A father who parked illegally outside a popular Bangkok school to pick up his child and reacted violently when police clamped his car has been fined and given a suspended jail sentence
The case drew wide attention after a video showed him hurling abuse at officers and toppling a police motorcycle while his young child watched from the car.
He loudly declared he had stopped ‘just five minutes’ to pick up his child.
According to the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the incident occurred about 2.25pm on Sept 26, when traffic police from Samsen station found the car stopped in a no-parking zone in front of the school.
The driver refused to move and instead angrily pushed over a police motorcycle, causing damage, before being taken into custody.
He was initially charged with failing to pay annual road tax and obstructing traffic. After confessing, the case was forwarded to the Dusit District Court, which found him guilty under Sections 91, 358 and 368 of the Criminal Code for disobeying a lawful order and causing property damage.
The court sentenced him to two months in jail, fined him 12,000 baht, and ordered he pay 10,000 baht compensation. The jail term was suspended for one year.