Bangkok: Thai police fined an Iranian couple
about USD 15 for having drunken sex on a popular tourist beach
in front of a crowd of excited onlookers on Friday, officials
said.
The 28-year-old man and the woman, 25, from the strict
Islamic republic were caught in the act just before dawn by a
policeman in the coastal resort of Pattaya.
"While I was on a motorcycle patrol I saw some 20 people
including tourists gathered at the beach. I went to examine
and found the two Iranians were naked and having sex," said
Captain Jamras Thongjinda of Pattaya city police station.
Police charged the pair with committing an indecent act
in a public place and in front of the public.
The couple said they were drunk after finishing a bottle
of vodka between them and police fined them 500 baht (14.7
dollars) before freeing them, Jamras said.
Pattaya has a reputation for drunken excess, sleazy
bars and explicit sex shows.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, September 04, 2009, 18:59