Police arrested an Israeli man for allegedly committing rape.
Officers from the Surat Thani Provincial Immigration Bureau sought the cooperation of the Phuket Provincial Immigration Bureau to apprehend the Israeli suspect, a 37 year old man named David. He was accused of raping a foreign woman on Koh Samui on Sunday, March 30.
Phuket police officers arrested the Israeli man at Phuket Airport as he was about to leave the country. He insisted on his innocence, but officers were not convinced and transferred him to the Bor Phut Police Station in Surat Thani for further legal proceedings.
The Israeli man has been charged under Section 276 of the Criminal Law, which covers sexual assault involving threats and violent acts. The penalty ranges from four to 20 years’ imprisonment, a fine of between 80,000 and 400,000 baht, or both.
Source: The Thaiger
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