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[kmart]

The cop wasn't seriously injured because the Swiss guy stabbed him with a swiss army penknife.

With the "magnifying glass" utensil.

From the photo posted, it looks like the cops are having a job restraining themselves, even at the press photo junket. Guy is going to do some hard time.

[fruittbatt]

I'm with Jaapfries in finding the focus on Minnig's ethnicity curious.  "Swiss" nationals can be German, Italian, French, or any one else with at least one Swiss parent and who was born in Switzerland.  How does nationality or ethnicity make any difference to his actions?  

Am impressed with the actions of Thai police here in acting on a farang's serious and apparently legitimate complaint.  Restores a bit of faith in the Boys in Brown and is a nice change from tales of police corruption, fu's, etc.

[Payboy]

whatever his reasons, i'm sure he has learn't the hard way now that extortion is a forbidden occupation for foreigners under the alien business act...

[Golden Nugget]

The magnitude of white misfit lowlife f@ckups infesting Thailand.  Amazing!

[Tawai]

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probably he was looking for a free & all inclusive accommodation in thailand...



[/quote]

for sure that guy does not have to worry about his visa

[BigC]

u only know what u read. for all you know this was one big set up.

like the man siad he might have lent someone some money and they did not want to pay it back. which might upset you a little  hence losing the plot and stabbing a copper. yet they were under cover. maybe he didn;t know it was a policeman.

the  full story is not always what  is there read in the paper.


no doubt he will right a book in a few years explaining.

maybe he was being extorted and wanted his money back. i have been in sitiuations where u have to threaten someone to get your money back.  that is why i never lend out large amounts.

anywone read the book welcome to hel_l. were the Irish man gets conned catched the criminals then ends up in jail himself. for murder of a a mand whos body was never found. he is probably reading this,

don't beleive anything out here,

Edited by BigC, 2007-02-21 09:47:48.

[BigC]

sriracha john, on 2007-02-21 08:13:50, said:

rstrauss, on 2007-02-21 01:50:16, said:

As a Swiss myself, i would like to add my 2 cents:

- He doesn't look Swiss either. How do they know, when they didn't see his passport?

Good point, Mr. Strauss, but he said he was Swiss and this was absolutely confirmed by the TAG Heuer watch he was wearing (not viewable in the photo).

yes it said swis national. like a half thai half swiss or something i dunno but he curtianly don;t loo swiss maybe mexican. seem like a load of rubbish to me. something ain;t right

[Etrigan]

Som-nam-######ing-nah !

Hope he rots. Rots in pieces.

[Ozziepaul]

What ever the nationality, what ever the situ.

He seems to me, to be up 'sheet creek in a barbed wire canoe'...Silly bustard..!!

Big Paulee.

[NBT TV Phuket]

To see mini-video of News story go to http://www.thaisnews...p?newsid=205237

A Swiss man in Phuket was arrested for allegedly extorting another Swiss man & resort owner in Krabi

Phuket Tourist Police arrested a 39 year old Swiss national for allegedly extorting a Swiss businessman and his Thai wife who own a resort on Lanta Island in Krabi. The suspect, Mr Carlos Minnig was arrested in Phuket on Monday evening by an undercover policeman when the resort owner met the suspect with the police officer disguised as a taxi driver, to give him money as demanded by the suspect. The arrest took place after the resort owner reported to police that the suspect Minnig had been demanding a protection fee from him and asked him to deliver him some money in Phuket. According to the couple, Minnig threatened to harm their family if he refused to give him the protection fee. The man was arrested with evidence including handcuffs, & dry marijuana. He was charged with extortion, illegal immigration, drug possession and he pleaded guilty already. Police will continue investigations to lead to other members of his gang, who are believed to be some Thais.  


from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 Phuket City, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, 8.30am &  later on Phuket Cable TV  channel 1,  Wednesday 21 February 2007 & www.ThaisNews.com { Our news text and videos can be freely copied, but please give credit to Andaman News TV11 Phuket}

[shotover]

Kudos to SRJ for often finding relevent photos.  Regarding ethnic background of Minnig, agree with Sanqet that he looks Filipina, and Carlos is a common Spanish name.

[eugengeri]

Why Swiss knive?

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For me it looks like a PUMA Knive with a blade length till 80 cm,  made in Germany Solingen. But it could be also a cheap copy. But sure a dangerous knive  .

[JiaJia]

george, on 2007-02-20 19:28:39, said:

During questioning at the Phuket Tourist Police Office, Minnig failed to produce his passport.

dont you guys read that? does staying in thailand make everybody being so racist / nationalist??? wether he's a swiss or not, for thai, he's just another non-quality farang... while for farangs themselves, since the post mentioned this mr. carlos minning is swiss nationality, they gonna fight each other by offending: thai, korean, chinese, italian, french, german, british, mexican, brazilian.....

for nationality's sake, isnt it ridiculous???!!!!

[ThaiFelix]

JiaJia, on 2007-02-21 18:41:47, said:

george, on 2007-02-20 19:28:39, said:

During questioning at the Phuket Tourist Police Office, Minnig failed to produce his passport.

dont you guys read that? does staying in thailand make everybody being so racist / nationalist??? wether he's a swiss or not, for thai, he's just another non-quality farang... while for farangs themselves, since the post mentioned this mr. carlos minning is swiss nationality, they gonna fight each other by offending: thai, korean, chinese, italian, french, german, british, mexican, brazilian.....

for nationality's sake, isnt it ridiculous???!!!!

Agreed JiaJia, these forums always seem to end up in the racist gutter.  Some of the writers remind me of something from when I was doing anthropology/sociology about the 'them and us".  A lot of the old cannibal stories came from the same kind of insecure people..you know "we of the Fakkawi tribe are very good people....but those over the hill are so bad they even eat people".

Err by the way, you left out Filipinos!

[Maejo Man]

The bottom line is that unhappiness knows no frontiers, and is non nationalistic, and non racist, and this chappie looks decidedly UNHAPPY!!

[george]

Ok folks, we close it here for now. Will revert asap if there is any updates.

Cheers!