Man insults King - Man now in jail

Post by **2dandan** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:05 am

Man faces jail for insulting Thai king

A Swiss man is facing up to 75 years in a Thai jail for insulting the country's king whilst on a drinking binge, officials have said.

Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, is due to go on trial in Chiang Mai next month for defacing images of King Bhumibol Adulyadej with black paint on the revered monarch's birthday.

Police are seeking consecutive jail terms for Jufer for five separate acts of lese majeste, carrying jail terms of between three and 15 years.

King Bhumibol is immensely popular in Thailand and is revered as a semi-divine figure by many Thais.

"This is a delicate issue and we don't want the public to know much about it," Chiang Mai chief prosecutor Manoon Moongpanchon said.

Jufer has been in jail since he was arrested in December.

Only one Thai newspaper reported the episode after police asked local journalists not to write about it to minimise the disrespect to King Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch.

Source: Yahoo News
Wednesday February 7, 12:32 PM

JW · Post by JW » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:40 am

Interesting to see what happens here, i bet the political spin doctors are trying to work out the best action. (Maybe that is just wishfull thinking!)

Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:21 am

Lock him up and throw away the key!

If the man has no respect for the king of a country where he is a guest he has no respect for the kings people also, if he has done the crime he should do the time no ifs or buts about it

being drunk is no excuse

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:24 am

Im still struggling to work out if the guy is Terminally stoopid or mentally ill.
Either way it doesnt show falangs in the best of light !

Post by **SHADOW** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:08 am

In England you can still be hanged for treason, but it is just a law that is not enforced. My guess is deportion and black listed on the the quiet. Remember what happen about the election stickers "NOTHING"

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:57 am

15 years minimum I say, the stupid bastard needs to be held up as a deterrent to others......

Post by **johnnyk** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:39 pm

I don't think he deserves 15 years but two should suffice to straighten his dumb head up.
The guy did five separate defacings!?
Typical example of people who come to countries knowing nothing and make no effort to find out anything about them. He probably still hasn't figured it out yet.
No sympathy for this prat but he'll have time to dry out at the least.
BTW, treason has nothing to do with it. Treason is aiding an enemy to defeat or conquer your own country, putting your country in mortal danger.

Post by **richard** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:17 pm

Back to the old adage

Get wised up before treading on foreign soil

On my horse again about airlines, hotels and travel agencies informing people of the customs of the countries you are visiting

Whether you are a Swiss Gnome or a hankerchief pleb from Margate, you should always be aware of local customs and respect them

I do not agree he should be locked up for his ignorance. Deport him and blacklist him from ever coming back to the Kingdom that I respect so much. Makes us all ashamed to be Farang

His behaviour can only be attributed to him being Piss*d, ignorant and mentally disturbed. Take him back to the Alps but make sure he pays!!!!!!

Post by **lomuamart** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:52 pm

JW wrote:Interesting to see what happens here, i bet the political spin doctors are trying to work out the best action. (Maybe that is just wishfull thinking!)

I'd go along with that, JW.
It's a tricky situation. Hopefully the offender will be declared insane, deported and none of us will have to worry about this again.

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:19 pm

Defacing 5 images with black paint sounds to me he went out tooled up for the job
If he did he must have known the end result and deserves what he gets in spades

Post by **PeteC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:05 pm

He's got to be a nut case, drunk or not. What could he have read or heard to result in actions like that? If the portrait of Mao in Tianamen (sp) Square in Beijing, I could understand it. This King has done nothing but good for 60+ years. Pete

Post by **STEVE G** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:41 pm

If the guy was younger I would say he deserved anything that they chose to throw at him, but at 57 I am tempted to think he has somehow lost the plot and probably requires a bit of medical attention. It would be better for everybody if they sat him in front of a shrink for a while and then deported him if they stll think he is a threat.
Incidentally you can't be hung for anything in the UK anymore, as not having a death penalty is a condition for membership of the EU. I seem to remember that prior to that, there was technically a death penalty for high treason and arson in Naval dockyards. For a long time a set of gallows was kept in working condition at Wandsworth for this reason, and apparently it's only a rumour that Albert Pierpointe, Britains last official executioner, had a sign in his pub saying "No hanging around the bar".

Post by **dr dave soul monsta** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:09 pm

"Help The Poor Struggler" was Albert Pierpoint's beer house in Manchester Road Oldham
if Albert was still around i'm sure he could help this Euro loon out

i would have to say this Euro loons actions were premeditated no question

Post by **The understudy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:04 pm

Lock him up and throw away the key!

If the man has no respect for the king of a country where he is a guest he has no respect for the kings people also, if he has done the crime he should do the time no ifs or buts about it

being drunk is no excuse Quoted the revered Dr. dave Soul Monsta

I Agree with the Statement of Dr. Dave

People just come to Thailand as it was cheap on the Brochure of the Travel Agent. I hope this guy gets a fair share of punishment and after 8 years @ The "Bangkok Hilton" then he will know to not mess with something sacret to Thais.

Post by **bozzman101** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:09 pm

the bold albert was the last guy ever to hang someone in ireland just a piece of trivia

on the other hand mr 57 ??? when you hear stories of drunks bad mouthing the king and taxi drives bring them to police station usually end up with free boarding for one night at least??
you find out qucikly in los that no defermation to the king is allowed