News Forum - Captain arrested in Samut Sakhon for allegedly not paying workers

[Thaiger]

A boat captain suspected of mistreating 6 Cambodian workers and depriving them of their wages has been arrested in Samut Sakhon, a central Thai province, following his nearly 5 years on the lam. The 59 year old captain identified only as Somwang was arrested at a shopping centre. Somwang faces charges of colluding in human trafficking by forcing labour, as per an arrest warrant issued by Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial court in 2016, and for breaching labour and customs laws as per 4 warrants issued by various provincial courts, says division commander Siam Boonsom. Tor, a Cambodian national whose last […]

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[NCC1701A]

make him walk the plank. 

[Bluesofa]

I thought at first this might be KaptainRob

[Bluesofa]

5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

make him walk the plank. 

A comma in there would make it more descriptive:  Make him walk, the plank.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

7 minutes ago, Transam said:

Let's hope he is put somewhere for a year with no contacts or pay......

Put him in a rowingboat for a year, not allowed to go ashore.

 

 

[Dr.Sivada]

You are all wrong. I bet he was arrested not because of whatever the accusations were. He was arrested because he didn’t bribe any government official with sufficient good old brown envelopes. Typical Thailand. 

[HolyCowCm]

Let's see if this stays news and what the prison time will be or if it is a suspended sentence with a fine and under the table payments