DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul praised Phuket authorities for quickly revoking a Swiss man’s visa for allegedly kicking a doctor as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Cape Yamu beach and is considering revoking the visa of another Swiss man who assaulted a Thai woman at a Trang hypermart, TV Channel 7 said today (Mar. 7).
Mr. Urs Fehr, or David, 45, allegedly kicked Dr. Thandao Chandam, attached to Dibuk Hospital, as she sat on the stairs watching the moon on the night of Feb. 29.
On Tuesday Mar. 5 Mr. Dieter Matthias Strausmann, 62, who is residing in southern Trang city on a retirement visa, punched up Ms. Natchanan Khikkam, 58, at the hypermart while both of them were shopping there and she now has to undergo month-long medical treatment to recover from her injuries.
Anutin said he does not want people who behave in this manner to live in Thailand, pointing out that Thais welcome everyone with friendliness but cannot accept it if they are treated with disrespect.
“There are laws and they must be used to the fullest extent,” he said.
He thanked Phuket authorities for quickly cancelling Fehr’s visa and said it is being considered to likewise revoke Strausmann’s visa.
“We don’t want people like this in Thailand because using violence is dangerous for the society, people get injured. He came in because he has a visa and it must now be considered how we proceed with this matter,” he said.
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Top: Mr Urs Fehr clasping his hands in a wai and the order revoking his visa. Photo: Thai Rath
Mr. Dieter Matthias Strausmann at Trang police station, insert, and Ms. Natchanan Khikkam at the hospital, Front Page. Photos: Naewna
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