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dirtydog

A French national who is living and working in Thailand has reported to Pattaya police officers that he was extorted out of 150,000 baht recently by members of an investigative team that visited his workplace.
Pattaya, the 26th of November 2009 [PDN]: On the day of the 26th of November Mr Cyril Bossis Bonye age 31, of French nationality, proceeded to the Pattaya Police Station in order to file a complaint in regards to police extortion that he alledged has occurred.

Mr Bonye explained to officers at the station that at approximately 4:30pm on the 23rd of November a team of police investigators came into his restaurant, located on Soi Yensabai, with a search warrant in-hand. The officers confiscated 20 t-shirts, 15 pairs of shoes, 10 watches and 38 CD’s which all of which were fakes. He was then escorted down to the Pattaya Police Station and interviewed on the 3rd floor of the building.


Following a short wait Mr Bonye was asked to step outside of the interview room were he alledges that he was presented with the opportunity of paying the officers involved an amount of 150,000 baht or face a lengthy jail term. Quite obviously being scared Mr Bonye asked a friend to deliver the money to the station at which point he paid a police officer the request amount of money. After the money was handed over Mr Bonye was sent back to the interview room for a short while before being told that he was free to leave.


Mr Bonye decided to return and report the extortion after consulting with his friends and girlfriend about the incident. Police are as yet unsure of the veracity behind Mr Bonye’s report but have called in the group of investigators from the case to get their version of events.

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Moonraker

The best thing that he can do is to get out of town before he disappears.

dirtydog

Pattaya's next suicide victim?

Panda

Wonder how long before his restaurant gets closed down.

kmart

Nice one, Cyril.

Dug

Good for him.

Travelmate

dumbass

Sdigit

This guy more stupid than a stupid thing on a stupid day.

I'll give him a year before he's dead or locked up forever

buriramboy

hope he has his affairs in order.

ferretface

i hope hes got life insurance,hes gonna need it.

StrontiumDog

If he's doing business here he should know how things work.

He did commit a crime. He's effectively made a public confession.

Now he could face jail. Or worse. And the police investigating the police is laughable.

Wallalai

Considering that all his money come from extorting frenchies in Republica Islamiya Banana of France I don't see nothing wrong from BIB trying to extort money from him.

Chairman Mao

Not in the long run.

Sdigit

If the dumb shit had any savvy about him he'd have negotiated the price down to 50,000 and considered it as taxes.

buriramboy

He's a proper dumb shit, as the police will probably file a counter claim saying he tried to bribe them and they have the 150,000 baht as evidence, not a good idea to make Pattaya policemen lose face if you are in business.

Perota

I don't have that many pair of shoes. Beside that .... No comments.

Why? Because he has guts ?

Probably the right answer

Loy Toy

I saw this interview in full on Pattaya TV and the smile on this policeman's face kind of says it all.

I would not swap his counterfeit shoes for mine........no way........no how!

taxexile

not wishing to sound racist in any way of course, but i dont think his thick lips or dreadlocks impressed the local plod and probably doubled his penalty.

Sdigit

I've heard they dont think to highly of blacks.

Wallalai

Do we have recently any post reporting about a french national without an arabian or african name on this board ?

That just speak of itself. These people are ransacking France and then come here and pretend to be honest citizens. F***k them all.