lonelywombat
October 8th, 2015, 15:55
Victims of brutal Phuket nightclub attack are Australians, say police
http://www.theage.com.au/world/victims- ... k4cex.html (http://www.theage.com.au/world/victims-of-brutal-phuket-nightclub-attack-are-australians-say-police-20151008-gk4cex.html)
There is a video on site I do not have time to download and post
October 8, 2015 - 6:42PM
Lindsay Murdoch
South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media
Thai bouncers allegedly attack tourists in Phuket
An employee of a Thai nightclub in Phuket has posted video on Facebook of two tourists apparently being kicked and punched by bouncers outside the Aussie Bar.
Calls for Thailand to protect tourists
Jack Hansen-Bartel a victim of Thailand's brutal underbelly
Bangkok: Thai police say they are looking for two Australian men and that they plan to summon five nightclub security guards for questioning over a video posted on Facebook that shows nightclub security guards viciously kicking and punching two tourists in the latest attack on foreigners on the Thai resort island of Phuket.
The 48 seconds of footage has attracted more than 75,000 views and it shows black-clothed guards repeatedly kicking the defenceless men.
A screen shot from the video posted on Facebook that appears to show Thai guards at a nightclub beating up tourists.
One guard is seen elbowing one of the men in the head.
Bystanders appear to ask the guards to stop the attack as one of the men was lying on concrete outside a club in Phuket's Patong tourist area, trying to protect his head from kicks.
Attacks on foreigners in island resort areas like Phuket and Koh Samui reveal the dark belly of Thailand's tourism that accounts for 10 per cent of the country's economy.
Security guards in Patong are notoriously prone to violence, particularly toward foreign troublemakers in clubs, expatriate residents say.
Up to 25,000 Australian tourists a month visit Phuket, most of them arriving on cheap direct flights from Australia's capital cities.
Australian consular officials estimate that about 80 per cent of the cases in which Australians find themselves in trouble are settled before they hear about them, often through extorted payments.
The nationalities of the attacked men shown in the video were not immediately known.
The video was posted online by an employee of the Aussie Bar in Patong.
Earlier this year a well-known Australian expatriate living on Phuket was charged with murder after a security guard was knifed outside a Patong nightclub.
Security camera footage subsequently emerged showing the man was subjected to a "pack attack" and only pulled the knife as a last resort to save his own life.
The charges have since been dropped.
Melbourne youth Jack Hansen-Bartel's life has turned into a nightmare after he was bashed in a club on Koh Samui.
The injuries were so serious he has required multiple operations, including plastic surgery, after his teeth were knocked out and his jaw bone shattered.
Two American students have been charged over the alleged assault but counter-charges have been laid against Mr Hansen-Bartel, raising questions about Thailand's justice system. Mr Hansen-Bartel will face court later this year.
Phuketwan, an on-line news service on Phuket, reports that police are likely to investigate the latest Phuket attack.
It says security guards on Phuket are not required to undergo training as are those in Western countries like Australia.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/victims- ... k4cex.html (http://www.theage.com.au/world/victims-of-brutal-phuket-nightclub-attack-are-australians-say-police-20151008-gk4cex.html)
There is a video on site I do not have time to download and post
October 8, 2015 - 6:42PM
Lindsay Murdoch
South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media
Thai bouncers allegedly attack tourists in Phuket
An employee of a Thai nightclub in Phuket has posted video on Facebook of two tourists apparently being kicked and punched by bouncers outside the Aussie Bar.
Calls for Thailand to protect tourists
Jack Hansen-Bartel a victim of Thailand's brutal underbelly
Bangkok: Thai police say they are looking for two Australian men and that they plan to summon five nightclub security guards for questioning over a video posted on Facebook that shows nightclub security guards viciously kicking and punching two tourists in the latest attack on foreigners on the Thai resort island of Phuket.
The 48 seconds of footage has attracted more than 75,000 views and it shows black-clothed guards repeatedly kicking the defenceless men.
A screen shot from the video posted on Facebook that appears to show Thai guards at a nightclub beating up tourists.
One guard is seen elbowing one of the men in the head.
Bystanders appear to ask the guards to stop the attack as one of the men was lying on concrete outside a club in Phuket's Patong tourist area, trying to protect his head from kicks.
Attacks on foreigners in island resort areas like Phuket and Koh Samui reveal the dark belly of Thailand's tourism that accounts for 10 per cent of the country's economy.
Security guards in Patong are notoriously prone to violence, particularly toward foreign troublemakers in clubs, expatriate residents say.
Up to 25,000 Australian tourists a month visit Phuket, most of them arriving on cheap direct flights from Australia's capital cities.
Australian consular officials estimate that about 80 per cent of the cases in which Australians find themselves in trouble are settled before they hear about them, often through extorted payments.
The nationalities of the attacked men shown in the video were not immediately known.
The video was posted online by an employee of the Aussie Bar in Patong.
Earlier this year a well-known Australian expatriate living on Phuket was charged with murder after a security guard was knifed outside a Patong nightclub.
Security camera footage subsequently emerged showing the man was subjected to a "pack attack" and only pulled the knife as a last resort to save his own life.
The charges have since been dropped.
Melbourne youth Jack Hansen-Bartel's life has turned into a nightmare after he was bashed in a club on Koh Samui.
The injuries were so serious he has required multiple operations, including plastic surgery, after his teeth were knocked out and his jaw bone shattered.
Two American students have been charged over the alleged assault but counter-charges have been laid against Mr Hansen-Bartel, raising questions about Thailand's justice system. Mr Hansen-Bartel will face court later this year.
Phuketwan, an on-line news service on Phuket, reports that police are likely to investigate the latest Phuket attack.
It says security guards on Phuket are not required to undergo training as are those in Western countries like Australia.