Boonlua Chatree
The Iranian owner of a Pattaya coffee shop and his
Iranian employee were arrested on labor law and immigration violations.
Mohammad Ali Selseleh
Transnational Crime Coordination Center officers
raided the Paradise Restaurant & Coffee Shop on Pratamnak Hill June 5,
arresting 22-year-old waiter Mehran Rostami. He was charged with working
without a work permit.
Mohammad Ali Selseleh, 43, admitted to owning the
coffee shop, police said. He reportedly confessed to hiring Mehran for
3,000 baht per month plus accommodations.
Police arrested him for illegally employing a
foreigner without a work permit. Unable to produce his passport,
officers added an immigration charge as well.
Mehran Rostami
