The incident occurred and was reported by Patong Police Station on Thursday (May 2), two days after the announcement of the ’You Cut, I Catch’ campaign by Phuket City Police Chief Col Pratuang Pholmana.
This campaign specifically targets law compliance among tourists, with potential revocation of their stay permits if they are caught damaging chains on illegally parked motorbikes.
The two French nationals were caught on camera on May 2, while they were using a stone to break the chain on Thaweewong Rd. The video was later shared Patong Police Station’s page on Facebook.
The two unnamed men were charged for "damaging, destroying, depreciating, or rendering useless a vehicle restraint device placed by an officer to prevent moving a vehicle in accordance with Section 59 of the Land Traffic Act."
The police report did not specify the penalties the men could face for breaking the chain. Additionally, details regarding the initial traffic violation that led to the scooter being chained were not disclosed.