A Chinese male apologizes for abusing the police officer who prevented him from releasing the lamp in Chiang Mai.
PUBLISHED: 2 Jan 2025 at 14: 04
A Chinese tourist was stopped from releasing a hot-air lantern due to a fire hazard during the New Year’s Countdown in Chiang Mai and fined 3, 000 ringgit for violating a officers get.
About 30 minutes after midnight on Wednesday, a video of the incident showed the male, later identified as Hirano, 31, trying to launch the lamp in a crowded place in front of the Tha Phae Gate. The tourist was followed by a police officer who used the name Thaweesak to take the lantern over.
The visitor yelled in the officer’s face, shoved him, and grabbed him by the neck as he got upset. The film was uploaded online and quickly shared on social media.
Eventually, the visitor apologized to officer Thaweesak and returned to the Chiang Mai place on Wednesday evening. He claimed that the officers get had caused him to become angry because he misunderstood the law allowing the release of lanterns in the area.
Authorities explained the rules to him and fined him 3, 000 baht. Hirano acknowledged that he had a mistake, but he said it wouldn’t prevent him from returning to Thailand.
The next time, he said, he would make sure to act better.