Patong Police Chief Col Sujin Nilabodi has confirmed that the managers of three venues, where mass parties were held in Phuket last month, are charged under the Emergency Decree.
It’s a sinister move that paves the way for trumped up charges, in the name of a mild flu-like virus, against anybody who displeases the Thai AUTHORITIES in the future.
It seems that in Thailand anybody can now be CHARGED with ‘spreading an illness.’
The “parties”, organised by Kolour beachside, at Cafe Del Mar Phuket in Kamala, Illuzion nightclub on Bangla Rd and at the Shelter Phuket Dance & Night Club, also in Patong.
The parties were held on Apr 2-3.
On Apr 7, Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon confirmed that Phuket had recorded eight new cases of people being infected with COVID-19.
At least four of those cases had attended the parties, he also confirmed.
Before Apr 7, Phuket had enjoyed 103 days without any new infections.
“We just filed the case report to the [public] prosecutor yesterday,” Col Sujin told The Phuket News today (May 13).
Police are proceeding with charges against three people, he said.
“We are proceeding with charges against the managing director [one person] and the manager [one person] of the Shelter and Illuzion nightclubs [both clubs are under the same management], and the manager of Café Del Mar,” Col Sujin said.
“All three are charged with breaching the Emergency Decree,” he confirmed.
Section 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548 mandates that any person found guilty of breaching the Emergency Decree shall be liable to up to two years’ imprisonment or a fine of up to B40,000 or both.
