French Samui zoo owner detained after deportation search
Surat Thani immigration officers have detained the French co-owner of a Koh Samui animal park after a search began when officials were unable to locate him to formally proceed with a deportation order from Thailand. Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park in Mae Nam, was located today, September 8, by immigration and investigative officers. He … The story French Samui zoo owner detained after…
French co-owner of Koh Samui's Samui Exotic Park, Kevin Dimino, was detained by Thai immigration officers on September 8, 2022, in connection with a deportation order issued by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on September 7, 2022. Dimino, along with his Thai wife Jindarat Sattayapun, co-owns the animal park in Mae Nam. Immigration officers were unable to locate Dimino to formally proceed with the deportation order and searched his animal park when they found it closed with no apparent activity.
Dimino was later found and taken to the Koh Samui Police Station for questioning and processing ahead of his expected removal from Thailand. The Interior Ministry provided details of six alleged incidents involving harassment, threats, physical confrontations, and behavior perceived as creating divisions based on nationality and religion, leading to the deportation order.
Dimino has seven days to appeal the order to the Prime Minister. The case of Israeli visitor Yaacov Ohayon, who received a 15-day suspended prison sentence and a 5,000 baht fine for sending threatening messages, is legally separate from Dimino's case.
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