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Tourist extortion hard to stop
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...es-prosecution
Local News Jet ski video maker faces prosecution Police admit extortion of tourists hard to stop Writer: ONNUCHA HUTASINGH Published: 18/09/2009 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: News A Thai video production company involved in the filming of alleged extortion of foreigners by a Phuket jet ski operator is to be prosecuted for sending the recordings abroad for broadcasting without permission. Wanasiri Morakul, director of the Thailand Film Office which comes under the Tourism and Sports Ministry, yesterday said police had traced the tapes to a company called Black Sheep Productions. She said the managers of the company, which had produced the Big Trouble In Thailand series for Bravo All News station in England, admitted to holding the copyright for the recordings. Ms Wanasiri said normal videos made by Thais do not require prior approval from the ministry's Office of Tourism Development. But the people responsible for the Big Trouble In Thailand series, which has been a big hit on YouTube, had violated Article 34 of the motion picture law by not having the contents examined by a Tourism and Sports Ministry film committee before they were broadcast abroad. The company's managers could face 12 months in jail and/or a fine of up to a million baht. Seksan Nakawong, director-general of the Office of Tourism Development, said the film-makers also violated Article 23 of the same law for making a film tarnishing the reputation of Thailand. The clips feature Phuket jet ski operator Vinai Naiman, also known as "JJ", demanding compensation from a British client, a marine on rest and recreation leave. In the footage of the British marine, Mr Vinai was seen going to a storeroom and returning with a gun which he dangled by his side. Sasisupa Sungvaribud, president of the Film Production Services Association, said the recordings took the form of a reality show and the events depicted were obviously staged and scripts written for the film. Tourist Police chief Adis Ngamjitsuksri has conceded the extortion of tourists was a problem which the police alone could not stamp out. He said the extortion gangs, including those in tourist provinces, worked under highly influential people. |
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