A French fugitive desired for supposed extortion of lots of Pattaya expats was jailed in Bangkok after months on the run.
Herve Leonard, 58, was recorded at a condo in Chatuchak District Feb. 1 after investing months hopping in between Pattaya, Hua Hin and Bangkok to prevent arrest.
Deputy cops primary Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn– who Leonard incorrectly had actually declared to be friends with– stated the Frenchman obtained cash from expats in exchange for his expected “defense” and ties to senior Thai policeman.
In reality, he ‘d just ever been an authorities volunteer who pressed his method into images with cops bigwigs. However gullible Pattaya farangs took a look at the images and thought Leonard’s myths.
Over the previous years, 5 arrest warrants have actually been released for Leonard, including charges of extortion, scams and browbeating. He likewise was the topic of an Interpol “red notification”.
In addition, it ends up that Leonard had actually overstayed his visa by 858 days. His visa ended in September 2020.
