BANK Robbery !

[GLZT]

Thailand scared AM country DK also?

[Atonchia]

No wonder all the outlaws run road to Thailand.

Cannot extradite to SG.

Looks like Vivian need to do something.

[Ktglfc]

Thai Attorney-General's Office says it is 'not in the position to consider' request to send Canadian to S'pore

 

 

Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore's efforts to extradite a suspect in the Holland Village bank heist have hit a snag in Thailand. The Attorney-General's Office in Bangkok has rejected its request for Canadian national David James Roach.

 

"We denied it because we are not in the position to consider it," said Mr Amnat Chotchai, director-general of the international affairs department at the Attorney General's Office. He did not elaborate on the reasons.

 

Roach, 27, is accused of robbing the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank on July 7, by allegedly handing the teller a note which said he had a weapon.

 

 

 

 

He flew from Singapore to Bangkok on the day of the robbery, but was detained by Thai police three days later. The Thai authorities revoked his right to stay here, and he has been held at Bangkok's immigration detention centre since then.

 

It is unclear if there are other avenues that would allow Roach to be flown from Bangkok to Singapore to face trial. The two countries have not signed an extradition treaty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As an immigration offender in Thailand, he would be deported back to Canada if he cannot be extradited. This would mean Singapore would have to pursue the case with Canadian officials. But that could be complicated by the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries.

 

Thailand's immigration police chief Nathathorn Prousoontorn said he was waiting for a final decision on the matter, but could not hold Roach for much longer. Thai police are required to deport immigration offenders as soon as it is reasonable to do so.

 

"The Canadian government wants us to deport him back to Canada," he told The Straits Times. "Immigration (police) can't detain him for a long time. It has been a month. We have to make a decision."

 

According to Mr Amnat, the Attorney-General's Office was now processing a request by Singapore police to examine the items found on Roach in Thailand. This has not been concluded, he said.

 

Singapore police, when contacted, said they are still working with the Thai authorities on the matter.

Roach was arrested on July 9 in Bangkok's Boxpackers Hostel after Singapore police alerted their Thai counterparts. Thai police said he was found with 700,000 baht (S$27,000) in cash, as well as a notebook containing a detailed escape plan that included stopovers in Chiang Mai and Dubai. Also in the notebook was the same message found on the note used in the robbery.

 

While the contents of the note have never been made public, it has been reported by Shin Min Daily News as: "This is a robbery, I have a weapon, give me money, don't call police." The teller handed over $30,000 before alerting the police.

 

• Additional reporting by Danson Cheong

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-rejects-request-to-extradite-robbery-suspect

Crap!

Now what can S'pore do? Just more talks with the Thais... Apart from this, if the Thais don't want, S'pore really cannot do anything... Meaning it will send a signal to all ang mo, that they can do all the harms to S'pore and then quickly go Thailand and then these ang mo won't be able to suffer punishment in S'pore ...

 

Our MFA needs to tighten this leh ....

[Vratenza]

Our foreign diplomacy is a joke...... this is one real world example.

 

What is the use of having ASEAN, embassies and what not when a simple clear cut case of escaped robbery suspect with video evidence cannot be indicted back for due criminal proceedings?

 

 

Crap!
Now what can S'pore do? Just more talks with the Thais... Apart from this, if the Thais don't want, S'pore really cannot do anything... Meaning it will send a signal to all ang mo, that they can do all the harms to S'pore and then quickly go Thailand and then these ang mo won't be able to suffer punishment in S'pore ...

Our MFA needs to tighten this leh ....

 

[1fast1]

Just saw Pulp Fiction, Bonnie+Clyde thinks they are so clever that no one ever holds up a restaurant and so they did it. Except 2 of the customers were ruthless hitmen.

You mean you only just saw it?!

 

So, how was that long term cryonic experience?

 

Not B+C. P+H. Pumpkin and Honeybunny.

[Sabian]

Our foreign diplomacy is a joke...... this is one real world example.

 

What is the use of having ASEAN, embassies and what not when a simple clear cut case of escaped robbery suspect with video evidence cannot be indicted back for due criminal proceedings?

Wonder what will happen if it was a terror suspect or if the situation was reversed...ang mo suspected of terror acts in another asean country and transits through Changi.

[Othello]

I think someone is Thailand needs a "donation" 

[Raychay]

Thai Attorney-General's Office says it is 'not in the position to consider' request to send Canadian to S'pore

 

 If the suspect is their country's custody and they are not in position, then who is? 

[Blueray]

quick ... Vivi fast fast go FB and write a "strongly worded" post to express our "grave disappointment" in the way the Thais have handled this matter. 

 

oh ... but wait, the robbery took place in Singapore, so matter should be under MHA and not MFA ... 

Edited August 20, 2016 by Blueray

[Othello]

quick ... Vivi fast fast go FB and write a "strongly worded" post to express our "grave disappointment" in the way the Thais have handled this matter. 

 

oh ... but wait, the robbery took place in Singapore, so matter should be under MHA and not MFA ... 

 

he's busy checking on Bedok FC ceiling lah

[Sosaria]

The israelis would've just sent in special forces operatives to kidnap that guy and bring him out, as an example that no one can escape them using legal means and no place on earth is safe!

[BanCoe]

he's busy checking on Bedok FC ceiling lah

Don't say liiddat about my friend VB , he run out of options oldready.... Now in talks with CASE and ASEAN

LATEST UPDATE : Happens once in 50 years by AMDK ...... Move On lah !

[Bystander50]

quick ... Vivi fast fast go FB and write a "strongly worded" post to express our "grave disappointment" in the way the Thais have handled this matter. 

 

oh ... but wait, the robbery took place in Singapore, so matter should be under MHA and not MFA ... 

 

Ms Vivian another keyboard warrior?

Takes to FB to express disappointment.

 

Unlike the WP hawker center ceiling saga, can talk until got dragon and phoenix non stop.

[Kusje]

 If the suspect is their country's custody and they are not in position, then who is? 

 

Bloody Thais biting the hand that feeds them.

 

If not for our shady dealings with Thaksin, would those generals even be able to take power?

[Adrianli]

The israelis would've just sent in special forces operatives to kidnap that guy and bring him out, as an example that no one can escape them using legal means and no place on earth is safe!

 

Same for the US and recently heard of NK doing it, known as suicide squad.

[Adrianli]

Bloody Thais biting the hand that feeds them.

 

If not for our shady dealings with Thaksin, would those generals even be able to take power?

 

I think that was a loop hole left behind by Thaksin. We also never handed over Thaksin and his sister when they are wanted in Thailand. They were here happily eating and dinning when they were "on the run".

[Google]

Actually how you know when they decided to deport him back to Canada, the plane suddenly develop a snag and decided to fly over to Singapore for emergency? And the rest is history

[Kusje]

Actually how you know when they decided to deport him back to Canada, the plane suddenly develop a snag and decided to fly over to Singapore for emergency? And the rest is history

 

Your nick is google but you never use google maps before?