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Israeli detained for deportation as PM signs order to deport now missing French zoo owner Kevin Dimino
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Frenchman Kevin Dimino disappears as immigration officers hunt him across Koh Samui after a deportation order. Israeli businessman Yaacov “Jacob” Ohayon is already in custody, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordering both men out of Thailand.
Key facts
- Israeli businessman now held for deportation after suspended jail term and ฿5,000 fine on Koh Samui
- ฿500,000 bounty claim and France fire attack deepen dispute as both foreign men face immigration action
- The extraordinary case has also drawn in police checkpoints, a ฿500,000 bounty claim, a firebomb attack on Dimino’s mother’s home in France and Thailand’s newly streamlined deportation regime
- Frenchman Kevin Dimino disappears as immigration officers hunt him across Koh Samui after a deportation order
- Frenchman disappears on Koh Samui as immigration officers move to serve Prime Minister’s deportation order
- Initially, the court imposed a ฿10,000 fine
Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered two long-term Koh Samui foreign residents deported after a bitter dispute involving threats, violence, a Palestinian flag, online attacks and criminal convictions. Israeli businessman Yaacov “Jacob” Ohayon is already in police custody awaiting removal, while French animal park owner Kevin Dimino has disappeared as immigration officers hunt him for formal notification.
A French businessman ordered deported by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has disappeared on Koh Samui. Immigration officers were urgently searching for him on Monday after failing to locate him. Kevin Dimino has operated an exotic animal cafe on the island for approximately nine years. However, officers believe he may be hiding after learning that his deportation order had been signed.