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On Mai 20 I posted a video showing a highly aggressive foreigner among the red shirt protesters who was threatening to set fire to and loot the famous Central World shopping mall on Siam.

Since both happened three days later this man who was later identified as 48-year-old Briton Savage Geoffrey Hugh.
He was arrested in Pattaya only one day after the video had been published.
Since he had extended his visa at the Pattaya immigration office police knew he had to be in the area and immediately applied a “no-fly-flag” which made it impossible for the suspect to officially leave the country.

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Image: Thai Photo Blogs

After his arrest Savage claimed his comment had been meant to be sarcastic and he had been under the influence of steroids.

Today Savage appeared calm at Bangkok's Pathumwan Municipal Court barefooted, manacled in leg-irons and clad in prison-issue orange shorts and shirts.
Now, court ordered police to wrap up the case during the next three days.

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