On Saturday (January 27th) the parents of the 24-year-old Russian man personally visited the Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat. They said that they were very sorry to the governor for what their son had done to him and to the Phuket government.

Russian Man Breaks into the Phuket Governor’s Office and Tries to Steal a Motorbike

Governor Sophon said to the parents to please tell other Russians in Phuket not to do things like this because it has an extremely negative effect on Phuket and Thai tourism as well as to the image of Russians in Thailand overall. Also, although the governor accepted the apology, further legal action is being taken against the suspect due to Thai law.

Full story: thephuketexpress.com

By Goongnang Suksawat
The Phuket Express