court will render its verdict on 18th August at 0900hrs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871457634901233211.post-72467737964514548722015-06-12T08:37:00.001-07:002015-06-12T08:37:47.344-07:00Pattaya Court issues arrest warrant for Thai journalist Kanokrat BoothPattaya, 11th June 2013<br />
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Pattaya Provincial Court has issued an arrest warrant for Kanokrat Nimsamooth Booth (<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">กนกรัตน์ นิ่มสมุทธ บูส) after she failed to appear in Court to answer criminal charges of malicious prosecution.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Booth, a Thai journalist, has been committed to trial to face the charges filed by Drew Noyes, following criminal charges filed by Booth against Noyes being dismissed earlier this year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The Court heard that Booth was unable toi attend as she was on 'important business', however the presiding judge found there was no evidence to support her reason for failing to appear, that Booth was aware of the need to appear, and the Court therefore was of the opinion that Booth intended to evade justice and made an order that an arrest warrant be issued.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Booth was previosly refuised entry to the UK in 2010 following UK immigraiton being advised her marriage to Dennis Booth had broken down. Booth was detained at Glasgow Airport before being deported to Thailand.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Booth appealed the decision by UK immigration, and despite success in the Immigration Appeal Tribunal, UK immigration has since not permitted her to re- enter the UK.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Booth grabbed media intention when she threatended to commit suicide in front of the UK Embassy in Bangkok.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Recently, Booth has been involved in several cases involving convicted criminal Andrew Drummond, who adsconded whilst on bail on Computer Crimes charges in December 2014, and now has seven outstanding arrest warrants, and rumours abound that Drummond may face the prospect of extradition from the UK to Thailand - or prosecution in the UK.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The Thai Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT) has already blocked Drummond's site.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731259714401558415noreply@blogger.com0