The Trials of Bringing A Criminal to Court - How the Thai Justice System Fails With Arrests

You may be the most law abiding person in Thailand and yet get caught up in criminal activity directed at you.  If you are a foreigner the chances are high you will be targeted because you are rich or perceived to be rich AND you are not a ‘big person’.  The risk reward is great for criminals targeting foreigners because most have no connections with people who will help and the chances are good that the criminal will not even be charged.  It is also very easy to threaten foreigners with physical harm, even death threats against them or their children and family, in order to scare them away.  If you are a victim of significant financial theft then a charge can be made against the perpetrator either through the police or through the courts.  The courts are less corrupt than the police and filing a criminal charge directly at the court and avoiding the police is often a preferred solution to bring the criminal to justice especially where a civil case is filed at the same time.  Using the police is often a bad idea as the police most often simply ask the criminal to use the money stolen from you as a bribe to avoid arrest……