Eighteen Thais wanted on a variety of alleged crimes will think twice about voting in the future after police arrested them when they came to cast legally required ballots July 3.
Using Thailand’s mandatory voting law as cover for their trap, officers nabbed the unsuspecting suspects in crimes ranging from attempted murder and rape to weapons possession and embezzlement.
Arrested on warrants for violent crimes were Manot Pan-Iam, Bandit Ketpat and Pathomray Sunthornrattanakit for separate cases of alleged rape of a minor, Saishon Mounramsuk for unspecified “obscenities” against a person under age 15, Jatupol Yaemnin and Kiattsak Utama for separate alleged cases of attempted murder and weapons possession, and Wirat Saowarot for alleged robbery.
Some of the many suspects caught at the polls are led into the station for processing.
Apprehended on warrants for non-violent crimes were Kongsak Maikiew and Kamonporn Chainam for separate cases of allegedly embezzling property, Dutmanee Kiewcha-On for skipping bail, Sukit Somjit, Ukrit Pan-On and Wasuthorn Chonrakul for alleged check fraud, Somjintana Atittang for alleged electronic card crimes, Phuthong Jern for alleged reckless driving resulting in injury, Karuna Plukjit and Pornthip Yaempaob for separate alleged cases of “deceit,” and Daofa Klongtrong for alleged trespassing.
