Wilber Tan 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 receive a mail on this.. true? how true is it? i will like to know oso.... Dear All, My Dept secretary informed on this. Her cousin was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport. He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of smokes into his bag and he thought it was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was RM30,000 for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid RM50 for an air-cond cell, 200-300 baht for each visitor, and RM11,000 for his final release. The Police shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined RM2,000 by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Malaysian Embassy and was told that they are helpless, as M'sians are victimised similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored. He shared a cell with a Singaporean the 1st night who paid RM60,000 for his release. The 2nd night was an Indian national who paid USD70,000. Mind you this is not in a shag downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop in Bangkok's Int'l Airport. BE WARNED. Thank you. Regards, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Duty free shops don’t sell cigarette by packet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeqa 1 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 The story is fake: I also receive email regarding KLIA. Push Pockets in KL> > > I am sure you all have heard of 'pick pocket'. Now> there is a new> trend, 'push pocket'.> > > A few days ago a new type of crime has surfaced in town. It goes> something like this:- Somebody slips a hand-phone into your pocket,> sometimes it could be just a wallet with an identity card and a few> Ringgit.> > A few minutes later, the 'owner' comes up and confronts you, the> 'thief'. He makes a big commotion that you stole his stuff.> > You, caught unaware, are then pulled aside by the 'owner' for a> settlement you are intimidated and threatened that if you do not> pay up,> the police will be brought in. If you pay up, this 'owner' lets> you go.> If not, the police are brought in.> > Another strange thing is that, there always seems to be a> 'witness' to> the your 'theft'.> > I am told this often happens to foreigners at the Kuala Lumpur> International Airport (KLIA) or even at LRT trains. Given that you're> 'guilty until proven innocent' as far as the Malaysian police are> concerned, I understand some poor people are in jail for these> 'offences'.> > At the KLIA, the 'owner' throws his hand-phone and wallet with> the few> Ringgit notes into the luggage trolley of a just arrived> passenger. The> drama unfolds a few minutes later. The real culprit has easily> convincedour Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he> has not paid up> the 'settlement' demand). This is a very serious matter.> > This is another form of extortionists operating in broad> daylight. They> are disgusting criminals who will do anything to rob and steal. The> sickening part of the whole scenario is that unless you pay the> 'quotedsettlement' money, they will put you in real trouble by> calling the> police.> > The real culprit gets back his hand-phone and wallet but the> real victim> (i.e. could be any one of us) is thrown into the police lock up and> charged in court.> > So do be very careful, otherwise you may end up as a 'thief' as> you have> no way to prove your innocence.> > Pass it on...let more people be aware of such things around> them.> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairul 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 i received a malay version of it today...happened at LCCT.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
