An officer in the Royal Thai Armed Forces opened fire on an Israeli cafe owner in Thailand over a local dispute between the two. The officer shot five times at the floor and four more times at the Israeli but did not hit him
A Thai army officer shot at an Israeli and threatened his life, the incident took place last August, but was only published this weekend, the Israeli claimed to the local media that the Thai translator at the police station “convinced” him to drop all charges against the officer.
According to the report, the incident began when the 53-year-old Israeli, who had been living in Thailand for several years, confronted a 51-year-old Thai army officer in his cafe over a dispute. In response to the Israeli’s request to leave the cafe, the officer shot five times at the floor and four more times at the Israeli but did not hit him.
Following the incident, the Israeli who tried to file a police complaint in Pattaya, where he lives with his children, claimed that the Thai translator at the police station “persuaded him” to sign a waiver in which he agreed to drop all charges against the officer. Eventually, after news of the incident was published in the Thai media, the officer was arrested on suspicion of carrying a weapon in a public area. He was released from police custody until the end of the ongoing investigation.
Thailand’s military also said it would consider taking “significant action” against the officer. News of the shooting comes after a former Thai police officer killed 37 people, including 22 children, during a knife-and-gun rampage at a day care center over the weekend, raising questions about safety laws. The weapon in Thailand.