BANGKOK - A Singaporean who was with a Taiwanese actress who claimed Thai police extorted money from them said officers told him to pay up or risk spending two days in jail for his vaping devices. Those caught with such devices in Thailand face up to five years in prison and a hefty fine, according to Thai English-language daily The...
Singaporean Jz Sky was with Taiwanese actress Charlene An when they were reportedly extorted by Thai police on Jan 3, 2023. PHOTOS: JZ SKY/FACEBOOK, CHARLENE_AN517/INSTAGRAM
His appearance came a day after Thai police said they would travel to Singapore and Taiwan to interview witnesses in the case and would not charge the tourists with paying bribes. Sky said he and three friends, including Ms An, had joined a friend’s birthday party at a restaurant in the Sukhumvit area on the night of Jan 3.
He then asked the policemen why vaping devices were illegal, because they were generally available in Thailand.The police told him that he had to pay 8,000 baht per vaping device and 3,000 baht for failure to carry a passport.
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