Surat Thani, 29th August 2018 -Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat, says more CCTV cameras will be installed on Ko Tao Island to ensure safety for tourists.
Weerasak said an investigation is now underway on the tourist island to verify a female British tourist’s sexual abuse claim, adding it would take some time before any conclusion could be made given that the incident took place a while ago.
The Tourism and Sports Ministry is set to revise security measures and has instructed a related agency to install more surveillance cameras on Ko Tao while admitting that the news has affected the island’s tourism.
Meanwhile, Gen. Surachet Hakpal, the Deputy Commissioner of the Tourist Police, and a group of forensic police traveled to the island to look for evidence and witnesses.
The owner of the hotel, where the British woman had stayed, claimed she told the female tourist to seek help from the police after learning about what had happened to her.
Gen. Surachet will ask the British embassy to urge the alleged victim to return to Thailand to provide more information and evidence to the police.
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