BANGKOK, 5 may — RIA Novosti. Thai police arrested seven Russians on the island of Koh Phangan (Koh Phangan) in the South of the country for violating the state of emergency and curfew, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday head of the consular Department of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok Vladimir Pronin.
“We received preliminary information that Koh Phangan has detained seven Russians, four men and three women — for violating the curfew. Now we find out circumstances of detention,” — said the Agency diplomat.
the Bangkok Post Newspaper on Tuesday published the news that on the island of Koh Phangan, located near the larger Koh Samui, belonging to the Surat Thani province, detained seven Russians staged, according to the newspaper, the party after 22.00 and hinder the neighbors with loud music and revelry. In Thailand in connection with the pandemic coronavirus infection there is a curfew from 22.00 to 04.00, during which completely prohibited from the houses on the street and all kinds of meetings, including for drinking alcohol.
welcome party organized by the Russians, was held in a private home, however this fact does not absolve citizens from responsibility for the emergency Law to them threatens till two years of prison and/or a monetary fine in the amount of 40 thousand Thai baht (1.3 thousand dollars), the newspaper said. In addition, according to the newspaper, police found the violators of the curfew a certain amount of marijuana that can lead to separate charges of drug possession.
the Island of Koh Phangan, the world famous monthly “full moon Party” (Full Moon Parties), which are now temporarily forbidden due pandemic coronavirus.
