Thread: 'Merchant of Death' arrested in Bangkok

This is an interesting story-

Thailand refuses to extradite 'Merchant of Death'

Writer: AFPPublished: 11/08/2009 at 04:00 PM A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a request by the United States for the extradition of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death".
Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the "Merchant of Death", is seen sitting behind bars at a Bangkok court in May. A Thai court has rejected a request by the United States for the extradition of Bout.

"The court has agreed to dismiss the case," judge Jitakorn Patanasiri said in a surprise decision that comes almost a year-and-a-half after Bout, 42, was arrested in a sting operation at a Bangkok hotel.
“His guilt cannot be determined in Thailand,” said the judge.
Bout, who is said to have inspired the Hollywood film "Lord of War" starring Nicolas Cage, was held on charges that he peddled weapons, including to Al-Qaeda, that were used in some of the world's most violent conflicts.
The United States was "disappointed and mystified" by the court's decision, a senior US diplomat said,
"We are disappointed and mystified by the court's ruling. We think the facts of the case are relevant to Thai laws," James Entwistle, the deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Bangkok, told reporters.
The court said that it did not have the authority to punish "actions done by foreigners against other foreigners in another country".
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One of my friends was out shopping in Pattaya the other day, when he came back he told me the town was crawling with Russians!!

Interestingly the Russian Government have brought pressure to bear on Thailand to refuse to extradite Victor Bout, maybe we here are witnessing signs of things to come with a shift in what powers Thailand will lend ears to when it comes to special requests, the US influence over Thailand are for sure weakened, which Thailands negative attitude towards Madam Clinton and her wishes regards Burma at the resent Asean meeting also was a clear indicator of.

The Thai way, of always going with the money, no matter where they come from, seems alive and very well, the Russian tourists are streaming in to Thailand in a time where the western tourists have chosen to stay away, they are receiving the Russian Mafia thugs and internet criminals with open arms, and by refusing to extradite Victor Bout the Thai Government is showing that here in Thailand Russian tourists and criminals with their ill gotten gains, can enjoy the same protection from western justice, via Thai courts working much the same way as the bent corrupt courts back home in good old Russia.

I especially like the Thai Judge arguing -" that Thailand did not have the authority to punish "actions done by foreigners against other foreigners in another country".

While at the same time Thailand is begging almost every Country in the world to arrest Thaksin and extradite him back to Thailand

Now if I was head of the US justice department I would know exactly who would get a lovely visa to stay indefinitely in the US, at the same time an apologetic email would go to Abbashit saying sorry but "actions done by foreigners (a Thai) against other foreigners (Thais) in a foreign Country (Thailand) is none of our business.

And then I would sign it "Fuck you to"

Amazing Thailand